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Design Talk (dot IE)0254 - The PMIA Perspective with Fernandos OngollyToday we’re talking with Fernandos Ongolly, to learn about home-grown innovations and digital startups from The Continent – in this case, Africa. Our hosts are Selma Anya, Safa A. A. Emam, and Diana Achiro, students on the MSc Digital Innovation programme.Fernandos has a PhD from UCD. He is the current “Proudly Made in Africa” Fellow in Business and Development at UCD College of Business, and the founder of – Non-EU Academics and Researchers Community in Ireland.Our audience is the class of 2025 studying the Outsourcing and Offshoring module taught by Allen Higgins.First...
2025-12-1256 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0255 - Learning in the Digital ClassroomWelcome to Design Talk. This episode resurrects a recording from the College of Business Intercultural Forum bite-sized workshop series, session 7. A conversation with Jacob Eisenberg and Allen Higgins on “adapting experiential learning to the digital classroom”. The talk was hosted by Kathleen O’Reilly and Linda Yang.Key takeaways:Students benefit from being in control of at least some of the settings within which learning experiences unfold so, consider using multiple apps rather than integrated systems, for example, separate the video presence experience (e.g. Zoom or Teams) from the digital whiteboard from the sh...
2025-08-0725 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0252 - どうして、日本?Welcome to Design Talk.In this episode I give a short talk titled “Doshite Nippon?” for Naonori sensei’s 'Gateways to Japan' discovery module at University College Dublin. The talk was recorded on April 1st 2025.Kodate sensei is founding Director of the UCD Centre for Japanese Studies and Director of the Public Policy Programme in UCD.Why Japan? I contend that it is good to experience the ordinary strangeness of a culture that is quite different to one’s own. My starting point is to consider the classic images of Japan after which I s...
2025-05-1222 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0250 - Programming as Craft with Roland TritschToday we’re talking with Roland Tritsch, about software engineering, the increasing relevance of functional programming, and his thoughts on the implications of using genAI in the development process. Our student hosts are: Lora, Noah, Mynah, Austen, Fionn, and Sergio, with Lucas on sound, and our audience is the class of 2025 studying the Contemporary Software Development module taught by Mel Ó Cinnéide.First, Roland, can you set the context and explain what it means to be a software craftsman?What value there is in functional programming both technically and from a business perspective? Are coverage tools widel...
2025-02-2643 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0249 - Storytelling for Learning by Allen Higgins[this one is for Séamas who kept asking if there was a recording of the talk I did for our Faculty Teaching and Learning Insights series...]A short talk by me (Allen Higgins) A Socratic questioning style for teaching/learning using a simple three-part structure: introduction, a series of questions, and closing comments.The hard part, or the art, is in asking good questions.Questioning 'story', or more specifically, 'storytelling' for teaching and learning.There is no set formula for creating a story, let alone a good story, bu...
2024-12-0614 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0248 - On Corporate Behaviour with Niamh BrennanHosts: Leo, Danny and BronaPreambleBrona Russell: The theme for today’s conversation is Good Corporate Governance.To help us dig into this topic we are delighted to be joined by UCD Professor Niamh Brennan. Niamh is the Michael MacCormac Professor of Management at University College Dublin and the Founder and Academic Director of the UCD Centre for Corporate Governance. To start, Niamh, can you tell us a little about yourself and how you came to specialise in Corporate Governance?Question bank Corporate behaviour and governance came i...
2024-11-1826 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0240 - Games that Work with Dov Jacobson“I started computing when there was no screen, no colour, no pixel, the pixel had not been invented yet, literally!” (Dov Jacobson) Dov is a long-time game developer with a special background in Game-Based Learning and is currently experimenting with approaches for enabling non-programmers to create games using a special framework he has developed that includes a live AI shaped character using OpenAI's ChatGPT4 API in TWINE. In this talk Dov explores the development of the many features of immersive technology building up to AR and VR but going beyond these towards Game Base...
2024-11-1243 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0247 - Saving the Game - GameChangersPanel 3 – Saving the Game: philosophical, existential and technical issues, shaping the intersection of games and lawChair: Maria O’Brien• Kieran Nolan: Material and Cultural Preservation of Legacy Video Game Platforms• Abby Rekas & Matt Voigts: Saving the GameNotes, extra questions, and further reading:With thanks to the College of Business, Public Policy & Law for the funds to support this event. The event is also part-funded by the College of Business, Public Policy & Law research fund.Supported by:· The University of Galway College (link)· College of Busine...
