Design & UX

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Cascaded Displays: Spatiotemporal Superresolution using Offset Pixel Layers

NVIDIA Research2014105 points37 comments details

We demonstrate that layered spatial light modulators (SLMs), subject to fixed lateral displacements and refreshed at staggered intervals, can synthesize images with greater spatiotemporal resolution than that afforded by any single SLM used in their construction. Dubbed cascaded displays, such architectures enable…

Designing game narrative

Hitbox Team2014103 points26 comments details

Imagine one day you are struck with a flash of inspiration: freshly seared onto your mind is a story, one that is undoubtedly the greatest tale ever conceived by Man. It has all the elements of a great narrative: a gripping plot, nuanced characters, and an evocative setting.

Participation Inequality: The 90-9-1 Rule for Social Features

Nielsen Norman Group2014cited by 10 details

In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account for almost all the action.