Designing Around Place - User contributions [en]

Homework

2008-09-09T20:36:27Z

Seanita:

=== Class 1: (September 2) Make a web form (due September 9) ===

* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/dap08/week1/index.php Dennis Crowley: web form sample]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~jes556/where.php Jonathan Swerdloff: web form sample]
* [http://hindsight.su/dap/week1/index.php John Dimatos: web form sample]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~tcl268/DAP/whoandwhere.php Theresa Ling: web form sample]
* [http://www.alexabreu.com/locative/index.php Alex Abreu: Amazing Web Form Sample]
* [http://cwwang.com/DAP/rps/ Che-Wei Wang: Rock Paper Scissors Web Form]
* [http://www.ithaibenjamin.com/itp/dap/ Ithai Benjamin: web form sample]
* [http://anaid.awardspace.com/ Anaid: my first webform!]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~mas864/dap2/index.php Mitch: pretty simple reflection of database entry]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~al861/dap/hw1b.php Armanda: Where are you?]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~amd471/kidnapped/main.php Andrea: I've been kidnapped, but don't know where I am]
* [http://kofriel.com/dap/week1 Kristin: text input to gmaps]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~sk2747/dap/yourmom Stella:your mom]
* [http://itp.nyu.edu/~srt251/dap/index.php Seanita: Same,same]

Homework

2008-09-09T20:36:01Z

Seanita:

Classlist

2008-09-04T14:00:09Z

Seanita:

'''Dennis Crowley'''

Hi - my name is Dennis and I'm one of your co-hosts this semester. I've been working in the mobile + locative space since 2001 - [http://vindigo.com/ Vindigo], ITP ([http://pacmahattan.com PacManhattan], [http://stage.itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/fall2002/physcomp/foosball/index.html Big Brother Foosball]), [http://dodgeball.com dodgeball], [http://areacodeinc.com area/code] ([http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dc788/conqwest ConQwest], [http://plundr.playareacode.com/ Plundr]). I'm mainly interested in how technology can be used to facilitate serendipity and how game theory may be used to change how people experience the city. I'm an average PHP programmer, I'm okay at MySQL, I know zero about Java development, and I have an iPhone. Oh yeah, and I'm an ITP grad '04 and live in the East Village.

'''Michael Sharon'''

Hi, Michael here - I'm your ''other'' host this semester. I've been working in mobile since 2001 and in the mobile + social + locative space since 2003 with various projects and companies like - [http://socialight.com Socialight],[http://kamida.com Kamida], [http://identitygame.com Identity], [http://superstarglobal.com/ Superstar Tokyo], [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dc788/conqwest ConQwest] and [http://www.23centstories.com/ 23c Stories]. My interests tend towards user experience, social discovery and filtering - figuring out how to make the truly interesting things around you emerge and using those bits of data to change your experience of places. I like Ruby, Python, Java (mostly J2ME) and PHP. I was going steady with MySQL, but have recently started an affair with PostgreSQL. I have far too many phones to list here, but my main setup these days consists of an iPhone + [http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N95_8GB Nokia N95 8GB]. I'm an '04 ITP grad, living in the Lower East Side.

'''Corey Menscher'''

I began working in the web industry after [http://www.wustl.edu undergrad] in 1995. I started out as a co-founder of the AdOne Classified Network, which brought small to medium sized newspaper classifieds sections online. After AdOne I worked for a small consulting company called [http://www.tcbdata.com TCB Data Systems], where I converted the Market Data Reporting system for the NYSE, Nasdaq, and other exchanges from a BBS-based system to the web. From there, I moved to Organic, Inc., where I helped create websites for [http://www.tommy.com Tommy Hilfiger], Sting's Brand New Day World Tour, and [http://www.bloomingdales.com Bloomingdales]...for which I created Organic's first-ever mobile WAP site. After the bubble burst and all but a few were laid off, I went back to TCB Data Systems, where I remained until ITP. My interests are mainly in interface engineering and user experience, but I have a wide variety of technical skills (PHP, Javascript, ColdFusion, .Net, SQL, server admin, network admin...). My personal blog is [http://www.crackblur.com crackblur], and my [http://delicious.com/crackhead del.icio.us], [http://twitter.com/crackhead twitter] and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/crackhead/ flickr] names are all "crackhead". (No, I don't smoke crack...at least not literally.) I have an iPhone 3G, but still have a soft spot for my last phone, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_E70 Nokia E70].

