Tue, 26 February 2008
Gerry Gaffney spoke to Patrick Larvie, Google's Manager of User Experience Research. Patrick reveals Google's secret - rapid user feedback, early and often. He also talks about the influence of culture on technology. The book Patrick recommends is Karaoke Nights: An Ethnographic Rhapsody, by Rob Drew (tinyurl.com/2ewbft). There was also a reference to the Google Image Labeler (images.google.com/imagelabeler). Gerry concluded with a plug for Information & Design's usability training courses in Melbourne (infodesign.com.au/training/courseschedule.asp). Duration: 34:29 File size: 5.92MB |