http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ classes, research, teaching, photos, etc... en-us whazlewo@indiana.edu 2007-11-05T22:12:35-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2007/11/the-hunt-for-th.html I'm working on a physical prototype that requires a device that I can send power to, and have it make a sort of punching motion. Luckily for me there is just such a device. It is called a linear actuator,... 375@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ 2007-11-05T22:12:35-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2007/10/status-report-1.html 374@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ Research 2007-10-29T22:41:05-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2007/08/status-report.html Current Primary Tasks Ambient Orb Study PaperLiving Lab SpecificationsSoundWall PrototypeFind out how many classes I still need to take 1) Ambient Orb Study PaperI've worked a bit more on how to restructure the paper, and I've been editing the orginal... 373@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ Research 2007-08-13T11:41:50-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2007/07/status-report-3.html Current Primary Tasks Ambient Orb Study Paper Living Lab Specifications SoundWall Prototype Find out how many classes I still need to take 1) Ambient Orb Study Paper After discussing the paper with Kay last week I've got a good idea... 368@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ Research 2007-07-31T12:37:18-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2007/04/getting-a-new-d.html 362@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ Research 2007-04-30T15:57:45-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2007/04/i-never-got-int.html In many ways, this has been one of the most painful semesters to date. Usually, the beginning of the semester is chaotic, you have new classes, new meetings, new due dates, and new deadlines. However, usually you make it through... 361@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ misc 2007-04-30T15:35:56-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2006/08/a-guaranteed-tr.html At CHI last year I was complaining to the Student Volunteer Chair about how much I hated the way SV's had to schedule their tasks. Each student is expected to work at least 20 hours to justify their free hotel... 341@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ Academia 2006-08-26T15:34:13-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2006/04/testing-a-song.html I added the macro code to my rss feed, lets see if it shows up in planet info Long live Techno!... 308@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ misc 2006-04-17T22:46:32-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2006/04/tell-me-if-this.html There is an act that everyone does, but no one will admit it. I think its time that people just accept it as a natural act of human curiosity. I'm sure you've all guessed that I'm referring to the... 304@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ misc 2006-04-17T01:05:09-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2006/04/how-do-people-f.html I am working on a study that asks participants to figure out how to use a device that offers no affordances or clues as to what it actually does, and looks nothing like what it actually is. The device I... 303@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ Research 2006-04-16T19:34:41-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2006/01/ambient-technol-1.html A professor here at IU named Gregory Rawlins wrote an interesting book called “Moths to the Flame: The Seductions of Computer Technology.” The book is interesting because Rawlins is a futurist who does a very thorough job of taking into... 271@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ Research 2006-01-17T14:45:37-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2006/01/pervasive-vs-ub.html It may seem like a silly inquiry, but I've been doing some researching to find full definitions of Pervasive Computing, Ubiquitous Computing, and Ambient Intelligence in order to understand the difference between the three. It seems to me that people... 270@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ Research 2006-01-15T17:44:49-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2005/11/special-thank-y.html I've been kicking around the idea of implementing some sort of awareness system for our lovely tower of power over here at Eigenmann. After talking to Yvonne and seeing Paul Dourish's talk on Place and Space, I think it would... 263@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ misc 2005-11-08T19:12:46-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2005/09/more-and-more-g.html So over the past few weeks, I've been thinking more and more about "Ambient Intelligence." Specifically Ambient Display Devices. I had thought that the domain had already been viewed and discarded by the side of the road, however since I've... 261@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ Research 2005-09-24T11:15:29-05:00 http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/archive/2005/09/still-fighting.html I've been told that I am "blackballed" for my insidious acts in the PhD office over here at Eigenmann. Apparently, the file cabinets in the vacant offices were providing some sort of function, and my involvement in moving them so... 260@http://eniac.hopto.org/~whazlewo/blog/ misc 2005-09-23T10:07:26-05:00