Accessibility in user experience design is vast, but it generally means making your product accessible to any and all of your users. There are a few guidelines that help UX designers meet the WCAG 2.0 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). 1. Add Enough Color Contrast Some people have low vision, and those people could have trouble …
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Information Architecture
Information architecture (IA) is the science of organizing and structuring content of websites, applications, etc. It is pretty much the practice of how the UX design is arranged for it to be understandable and easily navigable by users. Jared Spool, a well-known user interface engineer, said, “Good design, when it’s done well, becomes invisible. It’s …
Social Video Series for Stones River Vet Hospital
Project Description Objectives: This project will help advertise SRVH to potential customers as well as how some of the procedures done at the Hospital. This will prove how well animals are treated. Needs Analysis: There is a lack of transparency when it comes to how animals are treated in the custody of Vets or boarders; …
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VR in Gaming: My Experience
Since its inception, virtual reality has been swaying between innovation and too much of a hassle to deal with. The very concept of VR is an awe inspiring one and at times can be downright mind-blowing. That concept has been sold to us time and time again throughout the years, especially in gaming, and has …
Design Thinking Topic Post
Design thinking is a process that UX design teams use to help better understand their users, find and define problems, and create real and intuitive solutions to those problems so that they can move on to prototyping and testing. Design thinking is what teams use to think outside of the box and solve pesky problems …
Stones River Vet Hospital Social Branding Video
This is a set of short Snapchat videos that I compiled together in the mobile application InShot. Also, because this was a quick assignment, I was not able to get any other dogs in the video, other than my own. The star of the video is my boy, Ryder, and as you can see, he’s …
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User-Experience Research Topic Post
User-Experience research is the study of a target audience or users to help with the design process of an application. This can help make the design of your app more fluid and user-friendly, as well as help you work through the kinks of any problems you may have to solve down the road. Not only …
Introduction to IAM 3210
Hi everyone, this is my thousandth introduction post/blog I’ve written in my college history. At this point I’m considering making things up about myself. Like how I climbed Mount Everest, twice. I also wrestled a family of bears into submission for trying to steal my lunch. I’m a senior here at MTSU, studying Interactive Media …
Interview with MrMattyPlays
In this post encapsulates a 3-question interview with Matthew Schroeder, better known as MrMattyPlays. Matthew is a successful YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and Podcast co-host. His channel has been growing and evolving since late 2011, as has he. What once was a “Lets Play!” centered channel, found its niche making content about Bethesda Game Studios games, …
Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled
Is it a Good Game? As an avid fan of the original Crash Team Racing for the first PlayStation console. This game brought back so many memories of fun times. I love this game simply because it’s exactly how I remember it as a child. I’ve probably played more Crash Team Racing than I have …
Taylor Ethridge 