onilecraM | Marcelino

(Taken with instagram)

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:28:30 -0700

(Taken with instagram at Oba Restaurante)

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:23:00 -0700

(Taken with instagram at Oba Restaurante)

SXSW Interactive: Panel Picking Advice

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:37:00 -0800

Every year, I do my best to pick SXSW panels that will be educational, engaging, and interesting. Over the last three years, I’ve developed a really simple set of rules for picking panels.

They’re not perfect, and occasionally I miss out on a panel or group session that I should have attended, but 95% of the time, they work. And if I stack that up against anyone else’s SXSW experience, I find that I always leave Austin more satisfied with my panels than most.

So in an effort to help out SXSW newbies and experienced attendees alike, here are my rules.

Please note, these are my personal rules and not affiliated with any company or organization, past or present. :)

Enjoy.

First off, go through the list of panels and find ones that you like. Then apply these four simple rules:

1. Do not attend any panel with an absolutist title, e.g., “Everything you know about design is wrong.”
2. Do not attend any panel where a majority of the panelists are from the same company. Exceptions - if the company is: 37Signals, Adaptive Path, Frog Design or Apple.
3. Never attend a panel with anyone from Razorfish on it. Doesn’t matter how cool it sounds. Every year this is the rule I break and every year I’m reminded why it’s one of my rules.
4. Always attend the keynotes.

This should get you to a list of panels that you’ll feel comfortable attending. If you still have a conflict for panel/time, then add both to your calendar. If the panel sucks within the first 10 minutes, get out and hit the other one.

Hot chocolate on the bus in Asheville, NC.

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:50:04 -0800

Hot chocolate on the bus in Asheville, NC.

Hanging out in Frankfurt

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:48:53 -0700

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.

- m

iPhone for advanced Web dev Notes

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:05:00 -0700

iPhone for advanced Web dev Notes:

I didnt’ go to this panel, but someone posted their notes:

http://window.punkave.com/

Courtesy: (via @tommybgoode)(via @johnrom)

SXSW: Nate Silver Keynote

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:04:25 -0700

SXSW: Nate Silver Keynote:

Stephen Baker’s notes on the Nate Silver Keynote: http://thenumerati.net/

SXSW: Neocartography: Mapping Design and Usability Evolved

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:06:00 -0700

SXSW: Neocartography: Mapping Design and Usability Evolved:

Here’s the link for this morning’s discussion that features all the links discussed. Dig and enjoy. #sxsw

Neocartography: Mapping Design and Usability Evolved

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:05:00 -0700

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

SXSW: Making Web Widgets Accessible

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 08:44:00 -0700

SXSW: Making Web Widgets Accessible:

Note to self: make web-apps accessible. :)

Games By the People, For the People

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:20:19 -0700

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.

Cool iPhone app for Mind Mapping

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:01:00 -0700

Cool iPhone app for Mind Mapping:

Mentioned at Q&A for the Minority Report panel. #sxsw

Microsoft’s vision for 2019. Referenced @ SXSW 09 in the...

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:31:28 -0700

Microsoft’s vision for 2019. Referenced @ SXSW 09 in the Minority Report is Real panel.

Wearable computing. From TED talks. Reference at SXSW 09 in the...

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:28:00 -0700

Wearable computing. From TED talks. Reference at SXSW 09 in the Minority Report is Real panel.

SXSW: Minority Report is Real

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:27:00 -0700

How interfaces are created for film and how they’re brought into real life.

Link to Presentation: www.immersiveux.com

Panelists:
* Ben Rigby - Mobile Voter
* Barrett Fox - COCO Studios
* Jeroen Lapre - distant-galaxy.com

Page-like layered interface is becoming obsolete. It’s like paper. It’s not rich.

Hollywood and filmmakers are leading the way in designing interfaces.

Immersive 3D world as an experience for a planetarium. (See XMEN2)

Holograms + CNN

Microsoft 2019 video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiqgmAYrd3c

TED talk - wearable computer.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1815813330/bctid10280440001

some scientist trained Tom Cruise w/ real human interface guidelines for Minority Report. Apparently, drilled procedure into his head so that it would be accurate in each shot.

Microsoft surface: A giant iPhone but not as cool. Making fun of Surface video. So awesome.