Links for 2006-11-28

In Links on 28 November 2006 with no comments

• Pileus: The Flickr Umbrella
  “The wi-fi connected umbrella with a built-in camera takes pictures and uploads them on to the photo-sharing website Flickr.com. Users can browse through photos, as they would online, by twirling the umbrella to the left or right.”
  (tags: umbrella ubicomp tangible tangiblecomputing ambient ambientcomputing Flickr YouTube design via:iskander)
• Game Interaction Design Pattern Library: Usability
  Repository of game design patterns that enhance usability or accessibility. By Eelke Folmer, via the IxDA list.
  (tags: IxD interactiondesign gamedesign patterns usability accessibility games gaming)
• Consumer Reports WebWatch Investigations: Web Credibility: How Do People Evaluate a Web Site’s Credibility?
  A large study on how people evaluate a site’s credibility shows that people primarily base their judgement on visual design and use very few ‘hard’ criteria. This is especially true for sites of financial services providers.
  (tags: credibility research studies visualdesign)

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