2024-10-2559 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0246 - Gaming the System - GameChangersPanel 2 – Gaming the System: the enabling aspects of regulation and competition as drivers of business opportunity for the games sector.Chair: Conn Holohan, Director Centre for Creative Technologies, University of Galway· Ambre Nicolle: Platform competition and strategic trade-offs for complementors: Heterogeneous reactions to the entry of a new platform· Alexey Rusakov: First-party complements and value in platform markets· Maria O’Brien: Ireland’s new Digital Games Tax Credit: the role of the state in supporting the games industryNotes, extra questions, and further reading:With thanks to the College of Busin...
2024-10-2546 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0245 - Testing, a Quality Mindset with Sushant SinghalWelcome to Design Talk. Our guest today is Sushant Singhal from Gartner. Sushant works on the Software Development and UX team in the Gartner Technical Professionals Guild (that’s my term for Garnet’s team specialisms).Sushant offers us his take on software testing and the quality mindset you need to bring to digital design and software engineering. There is lots to unpack here and to apply to your own environments.Don’t forget to look through the show-notes for further readings and links.Our hosts for this interview are Erin Niel...
2024-10-2341 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0238 - A Storied Academic Life - Karamjit GillToday’s episode is a cross-pod release with the UCD Centre for Innovation, Technology and Organisation.The following is the second recording from the Music and Virtual Worlds Workshop held on the 20th of June, 2024 – where invited guest, Emeritus Professor Karamjit Gill, co-founder and editor of the journal AI & Society reflected on his personal academic habitus; How he felt called to take action and respond to the question: How do you bring people together to help others, to make change and create social value through technology, without money, without power, without fame, and when the human-technological-systems to d...
2024-10-1157 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0242 - Digital Product Design with Mitch EvaOur hosts today are Bonnie Lyons and Téo Bayon, and our guest is Mitchell Eva, Principal Designer @ Sonalake,Dublin. Welcome to the podcast Mitch. Starting off, could you say a little about your background and interests?· A short sketch of the kinds of projects Sonalake works on?· How does your process change between your in-house products like SwitchedOn Fibre and your client work? · What differences have you seen between working as a designer in Africa vs Ireland? · Where do you see product design fitting within the whole product lifecycle? · ...
2024-10-0959 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0241 - Community Engagement and My PracticeIn this episode we go to UCD’s Building 71 where the 2nd year Architecture class of 2024 played host to three visiting architects, talking about how collaborative work has shaped their own practices. I hope you enjoy listening to these inspiring accounts by architects navigating their own deliberate practice in the world, working alongside communities and a range of other stakeholders. I think the insights they share can inform and inspire anyone involved in designing for others; practices for learning about client’s expectations, how technologies are really used by people, about their goals, needs, desires...
2024-10-022h 03
Design Talk (dot IE)0237 - The Music and Virtual Worlds WorkshopToday’s episode is a cross-pod release with the UCD Centre for Innovation, Technology and Organisation.Hi. I’m Allen Higgins, The following is a recording from the Music and Virtual Worlds Workshop held on the 20th of June, 2024 - a working event of the XTREME project, a research projected funded by the European Union.The workshop was a preliminary activity of the XTREME project; which stands for“’miXed Reality Environment for IMmersive Experience’ of Art and Culture”.The goal of the project being to research new applicati...
2024-09-241h 07
Design Talk (dot IE)0239 - STS Community Making with Cassidy R. Sugimoto and Rob KitchinA cross-pod release with CITO Conversations - https://www.smurfitschool.ie/facultyresearch/cito/The STS Ireland unconference of 25 June 2024.Welcome by Kalpana ShankarProfessor Cassidy R. Sugimoto, chair of the School of Public Policy at Georgia Institute of Technology and Professor Rob Kitchin from the Social Sciences Institute at Maynooth University.(the unconference was held at the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), St Stephen’s Green South, Dublin.)Why an unconference? An unconference is an event where the attendees help set the agenda and content. Rather than papers and...
2024-09-161h 08
Design Talk (dot IE)0236 - Talking About Captive Centres with Dave BorowskiWelcome to Design Talk, I’m Saisnehha Natraj. I am delighted to have David Borowski to talk with us today.Dave is a Senior Partner at West Monroe, the business transformation company. Dave is an engineer by training with experience in operations, supply chain and business transformation.First, Dave, can you tell us a little more about yourself and West Monroe?And a question for you Allen. How did you make the connection with Dave?Okay, back to you Dave,· Is the ‘managed services industry’ the same as outsourcing/offshoring? (O...
