D. Keith Robinson |
I'm a writer, designer (game, visual and User-Interface), artist, publisher, etc. currently living in San Francisco. My interests include online publishing and community, photography, fiction, gaming, music, mobile computing and design. My main site: dkeithrobinson.com Twitter: @dkr |
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Notes"Of course, Words With Friends was hardly the first such word game on the market, so how did it catch on? The Bettners chalk this up to the user experience. Whereas the official Scrabble iPhone app forced users to trudge through a few menus before they could access its multiplayer features, Words puts your multiplayer games front-and-center. You can boot up the app and be in a game in just a few seconds, which the Bettners say is key." -
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Notes"Research continues to show that people who read linear text comprehend more, remember more, and learn more than those who read text peppered with links."The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains
A really interesting exploration on how the internet and technology is changing the way we think.
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Notes"How To Beat Apple At Their Own Game
You can’t, just like you can’t beat Google at Search. You have to win at something else, something that your company is uniquely suited to do. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t hire the most talented engineers and designers in the world, it just means you shouldn’t go up against Apple on their own turf.
"Why Apple Succeeds & Others Fail ~ Flyosity by Mike Rundle
He’s probably right.
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RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us (via theRSAorg)
Very well done video about what motivates us.
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Notes [gb] Studio / The Blog / HappinessWritten for designers. Good thoughts and perspective for just about anyone.
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Notes"I’m not saying the App Store is a beautiful garden. That is not a very good metaphor at all — but insofar as it applies, it doesn’t strengthen any App Store detractor’s case… unless they’d also argue that the Portland Japanese Garden should open its doors, run on monopoly money, and turn from a meditative oasis into a busy bazaar." -
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Notes The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People | Zen HabitsGreat read!
I’d agree that solitude is very important to creativity. However, I think the real No. 1 key here is focus. Focus and mindfulness are things I’ve realized to be essential to creative thinking. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), it’s fairly hard to focus given all the distraction that comes along with our lives. Thus solitude can really help enable that intense focus.
Regardless, there are some good stories and some interesting ideas in here.
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Cargo Cult Game Design
Baked in as opposed to tacked on. You can say this about almost anything, here Brad Hargreaves is talking about adding game mechanics to non-games. Good advice.
