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While at Amp'd Mobile I directed the research efforts resulting in this set of success metrics and recommendations to improve Amp'd Live; our flagship product and content delivery system. (Digital, Print; Ilustrator, InDesign)
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Jul. 2007
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My Master's Thesis creates a methodology which repurposes scenarios from a validation tool to an effective envisioning tool. In other words, instead of using scenarios to verify a design, I show how they can be effectively used to come up with one. (Print; InDesign)
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Dec. 2005
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This website, called a Topic Landscape comprises most of the research for my Master's Thesis. I created this site as a means to facilitate collaborative envisioning among disparate research groups. (Website; HTML, Ilustrator)
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Aug. 2005
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This paper was accepted for publication in the proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th annual meeting. The paper describes the use use of scenario development as a tool for design envisioning, through an exploration of Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) as a test case.
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Jun. 2005
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This poster represents research on the animock concept; an animated mock-up used for scenario building. It was presented at the 2005 Collaborative Technology Alliance / Advanced Decision Architectures meeting. (Print; Illustrator)
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Jun. 2005
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Presented at the 2005 Advanced Decision Architectures (part of the Army Research Lab Meeting in Boulder, CO. This poster represents work on scenarios as tools for envisioning, which would become an integral part of my Master's Thesis. (Print; Illustrator)
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Feb. 2005
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Analysis and critique of some typical theories on decision making. Explores the differences between traditional theories of decision-making with Cognitive Engineering methods. Psychologists should approach with caution.
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Feb. 2004
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Re-design of a typical vehicle tachometer. The new design aims to make explicit the relationships between power and fuel ecnonomy as the engine changes gears. This relationship is typically only represented as a single value (RPM).
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Jun. 2003
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Final paper for a course at Ohio State on multi-modal design. This paper examines phosphene-based vision as a means for developing a prosthesis which may be used to assist a blind person.
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Jun. 2003
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Paper written for a UCSD Cognitive Engineering course. Our task was to observe some system and propose a redesign of some aspect. We looked at the website for the Career Services Center on campus. This paper describes our methods. (note: site has since been completely overhauled)
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Jun. 2000
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Paper written for a UCSD course on distributed cognition. The task was to observe a system to understand the emergent properties inherent in its operation. The paper is a functional analysis of parts of the Indiana Jones Adventure attraction at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California.
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Dec. 1999
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