Previous/Next and Back/Next pagination links considered harmful

Previous/Next and Back/Next pagination links considered harmful

This is something that trips me up, too. “Newer”/”Older” is much better.

Halo 3: How Microsoft Labs Invented a New Science of Play

Halo 3: How Microsoft Labs Invented a New Science of Play

Neat article about how much work Bungie puts into testing games so that players get a good experience out of the game.

Human Computer Interaction in Science Fiction Movies

Human Computer Interaction in Science Fiction Movies

Reference UI in Star Trek TNG, The Matrix, Minority Report, and more.

The iPhone User Eperience: A First Look

The iPhone User Eperience: A First Look

From AskTog.

iPhone and the Dog Ears User Experience Model

iPhone and the Dog Ears User Experience Model

The weight of all the little touches really adds up.

The Design of the Mac OS X Shutdown Feature

The Design of the Mac OS X Shutdown Feature

Piece on how the same feature was done in Mac OS X. I agree that there needn’t be any options at all. Either you don’t use your computer for a few minutes and it sleeps, or you hit the power button.

The Windows Shutdown crapfest

The Windows Shutdown crapfest

Response to “Choices = Headaches” by a member of the Vista team who worked on that menu.

Choices = Headaches

Choices = Headaches

Excellent piece on how offering too many choices (here, 17 different ways to turn off your computer on Windows Vista) is worse than giving people too few choices.

Ambient Signifiers

Ambient Signifiers

Neat piece on how little cues and design touches can add up to influence experience.

Netflix nails it

Netflix nails it

37 Signals on a few of the ways Netflix gets user experience just right.

Usability tweaks in the Series 3 Remote | PVRblog

Usability tweaks in the Series 3 Remote | PVRblog

I’ve actually been waiting for someone to write about the new remote ever since I heard the HD units had different ones. The traditional TiVo remote is designed so damn well.