Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Comment on physical activity in schools
Just posted a comment on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation discussion board on physical activity in schools
Stanford Center on Longevity
I was invited to a conference on the health impacts of too much sitting, at the Stanford Center on Longevity, where I spoke about the potential benefits of using computer games to get people to stand more often. There is a nice video here, and a newspaper article here.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Fulbright at Stanford
I am fortunate enough to have been awarded a Fulbright fellowship that allows me to spend 1 year at Stanford University, USA as a visiting scholar.
The first week was already action packed, I saw great students presentations from classes that dealt with technology solutions for 3rd world problems in Africa, supported by Nokia's Jofish and Tico, and mechanical engineering projects done in teams with Berlin's Hasso-Plattner Institute and a university in Helsinki, sponsored by Samsung, Mini etc. Each team had several thousand dollars as a budget and presented to their industry partner in the end.
I also attended the first Fulbright event, and will twitter more about individual events when they arise.
Today is the beginning of week two.
The first week was already action packed, I saw great students presentations from classes that dealt with technology solutions for 3rd world problems in Africa, supported by Nokia's Jofish and Tico, and mechanical engineering projects done in teams with Berlin's Hasso-Plattner Institute and a university in Helsinki, sponsored by Samsung, Mini etc. Each team had several thousand dollars as a budget and presented to their industry partner in the end.
I also attended the first Fulbright event, and will twitter more about individual events when they arise.
Today is the beginning of week two.
Labels: stanford, student presentations
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Back in Melbourne, Australia
After a fantastic research experience with Microsoft Research Asia, back in Melbourne, Australia.
And a new journal article is published online:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/a64492475454p203/
And a new journal article is published online:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/a64492475454p203/
Labels: journal
Friday, November 27, 2009
Week 7 at Microsoft Research Asia
Designed a visual presentation of a framework for Exertion games:
The example here shows Table Tennis for Three from a single-player perspective, I have left out the arrows for the other 2 players, but they are equivalent.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Week 5 at Microsoft Research Asia
Tracked down sources for equipment
Identified hard- and software requirements
Talked to James Landay about how to evaluate if design themes are useful: agreed on meeting with HCI experts and designers where they discuss how themes played out in design.
Identified development team that works on Natal to work with them.
Refined thesis-on-1-page
Identified hard- and software requirements
Talked to James Landay about how to evaluate if design themes are useful: agreed on meeting with HCI experts and designers where they discuss how themes played out in design.
Identified development team that works on Natal to work with them.
Refined thesis-on-1-page
Labels: msra
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