W R I T I N G S
Screens in the museum landscape (2006)
A visual essay. In Visual Communication Journal, forthcoming in the June issue.
Story structures: Building narrative trails in museums (2006)
in Dettori, G. (ed.) Technology-mediated narrative environments for learning. Sense Publications.
Facilitating learning in an intelligent environment (2005)
Winters, N., Walker, K and Roussos, G. IEE International Workshop on Intelligent Environments, Colchester, UK, July 2005..
Learning with "non-interactive" technology (2005)
Walker, K. and Winters, N. Technology and Learning Research Symposium, NYU, 1-2 April 2005.
Learning on Location with Cinematic Narratives (2004)
Proceedings of ACM Multimedia 2004.
An Interactive Bronc-Riding Exhibit Bucks Convention (2003)
Paper submitted to DUX2003 conference. (PDF, 312K)
An Interactive Poster Exhibit Puts Visitors in the Picture, in Real Time (2003)
CHI2003 paper. (PDF, 172K)
Interactive and Informative Art (2003)
Published in IEEE Multimedia, Jan.-Mar. 2003 (PDF, 640K)
Beware Geeks Bearing Gifts (2002)
Essay in Curator, the Museum Journal, v.45, n.1 (Oct. 2002)
The Museum as "Information Architecture" (2001)
in Spectra, the journal of the Museum Computer Network
Process for Interactive Exhibit Design
An older working document
L I N K S
AIGA Experience Design
The Art of Motion Control
How to tell machines to make art
Banner Engineering
Good tutorial on photoelectric sensor technologies
British Interactive Group
has a wealth of useful info, courtesy Ben Gammon of London's Science Museum
Boxes and Arrows
Web design zine
Connectors for Serial Displays
good tutorial, includes "the art of crimping"!
Dare we define user-interface design?
by Aaron Marcus, Interactions, v. 9 n. 5
Design Notes
Electronics Engineering resources
The Digital Museum
Report forum convened by MIT in 2001
Elasticspace book list
on design
Magic in the Air
Good article on wireless transmission
NooFace
as in "noo" interface designs
Physical Computing
The original, definitive introductory guide, by Dan O'Sullivan. Includes info on Basic Stamp microcontroller.
Physical Computing
The next generation, by Tom Igoe. Includes info on the BX-24 microcontroller.
Physical Computing Roundup
Series of articles on innovators in nontraditional interfaces, at Core77 online magazine
APragmatic Introduction to the Art of Electrical Engineering (PDF, 676K)
by Paul Dietz. Great introduction to sensors and microcontrollers using the Basic Stamp.
Sensors: The Next Wave of Infotech Innovation
Interesting white paper by Paul Saffo.
The Tech Museum of Innovation
in San Jose, California, has lots of useful information online about creating exhibits
The UI of the Fifth Revolution.
A good article on mobile interface design (at IT-Director)
Usability Professionals Association
Good list of resource links
The V&A Museum
has some very useful resources at this link, including interesting papers debating interactivity in museums, from a 2002 conference.
Wiring
open source electronix
Welcome to Feedback Universe
Michael S. Malone/Forbes.com's fascinating article about fast feedback loops.
Why is this listed here? Because feedback, of course, is central to the human-computer experience.
Zircon Designs
Links to many show control sites