Michael Voong HCI Researcher @ Birmingham University

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Posts from November 2006

Post-napping Thoughts on "Familiar Strangers"

OK, I took a nap, and it has all become clear to me now. In my previous post I talked about how the Jabberwocky project is flawed because I didn’t see the real user need. Somehow during my really, really long nap, a few thoughts untangled themselves. I began to be convinced that there may [...]


Social Proximity for Urban Tranquility

Do you ever feel like you want to escape the familiarity of your everyday trails and hang out somewhere you’ve never been before? Jabberwocky is a project developed by members of the Urban Atmospheres group within Intel Research Berkeley. [...]


On Napping

For those who base their days around napping, here’s a quote that I think you might agree sums it up really nicely:
A good nap is one of life’s great pleasures, and the ability to nap is the sign of a well-balanced life. When we nap we snatch back control of our day from a [...]