Charles Harrison’s memoir, A Life’s Design, is about his successes throughout his long industrial design career creating innovative designs.
Pokémon Go: Accessibility and Design in Augmented Reality
- August 22, 2016
- Tagged as: accessibility, augmented reality, mobile game, pokemon go
Games often emphasize player immersion, but AR games like Pokémon Go overlap with landscapes devoid of ludic context, so the ability for hypervisible marginalized people to lose themselves in the world of AR is significantly restricted — and often interrupted — by the presence of the real world. Let’s discuss the ways design influences access to AR games, and how Pokémon Go’s design could be improved to make the game safe and welcoming for a wider audience.
Awareness of the lack of diversity in tech has grown, and many companies and organizations are now hiring chief diversity officers to help improve inclusivity, awareness and hiring practices. But what does a chief diversity officer really do? Are they really making a difference?
Exposed: Film’s Legacy of Racist Technical Development Lives on in the Digital Age
- July 1, 2016
- Tagged as: apps, cameras, facial recognition, film, instagram, photography, racism, sofware, tech, technology, white supremacy
In recent years the ability to capture and control our own image has been increasingly acknowledged as an important form of personal empowerment, enabling us to control and curate our public image and perception. It’s no question selfies can empower, but what if the technology used to take them isn’t designed with your image in mind?