'''Seanita Tolliver'''

What should I write about here? Well, I have no formal mobile development experience but last semester completed a human-centered design research project around mobile shopping experiences. I also took Chris Sung's DWD class last semester (and promptly forgot most of it--please don't tell him). In terms of programming--I usually kick, scream, claw my way through stuff until it works--but I'll try to be more poised and dignified this time(I'm a 2nd year after all--gotta represent). My background lies primarily in entertainment and creative media/product development--toys, animation and education. I began working as an information architect/user experience specialist this summer and will continue to do so this fall--that's the plan anyway. Did I leave anything out? Oh, I don't have a fancy phone yet--just a TMobile Rizer--was hoping to get an iPhone last week while in Louisiana but Hurricane Gustav convinced me otherwise.

Classlist

2008-09-04T13:58:34Z

Seanita:

'''Dennis Crowley'''

Hi - my name is Dennis and I'm one of your co-hosts this semester. I've been working in the mobile + locative space since 2001 - [http://vindigo.com/ Vindigo], ITP ([http://pacmahattan.com PacManhattan], [http://stage.itp.nyu.edu/~dc788/fall2002/physcomp/foosball/index.html Big Brother Foosball]), [http://dodgeball.com dodgeball], [http://areacodeinc.com area/code] ([http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dc788/conqwest ConQwest], [http://plundr.playareacode.com/ Plundr]). I'm mainly interested in how technology can be used to facilitate serendipity and how game theory may be used to change how people experience the city. I'm an average PHP programmer, I'm okay at MySQL, I know zero about Java development, and I have an iPhone. Oh yeah, and I'm an ITP grad '04 and live in the East Village.

'''Michael Sharon'''

Hi, Michael here - I'm your ''other'' host this semester. I've been working in mobile since 2001 and in the mobile + social + locative space since 2003 with various projects and companies like - [http://socialight.com Socialight],[http://kamida.com Kamida], [http://identitygame.com Identity], [http://superstarglobal.com/ Superstar Tokyo], [http://homepages.nyu.edu/~dc788/conqwest ConQwest] and [http://www.23centstories.com/ 23c Stories]. My interests tend towards user experience, social discovery and filtering - figuring out how to make the truly interesting things around you emerge and using those bits of data to change your experience of places. I like Ruby, Python, Java (mostly J2ME) and PHP. I was going steady with MySQL, but have recently started an affair with PostgreSQL. I have far too many phones to list here, but my main setup these days consists of an iPhone + [http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N95_8GB Nokia N95 8GB]. I'm an '04 ITP grad, living in the Lower East Side.

'''Corey Menscher'''

I began working in the web industry after [http://www.wustl.edu undergrad] in 1995. I started out as a co-founder of the AdOne Classified Network, which brought small to medium sized newspaper classifieds sections online. After AdOne I worked for a small consulting company called [http://www.tcbdata.com TCB Data Systems], where I converted the Market Data Reporting system for the NYSE, Nasdaq, and other exchanges from a BBS-based system to the web. From there, I moved to Organic, Inc., where I helped create websites for [http://www.tommy.com Tommy Hilfiger], Sting's Brand New Day World Tour, and [http://www.bloomingdales.com Bloomingdales]...for which I created Organic's first-ever mobile WAP site. After the bubble burst and all but a few were laid off, I went back to TCB Data Systems, where I remained until ITP. My interests are mainly in interface engineering and user experience, but I have a wide variety of technical skills (PHP, Javascript, ColdFusion, .Net, SQL, server admin, network admin...). My personal blog is [http://www.crackblur.com crackblur], and my [http://delicious.com/crackhead del.icio.us], [http://twitter.com/crackhead twitter] and [http://www.flickr.com/photos/crackhead/ flickr] names are all "crackhead". (No, I don't smoke crack...at least not literally.) I have an iPhone 3G, but still have a soft spot for my last phone, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_E70 Nokia E70].

'''Seanita Tolliver'''

What should I write about here? Well, I have no formal mobile development experience but last semester completed a human-centered design research project around mobile shopping experiences. I also took Chris Sung's DWD class last semester (and promptly forgot most of it--please don't tell him). In terms of programming--I usually kick, scream, claw my way through stuff until it works--but I'll try to be more poised and dignified this time(I'm a 2nd year after all--gotta represent). My background lies primarily in entertainment and creative media/product development--toys, animation and education. I began working as an information architect/user experience specialist this summer and will continue to do so this fall--that's the plan anyway. What I hope to do in this class? Did I leave anything out? Oh, I don't have a fancy phone yet--just a TMobile Rizer--was hoping to get an iPhone last week while in Louisiana but Hurricane Gustav convinced me otherwise.

