Diana anthropology, gaming, information science dissertation, ethnography, gaming, information science, phd, research, researching video games 0
The following are a list of key findings from my research on parental assessment of video game content appropriateness for their children. You can read the first round of published results here. There were no parents in the study who were able to definitively name all of the parts of the ESRB Ratings System or […]
Diana anthropology, grad school, information science Grad School, phd 0
It was mentioned to me that I should update this blog to reflect the fact that I have finally finished my PhD! It only took me 6 years or so, but to be fair I also got married, had twins, and moved to Hawaii in the middle of all of that. So overall, not too […]
Diana grad school, information science, research dissertation, phd 0
Here are a few stats from my research on parents and video games copied directly from my dissertation. This post will be the first of several where I talk about my ethnography and the results of my study. Research Participants There were 46 total participants in 30 interviews representing 26 households. As defined in Chapter […]
Diana ux, work user experience, uxd 0
These are some notes I put together for my team last year. They are based off of a few books I was reading at the time and when I can remember those, I’ll post them for reference. We never made use of these due to reasons other than want and need, but others made find […]
Diana anthropology apple, mobile phone, privacy, security 0
I think one of the things people fail to realize about the possibility of this Apple backdoor is that it not only has implications for us as Americans, but also for people all over the world. Consider what doing this would mean for people who live their daily lives in danger when the only protection […]
Diana anthropology, ux, work anthropology, design anthropology, research design, uxd 0
I get a few inquiries each semester from students looking for information on how to get into user experience design, especially those with an anthropology background. I generally try to respond to each of these separately as they each have their own perspective and needs, however, this semester I am trying to get my dissertation […]
Diana anthropology, grad school, information science, research ethnography, interviews, phd program, research, researching video games, surveys 0
So, my last post was in February, and there is a very good reason for that. That was the month I got my IRB approval for my dissertation research and the same month my husband left for a nine-month tour in Korea. So, here I’ve been working full-time, being a full-time mom and working on […]
Diana social networking facebook, social media 0
While you may have never asked yourself this question, you may have had friends or family that passed on and wondered what happens with their account now as it stands in tribute to their memory. Facebook has recently released a feature that allows you to bequeath access to certain parts of your Facebook account (pinning […]
Diana research, ux, work qualitative, research, research design, ux 0
Following on the heels of last weeks post on my UX Pyramid, I thought I’d talk more about the methods one can use to produce the information that would be used to create the deliverables mentioned in it. I am an anthropologist first and foremost, so being able to use my anthropological methods in user […]
Diana ux, work ia, infographic, uxd 0
Every now and then my work bleeds over into my blog here and this is one of those such occasions. I was recently tasked with creating a slide deck to help spotlight all of the things that User Experience (UX) Design could do above and beyond wireframes. As a part of that process, I collapsed […]
Diana Internet, politics net neutrality, netflix 0
Or, at least several major sites wanted you to know what it might feel like if it were to slow down permanently due to what they say may result in Internet “fast lanes” where companies would be able to purchase the ability to have their sites served faster than others (ala, the Comcast/Netflix agreement made […]
People across the US are waking up this morning to the fact that Time Warner Cable is down. Apparently it’s not just their network that is down either. Their own website is also down and there are reports that no one is answering calls into Time Warner either. From the spike in reports shown above, […]
Diana gaming, Internet, politics, research, social networking 0
Several gaming news outlets are reporting on the recent gaming outages brought on by a DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack (PCGamer, Joystiq, VentureBeat | GamesBeat) perpetrated by a group calling themselves Lizard Squad. This all came to a head when the SOE (Sony Online Entertainment) President’s plane was diverted due to a bomb threat […]
Diana random file management, iphoto, itunes, macintosh 0
My laptop only has a 750G hard drive which is quickly filling up. So, I spent all weekend cleaning it up and moving files to my Mac Mini server. One of my biggest headaches is my photo and music libraries. I’ve had iPhoto and iTunes since they existed. (The first iPod was a portable firewire […]
Diana Internet, opinion, social networking facebook, mobile, privacy, security, texting 0
My readers, please take a moment to read all of the TOS in every single social app you have downloaded and used over the last year. This includes all of the updated TOS you automatically agree to because you’ve already had it installed. They ALL ask for some setting you’re not going to be comfortable […]
Diana cyber law, Internet cyber bullying 1
Mashable did an extensive writeup of the case here. In summary, two 12 year old girls claim to be bullied by another girl through social media. This bullying then escalates to attacks via their very own phones, computers, and network as well as physical stalking. It’s a chilling read. It becomes more than simple playground […]
Diana Internet, social networking facebook, security 0
Last week several news organizations including Ars Technica shared information about Facebook’s new passive listening feature. From their report: “Facebook has added a new feature to its mobile app as of Wednesday that uses a phone’s microphone to identify ambient TV shows, music, or movies and include them in status updates. The feature is off […]
Diana Internet iCloud, multifactor authentication, security 0
Do you have or know someone who has an iPhone or iPad? If you or they live in either Australia or the UK, here’s a heads up. Make sure your device has a 4 digit passcode and back up your data to your computer. Secondly, enable multifactor authentication. Otherwise, you may end up losing it […]
Diana Internet Internet, security 0
How often do you use your email? Your Twitter / Facebook / other social media accounts? Your cloud apps? What would you do if you lost it all? What is recovering it worth to you? When we have something of value, it becomes a target. And, the more we entwine our lives with technology, the […]
Diana Internet censorship, data, facebook, privacy 0
Salon recently featured an article (Salon.com) about a study (PDF) that reveals how Facebook monitors self-censorship by tracking everytime we type something, even if we decide not to post it. While it is understandable that people are concerned with this tracking of information that we do not share, I believe it is also important for […]