Thoughts on Digital Life

Since starting at Capgemini, six weeks ago, I've been diving into Virtual Reality once again. I had experienced it at an employer before, working for Oculus Rift at the time. I also had my reservations because, being a designer, I thought the quality was too poor. Here's how Virtual Reality has been part of my life as a designer. QuickTime It all started somewhere in the 2000's when QuickTime started with 360 Panorama photo's leading to my first VR experience. It wasn't with goggles of any kind. It was a photo or maybe also a video that was created so you could drag your mouse and watch the surroundings. At the time that was pretty impessive and its a shame Apple has ended support for QuickTime for Windows. QuickTime has been a big part of my career in the past. Oculus Rift I moved over to the Oculus Rift. There were some technical guys who ordered it and experience with it. I created some models to be used on the Oculus. I haven't seen the Oculus ...

New Year Resolutions are often a bit strange. As if you haven't done something correct this year and need to change for the better the next year. Well, maybe you didn't do anything wrong this year. But I'd like to put some thoughts forward for 2015. 1. Think first, act after In my previous post I was already raving about Design Principles. Next year I will try implement those more often. Sometimes projects were so small this year that I simply couldn't sell Design Principles as part of the project. Next year I will always set Design Principles for every project - even if we can't charge it to anyone. They should be a part of the project. 2. Quality When you've been working in the business for 16 years there's the danger of routines. In the past I've seen people get stuck into a routine that worked and I have always vowed to move out when that happens. I'd feel like you put a coin in me for me to dance. Dance monkey! As I do every year I vow...