11 June 2011 5 Comments

Negotiating Authority in User Experience Design on Gowalla

This week’s project, wherein we collaborated with the MSU Campus Archaeology Fieldschool, was to create a user experience that facilitates an interaction with the heritage of the University’s campus. We were given the choice to work with Foursquare or Gowalla, both mobile check-in services. This project was an interesting experience itself that highlighted how we can […]

11 June 2011 Comments Off on The Missing Location-Based Tour Framework

The Missing Location-Based Tour Framework

Developing a custom application is difficult, but the possibilities are nearly limitless. Choose an easy to use, readymade consumer application and the constraints are uncomfortably visible. That divide was made painfully clear when we collaborated with the Campus Archaeology Fieldschool this week to design a concept for a location based tour to help users interact […]