This blog post provides a summary of our i-com article published in August 2024 (Volume 23 Issue 2) . The article analyses human-computer interaction (HCI) in science fiction films and shows how collaboration between humans and machines has developed over the last 100 years. It always makes reference to current real technologies. There are also interesting film and series recommendations ..read more

My name is Maria Shabanova and I did my internship at Centigrade in July 2024 in the department. I was given the task of creating an AI assistant with OpenAI (GPT-4). Centigrade works a lot with and has created the possibility to create AI assistants, many of which are already in use. My task was to create a prompt (instruction) for an assistant. I was supported in this by Jonas Enck, who supervised me during my internship together with Luzie Seeliger and Thomas Immich. This is a diary that documents my progress and the creation of the assistant ..read more

Blog article “The Branding Tool for UX Writers: The Voice & Tone Guide ..read more

To get an initial overview of the UX of a website or app, a UX audit is often recommended. But what is a UX audit anyway ..read more

Even in 2024, there are still companies that believe they don’t need user research to develop new digital products because “we know our customers and know best what they need”. Most user researchers have probably come across this or similar statements and have pulled their hair out over them. Such assertions often lead to lengthy discussions and it takes a great deal of persuasion to convince sceptics of the necessity and positive impact of user research. Couldn’t it be easier? Instead of going round in circles with the usual arguments, it’s time to playfully familiarise the critics with the p ..read more

However, creating personas can be a challenge. It is often time-consuming and resource-intensive, as data must first be collected and clustered, target group-specific characteristics identified and then translated into vivid persona descriptions. ,, a new AI-supported tool, promises to change the game ..read more

Unlike Amazon Echo and Meta, ChatGPT is highly disruptive. But why is that? ChatGPT was the fastest to reach 100 million users and has no dependencies on other technologies. ChatGPT is also very accessible and offers surprisingly little “ethical slippery slope ..read more

In today’s world, sustainability is more present than ever, while at the same time we are using more and more technology in our everyday lives. In the best case scenario, we combine these things. Unfortunately, most UX designers lack the theoretical knowledge to do this, which is where our media project comes in. We have developed an assistant realised with artificial intelligence. As a web application, this helps users to consider sustainability directly in and to comply with the associated laws and guidelines. With Leanscope AI, CX and UX professionals can easily generate proto-personas, enr ..read more

If, as a designer, I can suddenly access any style without having to learn it, the question arises as to which skillset we need to strengthen in the future in order to avoid becoming replaceable. A year ago, I wouldn’t have thought I’d be saying this. But as things stand, I would say that we urgently need to work on our vocabulary ..read more

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