Me, My Social Data and I – Data and the social space

It’s a known fact that I’ve got very little patience with everything related to technology (yes, I do require my Macbook to go uber-fast with 7 apps and 15 browser tabs open!) but if there’s something that really frustrates…

HTML5 & Video Clips – The Future of Entertainment?

Hello and Welcome To The X Crowd!!!!

The X Crowd is a brand new co-creation community for people who live and breath technology. We are currently in private BETA but will be launching really soon, you can add yourself to our mailing list by…

Collaborative Design Theory: From Physics to Graffiti

In my physics and chemistry classes at school, we were taught about famous chemist Antoine Lavoisier and his infamous theories including: “Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed.”

And The Story Continues… Across Media

I know I have a fertile imagination; often the books I read or the movies I watch leave an incredibly strong print on my thought process and stay there for days after I have finished reading/watching.

Gamification: Continue or Game Over?

As a relative newbie to the indoor climbing world, I’ve noticed that I am at my Spiderman best when my climbing partner is challenging me to complete a higher-level route (at least higher than I am used…

Girl Gamer: Myth vs Reality [Presentation]

Following on from her excellent blog earlier in the year Marion has adapted the Women, Myths & Video games research project into a lovely presentation, check it out below:

Is YouTube The Next Big Art Curator?

Many words come to mind when I think of the variety of videos that can be seen on YouTube: funny… stupid… odd… entertaining. This one, for example, I somehow never get bored of:

Can Movies Really Predict The Future?

If life were just like the movies, what could we expect the future to have in store for us? With the re-release of Back to the Future in cinemas coming up, I decided to take a look at…

Can An App Help Choose Your Look?

It seems like you can find an application for just about anything lately…

On a night out and worried you may be too drunk to drive home? Not a problem: if you have the iPhone…