This term I’m teaching students who have little or no exposure to academia. They are to work on a problem-oriented academic project, learning the skills of the trade. In order to give them a feel for what they are supposed … Continue reading
I’ve created a blog on supervision where my essays on topics in academic writing can be downloaded. Most of them are, unfortunately, in Danish.
Yesterday I attended an excellent workshop in writing good applications for externally funded research projects af the IT University. Here a short abstract intended for the general public and the non-specialist reviewer is key. We did a useful exercise on … Continue reading
In may talk at the recent SHOT conference in Pittsburgh (SHOT is the Society of the History of Technology) I argued that the user interface is a worthy object of historical inquiries. It is old, it is well known, it … Continue reading
The recent issue of Weekendavisen – a highly respected Danish weekly newspaper – published an article in the Oct. 23-30 issue on the early game development project that featured my current colleague Søren Lauesen and the Danish poet, inventor and … Continue reading
I’ve made three postings on my UI History blog today. 1. One about ENIAC programmer Jean Bartik. Regarding user interfaces: As there were no manuals available for the ENIAC, the programmers had to “pore over the logical and electrical block … Continue reading
