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This article summarizes some of the key elements of what the concept of "user experience" entails. It also shows that far from being a simple passing fad, it is a the heart of a change in the way relationships between producers and consumers are conceived of.

The theme addresses an issue with regards to the future of books as the placeholder of ideas. What would happen to storytelling now? Are we ready for a life without books? The seminar will pool contributions from book publishers, designers and multimedia storytellers.

When Intel hired Genevieve Bell in 1998 she was tasked with two things. The first was to help the company understand women, and the second was to understand the rest of the world.

Amid the silly videos and spam are the roots of a new reading and writing culture, says Clay Shirky.

" Since discovering the net in 1993, the things I’ve spent my time thinking through, working on, and writing about have varied widely. I have been a producer, programmer, professor, designer, author, consultant... "

Clay Shirky's blog with his thoughts in process on the use of new technologies and the evolution of related social practices.

Jane McGonigal, PhD is a world-renowned designer of alternate reality games — or, games that are designed to improve real lives and solve real problems. She believes game designers are on a humanitarian mission — and her #1 goal in life is to see a game developer win a Nobel Peace Prize.

Blog by Mimi Ito, cultural anthropologist, studying new media use among young people in Japan and the US.