A blog about Gene's work / daily observations / and other stuff. http://www.genelu.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:14:13 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.genelu.com/images/M_images/ http://www.genelu.com A blog about Gene's work / daily observations / and other stuff. http://www.genelu.com/content/view/218/13/ In his book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat , Oliver Sacks presents some of the clinical tales that he has encountered during his career as a neurologist. Specifically, he discusses patients with losses (e.g. amnesia, Korsakov's Syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsakoff%27s_syndrome)), which is then contrasted later in the book by patients with excesses (e.g. Tourette's Syndrome, Cupid's Disease). Finally, Dr. Sacks goes off the beaten path of neurological discourse and dives into the topic of transports (e.g. reminiscence, altered perceptions). In these varying forms of pathologies, there is one common idea shared amongst most, if not all, of the patients; the lack of an inner narrative. Without an inner narrative, patients are unable to maintain an identity or to lead a continous, fulfilling life. MFA IxD - Thesis Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:42:14 +0100 http://www.genelu.com/content/view/217/13/ (content/view/217/1/)One of the more interesting structures at this year's Expo in Shanghai is the Seed Cathedral. According to the Arch Daily (http://www.archdaily.com/58591/uk-pavilion-for-shanghai-world-expo-2010-heatherwick-studio/), the Seed Cathedral's architecture was a direct manifestation of what it was exhibiting while ensuring a significant area of open public space around it so visitors could relax and choose either to enter the pavilion building, or see it clearly from a calm, non-queuing vantage point. Blog - Travel Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:57:41 +0100 http://www.genelu.com/content/view/216/13/ Recently, I've been reading Oliver Sacks' The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Mistook-His-Wife/dp/0684853949) and came across a very inspirational story about a Mr. MacGregor, 93 year old man at an old people's home who, with the help of Dr. Sacks and others, prototyped a device that helped to straighten tilting patients. In the story that follows, there are numerous parallels that can be drawn between the processes that Dr. Sacks and Mr. MacGregor went through with those that are practicing interaction design. Enjoy! MFA IxD - Thesis Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:43:23 +0100 http://www.genelu.com/content/view/215/13/ (content/view/215/1/)Before arriving into Shanghai, I wasn't really sure what to expect of the elderly and their lifestyle here in the big city. All I had was my experience with a nursing home in Queens, the Keystone Project (http://vimeo.com/11271585), and my past experience living with my grandmother. After a few weeks of readjusting myself to the new environment, I had some time to do some preliminary research for my thesis project (content/view/214/13/). MFA IxD - Thesis Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:15:45 +0100 http://www.genelu.com/content/view/213/13/ (content/view/213/1/) Blog - Travel Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:26:32 +0100