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SVNs, APIs, and Android Emulators (oh my)
After a long week of project-ing, it’s nice to sit back and reflect. With the deadline of our final project fast approaching, the 9am to 4pm days of the fieldschool have become all-out workdays,...
View ArticleCulling for Content
The fundamental mechanics and user experience of a mobile application is pivotal towards its success. If the underlying programming of a mobile is faulty, the entire project fails. However, the long...
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UI Design
I had the opportunity this week to be part of the UI team for msu.seum. I really enjoyed working on on this part of the project. I had never worked on UI design before and was very excited for this...
View ArticleDeciphering Code
As part of the programming team for msu.seum, our task was to dive head first into Phonegap, jQuery Mobile, Google Maps API and the various flavors of javascript included in them. In order to start...
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Adventures in UXD-Land
As msu.seum becomes the primary focus of the fieldschool, I’m finding that my experiences working on the UX/UI design aspect of the project echoes back to a sentiment I expressed in an earlier blog...
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msu.seum, sustainability, and the future
To begin, I’d like to illustrate msu.seum by the numbers… 6 CHI fieldschool students 2 programmers 2 UX designers 2 content curators 10 days 60 hours… officially – some have kept working off the clock!...
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Coordination, communication and msu.seum
Although we didn’t check off every item on our feature wish list for msu.seum, I’m very proud of the application we built. The content, design and programming coalesced into a fairly polished alpha...
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A Compendium of Final Thoughts
The time that I’ve spent working with my fellow fieldschool students on our final project equipped me with a better understanding of how digital platforms can enhance, shape and distribute aspects of...
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Final Thoughts for msu.seum
When I look back over the last two weeks of the CHI Fieldschool and see the almost finished project msu.seum, I am impressed by what we accomplished. Six students in two weeks producing an almost...
View ArticleLocating the Meaning: Mobile Apps Within Cultural Heritage
After five weeks of intensive exploration of the role of technology within cultural heritage, the inceptive CHI fieldschool at Michigan State University is officially finished. The end product of our...
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