UXpod - User Experience Podcast

UXpod - User Experience Podcast

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UXpod - User Experience Podcast episodes

  • Don't Make me Write! - an Interiew with Steve Krug
    Steve Krug talks about clarity, about deleting Solitaire from his Mac, and about his admiration for Douglas Adams and Jakob Nielsen.He also considers how we can do things well with Ajax, and the importance of user testing.Steve's excellent book is "Don't Make Me Think" (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321344758/informdesign).Steve also mentioned Jakob Nielsen's article on teengers' use of websites (http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20050131.html)People ask me about the cartoons on UXpod. Most are done by Gina Ellis, but this one is by Naomi Tong.This episode is just over 23 minutes in length. File size is 10.5MB.
    24 min
  • Ludic Design - an Interview with William Gaver
    William Gaver is Professor of Design at Goldsmiths College,
    at the University
    of London.


    He developed the 'cultural probe' user research technique. (We covered this in a previous podcast episode with John Murphy - uxpod.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=108708)

    He also developed the 'drift table' and other items based around the concept of 'ludic' design.

    In this interview, he talks about ludic design, and about systems that can help us while we 'find our own ways of leading meaningful lives'.

    Sound quality, unfortunately, is not very good.

    The book Bill mentions is Homo Ludens, by Johan Huizinga (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0807046817/informdesign).

    Bill also mentioned Andy Crabtree (web.mac.com/andy.crabtree/iWeb/Site/Home.html).

    See the Interaction Research pages at Goldsmiths College (www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/interaction/exhibitions.html)

    The company that provided the aerial footage is getmapping (www.getmapping.com).

    Duration: 21:46
    File size: 9.97MB

    22 min
  • Ludic Design - an Interview with William Gaver
    William Gaver is Professor of Design at Goldsmiths College,
    at the University
    of London.
    He developed the 'cultural probe' user research technique. (We covered this in a previous podcast episode with John Murphy - uxpod.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=108708)He also developed the 'drift table' and other items based around the concept of 'ludic' design.In this interview, he talks about ludic design, and about systems that can help us while we 'find our own ways of leading meaningful lives'.Sound quality, unfortunately, is not very good.The book Bill mentions is Homo Ludens, by Johan Huizinga (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0807046817/informdesign).Bill also mentioned Andy Crabtree (web.mac.com/andy.crabtree/iWeb/Site/Home.html).See the Interaction Research pages at Goldsmiths College (www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/interaction/exhibitions.html)The company that provided the aerial footage is getmapping (www.getmapping.com).Duration: 21:46File size: 9.97MB
    22 min
  • Intel Outside - an Interview with Genevieve Bell

    Genevieve Bell is Director of Intel's User Experience Group.

    In this interview, she talks about what it means to build technology with the home in mind, about cultural influences in the use of technology, about the connection between religion and technology, and about sheds.

    Genevieve says that part of what people want is for technology to be invisible.

    "Computational power is important but what people see is the experience."

    26 min
  • Intel Outside - an Interview with Genevieve Bell
    Genevieve Bell is Director of Intel's User Experience Group.

    In this interview, she talks about what it means to build technology with the home in mind, about cultural influences in the use of technology, about the connection between religion and technology, and about sheds.

    Genevieve says that part of what people want is for technology to be invisible.

    "Computational power is important but what people see is the experience."

    26 min
  • Security and Usability


    Security and usability are frequently in conflict. Workarounds are common, and there may be unrealistic expectations of what users would or should do.

    I mention that ChinesePod made Time Magazine's Top Ten Podcasts of 2006. (www.time.com/time/topten/2006/podcasts/10.html)

    The Usability Kit (Gaffney/Szuc) is available for purchase online. (www.theusabilitykit.com)

    This episode is 7 minutes 10 seconds in duration. File size is 4.1MB.
    8 min
  • Security and Usability
    Security and usability are frequently in conflict. Workarounds are common, and there may be unrealistic expectations of what users would or should do.I mention that ChinesePod made Time Magazine's Top Ten Podcasts of 2006. (www.time.com/time/topten/2006/podcasts/10.html)The Usability Kit (Gaffney/Szuc) is available for purchase online. (www.theusabilitykit.com)This episode is 7 minutes 10 seconds in duration. File size is 4.1MB.
    8 min
  • Design in India - an Interview with Apala Lahiri Chavan


    I asked Apala about designing for low-income, low-literacy audiences.

    Apala also talks about cultural differences between India and China, and between India and 'the West', about the dangers of being overly-polite, about why foreign insurance companies may not do well in India, and about the use of rasas for measuring emotion.

    You can read more about Apala on the Human Factors International website (www.humanfactors.com/about/Apala.asp).

    See Wikipedia's entry on Rasas (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasa_%28art%29).

    (I referred to Paul Sherman's presentations at User Friendly 2006 in China - Paul's put them online, and there are pointers on his blog - www.usabilityblog.com/blog/archives/2006/11/my_user_friendl.php).

    This episode is 20 minutes 43 seconds in duration. File size is 11.8MB.

    21 min
  • Design in India - an Interview with Apala Lahiri Chavan

    I asked Apala about designing for low-income, low-literacy audiences.Apala also talks about cultural differences between India and China, and between India and 'the West', about the dangers of being overly-polite, about why foreign insurance companies may not do well in India, and about the use of rasas for measuring emotion.You can read more about Apala on the Human Factors International website (www.humanfactors.com/about/Apala.asp).See Wikipedia's entry on Rasas (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasa_%28art%29).(I referred to Paul Sherman's presentations at User Friendly 2006 in China - Paul's put them online, and there are pointers on his blog - www.usabilityblog.com/blog/archives/2006/11/my_user_friendl.php).This episode is 20 minutes 43 seconds in duration. File size is 11.8MB.

    21 min
  • Personas and Outrageous Software - an Interview with Alan Cooper

    I asked Alan Cooper (over a rather echoing connection) why he is outraged by bad software, and how he developed the concept of 'personas'.

    I was interested to hear the 'father of Visual Basic' say 'What I need is a computer that doesn't make me feel bad and a cellphone that doesn't make me feel stupid'.

    Alan's company is Cooper Consulting (www.cooper.com)

    The two books of his that I mentioned are:

    The Inmates Are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the Sanity
    (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672326140/informdesign)

    About Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction Design
    (www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764526413/informdesign)

    This episode is 19 minutes 44 seconds in duration. File size is 11.3MB.
    20 min

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A free-ranging set of discussions on matters of interest to people involved in user experience design, website design, and usability in general.