Why User Experience (UX) is so important: “…Fidelity is not about graphic design; it’s about importance…It’s about all the things that make software successful and transformative. By reducing the fidelity of the Graphical User Interface (GUI), you bring a lens of high-fidelity to the only thing that truly matters: user experience.” – Ben Nadel As […]
Here at Mobility Labs, we root for the good guys and gals. We aspire to live in a world that offers fair and equal opportunity to everyone, regardless of their skin tone, gender, or choice in Netflix series (among many other things). Usually, when it comes to political stuff we keep to ourselves. What has […]
Do you open your email to find 100+ unread messages? Do you view your calendar for the day and break out in a cold sweat as you stare down 6 hours of scheduled meetings? Do you see the same inefficient things happening in your organization, but feel powerless to do something about it? Agile Development […]
As the chair Professor of Pervasive Computing at City University London and founder and director of the Mixed Reality Lab in Singapore, Dr. Adrian Cheok research is focused on a multi-sensory platform that will enable new ways of communication. He envisions a near future where smell, touch and taste information enrich virtual environments. In the meantime, […]
Pre-launch client headaches and last-minute development communication woes don’t have to happen. Here are some of the most common and avoidable situations designers encounter, with potential solutions. Feel free to comment at the bottom if you have more tips. Caveat: In very large teams, some of these duties might fall to the project manager or […]
In mid February, our tight-knit team here at Mobility Labs cooked together, glided down a snowy slope, and co-created something out of nothing as part of our third corporate retreat. We also got sore, lost, and sick, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Previously we enjoyed the crystal Caribbean water of Cabrera in the Dominican […]
Last week, from March 7 to 11, we traveled to Austin, Texas to participate in SXSWedu, a conference & festival that fosters innovation in learning, provides a platform for collaboration, and promotes creativity and social change. We also met with some of our partners and clients and learned about the latest trends in the world […]
At Mobility Labs, we encourage open-source development for many of our social impact projects and work with open-source tools for the best solutions. As part of this work, we regularly hear why partners are uncomfortable with the idea. We want to dispel some common open-source myths that we’ve heard. Let’s first outline what we mean […]
The Games For Change Student Challenge in New York City is a competition for middle and high school students to build games that have a social impact. These kinds of competitions are important not only for the products that result and the learning experiences they provide, but also because they empower students. Students know that […]
When I was a classroom teacher taking professional development (PD) classes, I remember feeling trapped in a room with my coworkers, listening to yet another lecture on how to teach better using a strategy that didn’t always apply to my classroom (the result of one-size-fits-all PD). While some sessions were helpful and engaging, many weren’t. […]