fisharepeopletoo

User Generated Content

"Oh great one, to restore my power, tell me what I am like.

I will ask questions so that you can tell my story.

Write again on the Magic Mirror, and remember don’t worry – about spellings or what you want to say!  Try not to stop when you’ve started writing.   

Every idea is a good idea, however simple or odd or rushed, because it is yours, Oh Master. 

Look at where you have found me – this may give you an idea of what I am like. 

Now please write four lines in total starting with these words:  ‘The genie is very old.  When he was young, the world was different. It was. ...’ "

From Peter and Ann Sansom's script for Genie at Magna.

Libraries of Experience

"My dad's a carpenter, and has over 40 years of experience in how to hang a door, and the subtle interation of materials and tools. Yet programming a VCR makes him feel like an idiot. Why can't interaction design tap into his areas of expertise, rather than making him feel stupid? ...

I think there are whole libraries of experiences that we could use out there, and I'd rather they didn't die out before interaction designers started using them."

Matt Locke, Test

Not For Sale

RFID Snakes and Ladders at Futuresonic.

Or in the window of a furniture shop in Manchester, depending which way you want to look at it.

Disclaimer

I can say this because, despite it being Blink, I can't take any credit for it whatsoever - Lisa and Abby did it all - but We Love Technology was great.

You'd expect those speakers to be thoughtful, well informed, and have great stuff to show.

Which they were, and did.

But what was lovely was how open and enthusiastic everyone was.