This article is a part of the Battery003 issue: Where do great ideas come from? Words are weird. Take any word, focus on it, think about how it sounds, looks, how it is spelled, and of course what it means. After a while it starts to dissolve and questions arise: is it really spelled that… Continue reading In defense of the “obvious”
Be a rebel, question everything!
This article is a part of the Battery003 issue: Where do great ideas come from? Conformist: a person who conforms to accepted behaviour or established practicesContrarian: a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion Are you a conformist or a contrarian? Compliant or disobedient? Foot soldier or rebel? Nice guy or (slightly) obnoxious? If you… Continue reading Be a rebel, question everything!
If something feels complicated…
This article is a part of the Battery003 issue: Where do great ideas come from? Don’t think of an elephant! Tricky, even without the image. A little push is all it takes to make it almost impossible to NOT think about an elephant. The phenomenon is called ironic process theory and applies not only to elephants… Continue reading If something feels complicated…
Battery000: Battery is sufficiently charged!
This morning my iPhone showed me a message that I have not seen before. “Battery is sufficiently charged” It could not have been more true and better timing. Today we are going live with Dinahmoe Battery, battery.dinahmoe.com. If you want to be boring you could say it is a blog, but who wants to be… Continue reading Battery000: Battery is sufficiently charged!
Battery002: Smart content, shoppable videos and Bandersnatch!
Have you seen Bandersnatch? Are you a lover or hater? Or kudos for the idea but no cigar? Regardless of what you, I and the audience thinks, Bandersnatch has triggered the industry which is going crazy over creating interactive content according to TechCrunch. Netflix is doubling down with new genres, YouTube, Amazon, Walmart and BBC… Continue reading Battery002: Smart content, shoppable videos and Bandersnatch!
Interactive film under the hood: the Art of Seamlessness
Caring for the details pays off
Interactive film and UX
This article is a part of the Battery002 issue: Smart content, shoppable videos and Bandersnatch! Interactive film and video can be a million things. It could be interactive fiction, documentaries, music videos, games, instructinal videos. All types of videos can be made to benefit of interactivity, if it is done right. Here is a selection… Continue reading Interactive film and UX
Battery001: An issue dedicated to Voice!
Today’s issue has a theme: Voice! Projects, possible collaborations etc, have made me spend more time than usual thinking about voice and voice related ideas. It is a little back to the roots for me, At the start Dinahmoe focused on audio and we did several voice projects that I am still very proud of. It led to three articles… Continue reading Battery001: An issue dedicated to Voice!
The future of voice assistants: a personal digital clone?? Part 2
This article is a part of the Battery001 issue: An issue dedicated to Voice! This is the second part about the voice assistant of the future. If you have not read part 1 then you probably should. Or not, depending where you come from. Anyway here it is! A conversation with my future assistant If… Continue reading The future of voice assistants: a personal digital clone?? Part 2
The future of voice assistants: a personal digital clone?? Part 1
What Google Duplex tells us about the future of voice