Aaron Parker
aaronp.meMy name is Aaron, and I'm a UX Designer with experience in communication systems, user research, and accessibility.
One year later. TO DO.
Write a blog entry for the first time in goddamn ages. Write something that someone might actually want to read. Redo the theme or something. ~ Aaron
2013
Fantastical for Mac Review.
If you’ve ever tried using a desktop calendar app to organise your day-to-day activities, you’ll know what a pain they can be. Starting them up every time you want to check a single appointment, the tedium of inputting field after field of data as you add all your upcoming events. Fantastical by Flexibits is a solution to that inconvenience,…2012
The Future of Telecommunications (from 1969).
In the late 60s and early 70s, most telecommunication companies were hard at work developing technology they believed would be as successful as the telephone. They were enamored by a vision of the future that was filled with home-video conferencing, remote computing services, and telecommuting. Produced by The Post Office in 1969, this short film…2012
Second Life Travel: Mysterious Wave.
This week’s Second Life travel tip is Mysterious Wave, a post-apocalyptic dreamscape featuring imaginative sculptures and rather effective ambient background sounds. From the place profile: Mysterious Wave opens its doors. Sim minimalist , sculptures exhibition on a musical and outstanding atmosphere that inspires creativity . A world apart , must see ! By Cherry Manga & Anley Piers .…2012
Second Life Travel: Alpha Point and Omega Point.
This week’s Second Life travel tip comes in the form of a dynamic duo — Alpha Point and Omega Point — a spectacular pair of adjacent sims that will really push your graphics card to its breaking point. Honestly, I think my frame rate maxed out at one per second when I bumped the graphics settings from low to…2012
The Gamification of Tooth-brushing.
Well it’s finally happened, the gamification of tooth-brushing. Starting next month, you could trade in $50 of your hard-earned cash for your very own Beam Brush, a toothbrush that uploads your brushing stats to your smartphone and gives you rewards for reaching your tooth-brushing goals. I recall that tooth-brushing was held up by an early gamification…2012
Second Life Travel: HuMaNoiD “Beautiful. Serene. Peaceful”.
When it comes to arty builds, there are two things that never fail to impress me — massively complex, visual epics (à la Memento mori) and minimalistic, tranquil dreamscapes. Today’s Second Life travel tip is definitely of the latter. Consisting solely of a tree in the middle of a field alongside several chairs hanging from balloons, HuMaNoiD…2012
Second Life Travel: Horyu-Ji Temple, Mieum.
Here are some photos I took from Horyu-Ji Temple, yesterday. It’s an awesome parcel of land in Mieum, and home to some high quality temples and shrines, as well as store. The real-world Horuji Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an important landmark in Buddhist culture. It was built in 607 by Shōtoku Taishi in memory of…2012
Second Life Statistics for 2011.
As we reach the end of 2011, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back on some Second Life statistics for the past year. The last time I did this was almost two years ago, where I briefly analysed the Second Life concurrency statistics for 2006 to 2009. This time I’m going to give a brief overview…2011
Attitudes towards video conferencing at Sun Microsystems.
Here’s something interesting, two reports about attitudes towards video conferencing at Sun Microsystems during the 90s. Tang and Isaacs (1993): Generally positive attitudes, system was so popular that it was difficult getting it booked. Henderson and Henderson (2009, reflecting on user attitudes in the late 90s): “It was common belief at Sun that videoconferencing was horrible,…2011
