MarieMikaIt’s Your Turn: Gender, Age and Differing Experiences of Family Communication via Mobile GamesI’ve gotten to know well many and diverse players of mobile games in my role as Senior User Researcher at Glu Mobile. I’ve had lengthy…Feb 17, 2019Feb 17, 2019
MarieMikainSonicRim: Stories from the EdgeThe Societal Impact of Autonomous Driving: A Whiteboard DiscussionThe future of autonomous driving is almost here — bringing tremendous social upheaval and opportunity. Do we have the vision and will at…Oct 24, 2016Oct 24, 2016
MarieMikaintheuxblog.comMy Braces Could Teach Me A Lot About Active Listening and to be a Better Researcher If I Would Only…“Being unobtrusive can help. It has been said of one brilliant field worker: ‘Other people have presence. He has absence.’”Oct 1, 2016Oct 1, 2016
MarieMikainSonicRim: Stories from the EdgeThe Big(ger) Picture: Why and How Virtual Ethnography Can Enhance Generative Design ResearchTraditional/academic ethnographers immerse themselves in an/other culture for extended periods of time to observe firsthand as rich a…Jan 13, 2016Jan 13, 2016
MarieMikaReflections on a Conversation with Seniors About TechThe moral of the story? Be diligently self-aware about assumptions…Apr 11, 2015Apr 11, 2015
MarieMikaOur Graying Demographic Future and Technological ChangeOur global society is aging at a historically unprecedented rate. Many see today’s seniors as “the last frontier” of technology adoption …Mar 31, 2015Mar 31, 2015
MarieMikaIf You Do Nothing Else: DIY UX Research TipsDear small, scrappy start-ups and companies with no budget to hire a UX researcher: when you conduct UX research in-house, if nothing else…Mar 25, 20151Mar 25, 20151