The Touch Bar, Cognitive Load and Usability.

I’m a PhD Candidate, exploring the cognitive function of gestures in learning. A number of other subject areas orbit this one, including neuroscience, intelligence, human cognitive architecture but the main area of focus is Cognitive Load Theory.

The Science of Locomotion in VR

For anyone who’s ever tried a VR experience, whether it be using an HTC Vive, an Oculus Rift, Samsung…

Toward User Interface and Experience Guidelines for Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Realities

In the last few weeks I’ve been trying to find evidence of why we use certain Virtual and Mixed Reality gestures. The taxonomy we have for Multi-touch gestures came out of R&D…

Direct v. Indirect Manipulation in VR

The ways in which we interact with objects in the virtual world and the real world has always…

A design exploration of 3D Touch: Affordance

When 3D Touch was first announced a couple of months ago, I was excited about the potential for new interactions on touch screen devices as it quite literally adds another dimension to how we use them.

Designing for the Dark

I used to love Apple’s products. Like, really love.

Now it seems that much of the industrial design in their newer products prioritize minimalist aesthetic beauty, and less and less to usability. While we do spend some time looking at these product, we interact…

Primary Design: User Experience and Product Design based on Evolutionary Psychology

Does Empathy exist in Virtual Reality?

A few days ago, a story went around about modder Joseph Delgado, who built a Grand Theft Auto: V for use in VR. Shown below is the scene he posted.

Weighing Fruit with 3D Touch