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ITP2800: Designing Mobile Apps for Crisis Situations

by nathan Posted on December 3, 2009

Here is the slide deck and audio recording of a recent lecture I gave to my NYU ITP2800 students. The topic was “Building an Effective User Experience for Mobile Smartphone Applications Used Under Duress”, with the ideas and content coming … Continue reading →

Posted in Guardian, Learn from This, Mobile Mobile | Tagged crisis, design, itp2800, mobile apps, mobileactive, ux | 4 Comments

Video from Open Mobile Camp at UNICEF

by nathan Posted on November 13, 2009

I am grateful to have been included in this video round-up from the Open Mobile Camp a few weeks ago: Mobile phones in human rights monitoring is still relatively rare and there are few examples where mobile shave been used … Continue reading →

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Mobile Apps under Duress: User Interface Guidelines

by nathan Posted on November 13, 2009

One of my students at ITP is working on a mobile application for the Android platform that will be used under duress and in generally stressful conditions. These situations might include documenting children at a refugee camp, capturing medical information … Continue reading →

Posted in Guardian, Mobile Mobile | Tagged itp2800, mobile, mobileactive, user experience, user interface | 23 Comments

Transcript & comments from "Twitter against Tyrants" Congressional hearing

by nathan Posted on October 25, 2009

Some choice adhoc quotes that tumbled out of my brain during the Congressional hearing on new media, titled “Twitter against Tyrants”, that I spoke on last Thursday in Washington, D.C.. “I’ve learned an important lesson in working with the Tibetan … Continue reading →

Posted in Deep Thoughts, Soapbox | Tagged itp2800, mobileactive, twitter | 8 Comments

My (rough) statement for the US Helsinki Commission hearing (Feedback Please!)

by nathan Posted on October 20, 2009

Below is my rough statement for the US Helsinki Commission “Twitter v. Tyrants” hearing this Thursday. I would greatly appreciate any of your comments and feedback, as I will be polishing this up a bit before the hearing Thursday and … Continue reading →

Posted in Deep Thoughts, Learn from This, Mobile Mobile | Tagged csce, itp2800, mobileactive, us helsinki commission | 15 Comments

This Thursday: Speaking at US Congressional Commission on "Twitter v. Tyrants"

by nathan Posted on October 19, 2009

I’m honored to have been asked to participate in a hearing being held by the US Helsinki Commission this Thursday, in Washington, D.C. While my enthusiasm for the power and potential of new media will be evident, I hope to … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcing..., Mobile Mobile | Tagged csce, itp2800, mobileactive, twitter | 1 Comment

ITP2800 – Week 5 – Building Mobile Apps

by nathan Posted on October 10, 2009

Homework for Week 5 Catch up on previous weeks’ readings and homework that you haven’t turned in yet Continue to develop and plan your cause with a target on being able to concisely explain it for your midterm and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Learn from This, Mobile Mobile | Tagged anarchogeek, android, imified, itp2800, mobile, mobileactive, rabble | 1 Comment

ITP2800 – Week 4 – Mobile Commons, TXTPower and Campaign Strategy

by nathan Posted on October 3, 2009

Week 4 – September 29 Mobile Campaigns from Text to Video: Texting, Ringtones and Camera Phones Homework: 1) Create diagrams for your cause proposal based on the pyramid and pillar diagrams below. 2) Read the following: Gene Sharp, There Are … Continue reading →

Posted in Deep Thoughts, Emerging Tech, Soapbox | Tagged itp2800, mcommons, mobileactive, non-violence, txtpower | 6 Comments

ITP2800 – Week 3 – Nathan's Story, Secret Videos and Student Proposals

by nathan Posted on September 25, 2009

Homework for week 3: Readings: “Of Secret Codes, Abbreviations, and Knowledge Lost and Gained” http://blog.thehenryford.org/2009/05/27/of-secret-codes-abbreviations-and-knowledge-lost-and-gained/ RNC 2004 in 160 Characters – http://www.scribd.com/doc/5403691/RNC04-in-160-Character-Bytes TXTmob: Text Messaging For Protest Swarms http://web.media.mit.edu/~tad/pub/txtmob_chi05.pdf MobileActive: Mobile Apps for Data Collection: http://mobileactive.org/wiki/Mobile_Applications_for_Data_Collection Tasks Listen to an … Continue reading →

Posted in Emerging Tech, Learn from This, Soapbox | Tagged itp, itp2800, mobileactive, nyu, torproject | 19 Comments

ITP2800 – Week 2 – Slides, Whiteboards, Videos and Homework

by nathan Posted on September 17, 2009

Here are is the homework, slides, notes, links and videos from the second week of ITP2800 – Social Activism using Mobile Technology. Homework for Week 2 Watch the videos linked to here: http://delicious.com/nathanialfreitas/itp2800+week2 Continue reading/finish “Little Brother” http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/ Take pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Deep Thoughts, Emerging Tech, Mobile Mobile | Tagged activism, class, itp2800, mobileactive, nyu | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: mobileactive

ITP2800: Designing Mobile Apps for Crisis Situations

Video from Open Mobile Camp at UNICEF

Mobile Apps under Duress: User Interface Guidelines

Transcript & comments from "Twitter against Tyrants" Congressional hearing

My (rough) statement for the US Helsinki Commission hearing (Feedback Please!)

This Thursday: Speaking at US Congressional Commission on "Twitter v. Tyrants"

ITP2800 – Week 5 – Building Mobile Apps

ITP2800 – Week 4 – Mobile Commons, TXTPower and Campaign Strategy

ITP2800 – Week 3 – Nathan's Story, Secret Videos and Student Proposals

ITP2800 – Week 2 – Slides, Whiteboards, Videos and Homework

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