http://labs.artefactgroup.com Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:41:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Us Artefactians regularly dabble in new user experiences outside of our daily client work that explore areas such as unfamiliar target audiences, new technologies, new UI mechanisms, or themes that spark our curiosity. As part of our experimentation platform, we recently added a shiny new multitouch display to our toolbox ... http://labs.artefactgroup.com/2009/11/17/musical-forest-a-multitouch-experience-for-kids/ [tweetmeme]After completing our research that helped us identify insights and painpoints with current retail experiences, we believe that in-store and online shopping experiences will become much more integrated – particularly for shopping experiences that involve a great deal of research (i.e., shopping for snowboard/sporting equipment, cars, etc.). We also consider a variety of ... http://labs.artefactgroup.com/2009/03/13/the-wall-a-next-generation-retail-experience/ [tweetmeme]Digital still and motion imaging has come a long way. As technology continues to grant us the luxury of shooting in the dark, record events unseen like a ninja and render them with emotive qualities, it's becoming easier for researchers to share stories from the field and stir the emotional ... http://labs.artefactgroup.com/2009/03/10/how-to-film-customer-insights-camera-operator/ (concept 034: the matchmaker) [tweetmeme]We're in the midst of envisioning the Snowboard Connection project, which includes low-fidelity wireframing used to quickly visualize what the experience could be. So far we've generated hundreds of ideas that address the needs, motivations, and desires of both snowboard customers and retailers (insights were identified through ... http://labs.artefactgroup.com/2009/02/03/snowbird-concepting-wireframing/ Snowbird Video Ethnography from Artefact on Vimeo. [tweetmeme]When you're doing the research, you can tell your audience what you've learned, or even show them in some meaningful way like photography. But why do that when you can let the people speak for themselves? Above is a video we put together that ... http://labs.artefactgroup.com/2009/01/31/snowboard-connection-consumer-highlights-reel/ Now that our commerce research phase has been completed, we've officially kicked off the envisioning phase. We'll be taking a funnel approach where we will be using a variety of brainstorming and envisioning methodologies to generate as many ideas as possible based our research findings. We'll then go through a ... http://labs.artefactgroup.com/2009/01/26/envisioning-a-next-generation-retail-experience/ Meet John Logic, Store Owner and Problem Solver of Snowboard Connection from Artefact on Vimeo. Meet John Logic. As co-owner and all around great guy of a popular local board shop, Snowboard Connection (Snocon), he works hard everyday solving problems as they walk through his doors. To him and the rest ... http://labs.artefactgroup.com/2008/12/30/meet-john-logic-store-owner-and-problem-solver-of-snowboard-connection/ As we start getting our data from the field, I’d like to take this time to introduce our project goals. Project Goals This Frontier Project, Snowbird, aims to produce a product or service prototype that represents a future shopping experience. The research is focused on understanding if technical details that market products ... http://labs.artefactgroup.com/2008/12/17/outlining-the-plan-to-understand-snowboarding/ Curiosities never seem to settle around here and we're excited to share a little information on some work we are about to take on in the coming months ahead.  Our goal is to extend our imagination regarding the commerce experience through the voice of snowboarders. More specifically, we want to ... http://labs.artefactgroup.com/2008/12/05/exploring-the-gaps-in-virtual-and-physical-commerce-experiences-an-introduction/ Multitouch is all the craze these days and it is becoming more commercially available with products such as the HTC Touch Diamond, Microsoft Surface and the iPhone. Since multitouch allows for direct manipulation and gesture recognition, it opens up the opportunity for designers to explore new interfaces that are natural ... http://labs.artefactgroup.com/2008/10/24/do-it-yourself-multitouch-on-the-cheap/