This story is told by an unknown narrator in the future after an apocalyptic technology event that has erased life… Read more All the Small Things | A Short Story on The “Evils” of Technology
Author: Doc Martens
Designer, maker, thinker, geek with a passion for learning and leveraging new technologies for social impact. I seek to connect people and communities and develop unique approaches to support social innovation and entrepreneurship in urban spaces.
I have a playful, curious, and whimsical mind that drives creative solutions, but even more creative questions and find inspiration from art, design, fiction and policy to imagine more sustainable and equitable futures.
Catch Up: Writings from 2015
As I sit here and start to examine my ideas around a thesis project for this year, I am reviewing… Read more Catch Up: Writings from 2015
Virtually Usable | A Review of Virtual Reality Usability Evaluation Methods
For my final project for Design for Usability, I took a bit of a different route, opting not to do… Read more Virtually Usable | A Review of Virtual Reality Usability Evaluation Methods
What’s Your Contribution? A Love Story
A design-lead storytelling exercise punctuated by group-created renders of a future NYC in 2050. Background For our Urban Interaction Design… Read more What’s Your Contribution? A Love Story
#ThursdayPlay | Layar – VR & AR Prototyping App
What is Layar? Dutch startup Layar is considered one of the front-runners in developing augmented reality interactions, famous for their… Read more #ThursdayPlay | Layar – VR & AR Prototyping App
Major Studio 2 Final | Citizen Score
In this post I will wrap up my work on my Major Studio 2 final, CitizenScore and present some of… Read more Major Studio 2 Final | Citizen Score
Free Box – Now for Apple Watch!
A New Platform For the next iteration of our final project, we were asked to reimagine functionality within our apps-in-progress… Read more Free Box – Now for Apple Watch!
Design for Usability Final Project Proposal
Check out my final project proposal for Design for Usability below. Went a little of the beaten path and asked… Read more Design for Usability Final Project Proposal
Paper Me Usable | Final Project Write-Up
For my Design for Usability class, we were assigned a long-term project that explored the several project phases for creating,… Read more Paper Me Usable | Final Project Write-Up
FilmReal: A/R Meet NYC’s Famous Films
Relive your favorite scenes from the Big Apple’s past films Where They Took Place with NYC’s first interactive augmented reality… Read more FilmReal: A/R Meet NYC’s Famous Films
Dana Martens 