wearables

User Experience Design Shaping Our World

Having technology constantly present in our everyday lives has led people to question how it’s affecting us and our interactions with the world around us. The introduction of wearables and related technology has only increased this constant connection, and influenced cultural anthropologists Genevieve Bell of Intel Labs and Mimi Ito from UC Irvine to join together […]

Tech That's Changing Sports and Building Empathy

The second panel I went to on Saturday probably intrigued me the most leading up to SXSWInteractive; how augmented reality and virtual reality will impact the world of sports. Panelists Chris Kluwe and Derek Belch did an excellent job at providing information about the technology, how it could benefit all aspects of sports and pulled […]

Old Game, New Tricks: What's the Future of Golf?

“Over the last 24 months all you have heard is ‘the sky is falling’ when it comes to golf. Golf has lost nearly five million players over the past 10 years,” explained panelist Charlie Kautz. Though golf seems to be in a tough place right now, all of the panelist believe that there is a […]

Preview: We Are Mapping Your World, Inside. What's Private?

We are all familiar with the GPS technology that can retrieve our location using our smartphones or cars and helps us navigate unfamiliar streets with ease.  What many may not know is that significant strides are being made in mapping technology that enables the delivery of pinpoint locations for users, even while indoors. As this technology […]

SXSW Gave Me Insight

The words that come to mind a week after SXSWi: insight opportunity exhaustion After preparing for half of the semester, I can say it was worth it. This massive event really takes prepping if you want to really make the best of your days. Insight is probably the thing I’m most grateful for. I was […]