Interactions

Design and interaction talk by Lab Rat

Posted: Fri, January 04, 2013 - 10:47:58

My name is Tek-Jin Nam. I am an associate professor in the Industrial Design Department at KAIST. KAIST is one of the top science and engineering universities in Korea. The Industrial Design Department (we call ourselves IDKAIST) is the smallest department at KAIST. Since 1986, IDKAIST has been a test bed for design education. It was one of a few…

The importance of the social to achieving the personal

Posted: Thu, December 20, 2012 - 2:05:59

During a recent Sunday evening, I participated in the popular healthcare communications and social media (#hcsm) tweetchat. This weekly chat, started nearly four years ago, was the first regular hashtag healthcare chat on Twitter, but it is now only one of many. And many of this many bring together patients seeking help and support. Twitter conversations are just one of…

Blog post #1

Posted: Mon, December 17, 2012 - 3:12:07

Hi there! I'm very honored to be one of the new bloggers for ACM interactions online. In particular, I look forward to drafting thought-provoking posts that may raise some eyebrows in intrigue (or skepticism), yet lead to productive debates about emerging opportunities in the field, critical issues confronting our daily practice, and maybe even challenge some good ol' fashioned HCI-oriented…