onilecraM | Marcelino

Hanging out in Frankfurt

Just landed in Frankfurt, Germany. 3 hour layover after a 10 hour flight. Adam and I are on our way to Nice to meet up with the rest of the team. Traveling always gets me motivated to start up my blog again.

This time is no different.

Blog Posts = Active.

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Neocartography: Mapping Design and Usability Evolved

Designers are dropping maps into their applications with little concern for usability or design and users are getting “Google Map fatigue”. We need to move beyond the simple pin-dropping and consider appropriate mapping interfaces. This panel will look at the current and emerging tools to provide compelling geographic interaction and visualization.

Andrew Turner Mapufacture

Michal Migurski CTO, Stamen Design

David Heyman Axis Maps LLC

Elizabeth Windram Senior User Experience Designer, Google

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http://delicious.com/tag/sxsw+neocartography
http://www.everyblock.com/
http://teczno.com/faumaxion-II/
http://www.mysociety.org/ (cool overlay powered by sliders to display cool info.
http://www.london2012.com/in-your-area/map/index.php

Games By the People, For the People

Panelists:
Gareth Davis Games Platform Mgr, Facebook Inc
Steve Demeter CEO, demiforce.com
Boyd Multerer GM, Microsoft
Scott Steinberg Managing Partner, DigitalTrends.com
Lee Uniacke CRO, Kongregate
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User-generated/homebrew game options:

Unity3D engine for the iPhone.

Can any of these small platforms lead to development on larger platforms (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, etc)?

Indie games kinda similar to indie films. Lot more clutter. No middle with small independent studios - just independent individuals.