Hopstop

2008-09-04T13:50:41Z

Seanita:

You know, I still kind of feel like a newcomer to NY in some ways. When I first arrived, I didn't know one train from the next and I hated reading maps--before I had only used them for long road trips. I mean, nothing says 'not a New Yorker' more than a pulling out one of those big subway maps. Anyway, to navigate around town I often used [http://hopstop.com/ Hopstop]. It provided multiple routes and often 360 degree views of surrounding areas near subway exits --and I like the big 'walk that way' arrow.

Hopstop

2008-09-04T13:50:11Z

Seanita:

You know, I still kind of feel like a newcomer to NY in some ways. When I first arrived, I didn't know one train from the next and I hated reading maps--before I had only used them for long road trips. I mean, nothing says 'not a New Yorker' more than a pulling out one of those big subway maps. Anyway, to save face and navigate around town, I often used [http://hopstop.com/ Hopstop]. It provided multiple routes and often 360 degree views of surrounding areas near subway exits --and I like the big 'walk that way' arrow.

Hopstop

2008-09-04T13:46:43Z

Seanita:

You know, I still kind of feel like a newcomer to NY in some ways. When I first arrived, I didn't know one train from the next and I hated reading maps--before I had only used them for long road trips. I mean, nothing says 'Not a New Yorker' more than a pulling out one of those large subway maps. Anyway, to save face and still navigate my way, I often use [http://hopstop.com/ Hopstop]. It gives multiple routes and often provides 360 degree views of surrounding areas--and I really like the big 'Walk that way' arrow.

Hopstop

2008-09-04T13:46:02Z

Seanita:

You know, I still kind of feel like a newcomer to NY in some ways. When I first arrived, I didn't know one train from the next and I hated reading maps for some reason--before I had only used them for long road trips. I mean, nothing says 'Not a New Yorker' more than a pulling out one of those large subway maps. Anyway, to save face and still navigate my way, I often use [http://hopstop.com/ Hopstop]. It gives multiple routes and often provides 360 degree views of surrounding areas--and I really like the big 'Walk that way' arrow.

Hopstop

2008-09-04T13:44:35Z

Seanita:

You know, I still kind of feel like a newcomer to NY in some ways. When I first arrived, I didn't know one train from the next and I hated reading maps for some reason--before I had only used them for long road trips. I mean, nothing says 'Not a New Yorker' more than a pulling out one of those large subway maps. Anyway, to save face and still navigate my way, I often use Hopstop[[http://hopstop.com/]]. It gives multiple routes and often provides 360 degree views of surrounding areas--and I really like the big 'Walk that way' arrow.

Hopstop

2008-09-04T13:42:35Z

Seanita:

You know, I still kind of feel like a newcomer to NY in some ways. When I first arrived, I didn't know one train from the next and I hated reading maps for some reason--before I had only used them for long road trips. I mean, nothing says 'I'm not a NYorker' more than a pulling out one of those large subway maps. Anyway, to save face and still navigate my way around town, I used Hopstop[http://hopstop.com/]. It gave me multiple routes and often provided 360 degree views of surrounding area near the exit--not to mentioned the big 'Walk that way' arrow.

Hopstop

2008-09-04T13:42:25Z

Seanita: New page: You know, I still kind of feel like a newcomer to NY in some ways. When I first arrived, I didn't know one train from the next and I hated reading maps for some reason--before I had only ...

You know, I still kind of feel like a newcomer to NY in some ways. When I first arrived, I didn't know one train from the next and I hated reading maps for some reason--before I had only used them for long road trips. I mean, nothing says 'I'm not a NYorker' more than a pulling out one of those large subway maps. Anyway, to save face and still navigate my way around town, I used Hopstop[http://hopstop.com/]. It gave me multiple routes and often provided 360 degree views of surrounding area near the exit--not to mentioned the big 'Walk that way'arrow.

Weeklyresearch

2008-09-04T13:32:47Z

Seanita:

=== Week 1: Best Locative Experiences? (Due: September 9) ===

For our first weekly research assignment, we want to hear a personal story about how some some kind of locative data has made your day in the past. Did Yelp recommend your favorite restaurant? Did Facebook tell you your best friend was in town? Did dodgeball let you know your ex was lurking next door?

[[Facebook @ Sweden]] (Dennis Crowley)

[[SportsTracker - NYC]] (Michael Sharon)

[[Google/Yahoo Traffic Data]] (Corey Menscher)

[[Hopstop]] (Seanita Tolliver)

Classlist

2008-09-04T13:22:34Z

Seanita: