Things of interest – weekly catchup

By thedelman

Hi, this is just a brief catch up on the last 7 days.  

Warren saidWebsites designed for Wiibrowsing: Now, in my mind this can only go so far due to the context of the input device, but it certainly poses some interesting questions for designers and for the gaming SNS services. Chiefly the difference between ’sit-forward’ and ’sit-back’ browsing…” May 10, 2007

thedelman says “they should bring back The Power Gloves, then using hand movements you can interact with both game and website”
 

Warren saidVirgin Media cut through the noise: In the ever chaotic world of convergence one has to hold their hand up to Virgin Media and say ‘good effort’. All the competition seems to be struggling to put things in one place and under one offer…” May 10, 2007

thedelman says “In the age of ’sorry luv, i haven’t got the time’ Virgin have smartly organised their bundles in clear simple terms, so straight away you know what’s on offer. What would be interesting though, if there was an option (for the fussy guy who knows what he wants) where you can create your own bundles (with the aid of rich interaction, of course!), a sort of mix and match.

Andy said Guardian unlimited – new homepage…” May 10, 2007

thedelman says ” The more i look at it the more i like it. The typography along with the increased use of screen has made a visual improvement, making it clearer and easier to read or skim. I don’t like the fact that the homepage feels like a very very long sheet of paper (which is ironic), personally, i would have wrapped up some of the lower level stuff (with the aid of rich interaction, again!), but then i suppose it comes down to a matter of opinion. 

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