UX Soup

Apr 18 2022 36
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Join Chris Schreiner, Lisa Cooper, and Diana Franganillo from Strategy Analytics as they discuss the latest developments impacting the user experience across personal devices, automotive, and the smart home. Digest the latest research news from SA's UX Innovation Practice, listen to interviews from leading UX practitioners in industry and academia, and hear the team discuss the latest products and services from a human-centered design perspective. Email us at [email protected]

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Service Design: Practitioner Stories

Apr 18 2022 31 mins  
This week, Lisa sits down with Serena Nüsing and Stéphanie Krus and their research project “Practitioner’s Stories” where they and their team volunteered their time to examine the needs of the service design community. Listen as we discuss some of their discoveries from the interviews they conducted with other professionals in the field and how the process itself impacted p

The Metaverse: A (Virtual and Augmented) Reality Check

Apr 04 2022 30 mins  
Today we really go beyond the buzzwords and discuss in full the buzzword of the year: the metaverse. Chris welcomes David MacQueen from Strategy Analytics to discuss what the metaverse is, why it is, what use cases it enables, how we will interact with it, and why augmented reality is the key to future metaverse adoption.SA's Metaverse researchDavid MacQueen on LinkedInSend us your

In-Air Gestures

Mar 21 2022 21 mins  
In-air gestures have been around for several years, from the Xbox Kinect to some smartphones and automotive. Join Chris and Diana as they discuss the UX of in-air gestures -- the foundational barriers gesture recognition faces, the use cases that consumers want, and issues to consider when designing them. In Condensed Soup, they discuss their favorite experience with in-air gesture

Gaming

Mar 14 2022 23 mins  
It is long past due that gaming UX is discussed on UX Soup, so Chris rectifies that by welcoming Chirag Upadhyay, who is an industry analyst at Strategy Analytics focusing on PC and game consoles. They discuss gaming UX trends over the past few years, mobile gaming, and factors that will impact the gaming user experience in the future. Chirag Upadhyay on LinkedInChirag's researchSe

Teaching in the Metaverse with Dr. Gary Burnett

Mar 07 2022 28 mins  
Diana and Lisa welcome back to the podcast Dr. Gary Burnett from the University of Nottingham. Gary started teaching graduate classes on the metaverse, and held their lectures in the virtual world of "Nottopia." Gary discusses the impetus behind Nottopia, how students responded, how social norms developed, and lessons learned along the way.Dr. Gary Burnett on LinkedInArticle by Gar

Virtual Reality for Elderly Users

Feb 28 2022 23 mins  
Join Lisa, Diana, and Chris as they discuss research from CHI 2021, where elderly participants co-created a virtual reality platform over a three year period. The team discuss the interesting learnings from this study such as is presence a priority in VR? What value did avatars add to elderly users' experiences of social interactions online and what can we learn from this research

The UX of Video Streaming Services

Feb 21 2022 25 mins  
Certain streaming services are in the news lately for being burning through huge amounts of cash in a model that may not be sustainable in the long-term. Some of the issues they are facing have UX at their core. In this episode Lisa, Chris and Diana discuss these issues and what can be done to improve the video streaming experience. In Condensed Soup, they talk about their favorite

VR in Healthcare with Dr. Payal Ghatnekar

Feb 14 2022 22 mins  
Lisa welcomes Dr. Payal Ghatnekar from NHS England to the podcast. Dr. Ghatnekar studies the efficacy and effectiveness of immersive healthcare interventions in reducing patient pain and anxiety, improving patient experience and educational learning outcomes for self management and behaviour change. Lisa and Payal also discuss the challenges and successes when researching VR or AR

UX in Universities with Duncan Stephen

Feb 07 2022 28 mins  
The UX Service at the University of Edinburgh is an example of creating a more matrix-like structure and breaking down silos within an academic institution to create a more holistic experience for students and staff. In this episode, Chris welcomes Duncan Stephen who manages that group to discuss its origins, how a consultancy model works within academia, their projects and methods

Brain-Computer Interfaces

Jan 31 2022 23 mins  
Once the stuff of science fiction, brain-computer interfaces have been gaining attention lately in part due to Neuralink, run by Elon Musk. Chris welcomes back Di O'Neill to discuss brain-computer interfaces, their applications in both the medical and consumer space, UX issues and concerns, and of course monkeys playing Pong. In Condensed Soup Di and Chris discuss whether they woul