Re: [IxDA Discuss] Perception of light / relative brightness

2008-06-08 Thread craig pickering
Edward Adelson, Professor of Vision Science at MIT, has a classic example of this showing a checkerboard with a shadow cast across it. There are 2 squares that are _exactly_ the same color but one looks very much lighter than the other. http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/adelson/checkershadow_illusi

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Windows -- what would you change in interaction?

2008-04-08 Thread Craig Pickering
Make cut/copy/paste work consistenly in Windows own applications with the right click popup menu so I don't have to keep switching between mouse and keyboard unnecessarily. E.g. why can't I right click in the calculator to copy a result but have to use the Edit menu or Ctrl-c instead? Same thing

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Shared virtual whiteboard: Suggestions?

2008-03-02 Thread Craig Pickering
Add ConceptShare to the list http://www.conceptshare.com/howitworks/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=26680 Welcome to the Interacti

Re: [IxDA Discuss] health websites/web apps that show rather then tell about disease and what you can do about it

2008-02-20 Thread Craig Pickering
The Illustrated Family Health Guide from A.D.A.M. may have the type of thing you're looking for. Although it is a book, they do have a few examples you can look at online. http://www.adam.com/familyhealth/toc.htm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from th