News for November 2008

21/11/2008

In August 2008, three students from Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering have executed a research on field study techniques for HCI critical systems. The students conducted several studies on ambulance systems in the Netherlands and Argentina.
The students have observed the medics, and how they interact with the various on board systems of the ambulance, during any emergency call.

20/11/2008

The 21st of November, dance workspace DCJ opens her doors for the biennial Jetherfst festival. The dance center, which was founded in 1996 by dancer/choreographer Roxane Huilmand, stimulates the development and diffusion of contemporary dance by offering residencies and trainings for professionals and classes for amateurs.

13/11/2008

During this lecture at the Belgian Usability Day, Joannes Vandermeulen will explore how human-centered design and its bag of tricks can contribute to the design or remodelling of transport infrastructures in order to alleviate congestion. A lot of congestion is wholly unnecessary and avoidable, if only the design of the interface was right. Aren’t traffic signs the user interface between the driver and the road infrastructure?