2024-08-1444 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0218 - Podcast design with Jennifer Keenahan and Allen HigginsWelcome to Design Talk.I am Jennifer Keenahan and I am delighted to be joined by Allen Higgins from the UCD College of Business to talk about shaping and delivering a podcast.Today I have turned the tables on Allen. Usually, he’s behind the scenes directing the show. Today I want him to share what goes into planning and producing an episode.To start, Allen could you tell us a little about your background and how you came to bring podcasting into your teaching practice.Q: Let’s start with yo...
2024-03-1524 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0207 - BAEF Educator Interview - Annunziata Esposito AmideoAnnunziata Esposito Amideo in conversation with Allen Higgins Nunzia is an Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems at University College Dublin, she is a member of the UK OR Society and its special interest group WORAN, and the current secretary of the EURO WISDOM Forum.· To start, Analytics educators come from all kinds of professions, how did you find yourself working in this field?· Can you share some lessons learned on becoming an analytics educator? (Three tips for a lecturer starting out?) · Can you tell us a bit about your own research interests?...
2023-11-0124 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0206 - Working in Code with Anna Browne (née Brady)Hi, I'm Allen Higgins, you're listening to Design Talk.I am delighted to have Anna Browne (née Brady) as my guest today, to talk about and reflect upon her career in code.· To start, Anna, can you share some of the key milestones in your career thus far? (Influenced at UCD by Dr Joe Morris in his Program Construction class; he made us write code, on paper, it made us appreciate the value of simplicity, the value of thinking things through.)· What for you, is the essence of design?o Can you share...
2023-10-1724 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0203 - BAEF Educator Interview - Anabela SoaresIn conversation: Allen Higgins and Anabela SoaresI am delighted to be joined today by Anabela Da Silva Filipe Soares. Anabela is a Senior Lecturer in Strategy & Operations Management at the University of the West of England and a member of the Business Analytics Educators Forum.· To start, Analytics educators come from all kinds of professions. Can you share a little about your own background and your perspective on data analytics?· How is analytics used in your original profession’s day-to-day work? [e.g. accounting, sociology, psychology, marketing, economics, engineering, computing, medical specialism...
2023-06-1533 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0201 - Creative Agencies with Musa AfandiyevHosts: Allen HigginsI am very pleased to welcome Musa Afandiyev, former founder/director of Ağıllı Nağıllar, a creative agency based in Baku, Azerbaijan, now studying for a PhD at UCD.· So, Musa, could you say a few words by way of introduction and how you got into the creative agency business?· How does Creative agency business fit with Marketing agencies, PR, Media, and Advertising?· People talk about the need for digital clusters and partner ecosystems for creative industries, do you think digital agencies benefit from being around each other, even if they compete fo...
2023-06-0836 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0197 - A Short History of Digital Transformation with Joe PeppardHost: Allen HigginsWe are very pleased to welcome Professor Joe Peppard, educator, consultant, and researcher.First, Joe, could you share a few words about your career to-date and your passion for IT?· · Computers, networks, Internet, and platform software as transformative technologies.· Knowledge management for technology.· Automation, strategic transformation, and organisational change.· Implications for the increasing use of AI in the economy.· New ways of working echo old ways of working.· Technology market – temporary monopolies and cycles of competitive domination.· Platform economies – the shift from hardware to...
2023-05-0953 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0188 - Symantec Software Localisation with Damian ScattergoodJohn Sterne interview with Damian Scattergood on his career in software localisation (with occasional interjections from Allen Higgins who also worked at Symantec).In part 2 of the interview John Sterne talks with Damian about his move into software localisation at Symantec’s Irish subsidiary in Ballycoolin Business Park, Blanchardstown and ultimately, co-founding STAR Translation with Paul Quigley in 2002. Notes:STAR Translation Services - https://www.star-ts.com/L10n and i18n = Localisation and internationalisation.Symantec Corporation (now dissolved) underwent continuous transformation over its lifetime. Org...
2023-03-2742 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0185 - Invention to Innovation with Fergal O'ReillyHost: Allen Higgins. We are delighted to have Fergal O’Reilly with us today. Fergal is an Adjunct professor and a Research Physics & Innovation Officer in the UCD School of Physics, with a career that spans, experimental physics, innovation, entrepreneurship and new venture formation.Could you tell us a little about yourself and your background to begin?1. SiriusXT offers a great example of the process of bringing scientific discoveries through to market, from primary research and development to commercial offerings, can you share a story of going from a handful of founders to a new en...
2023-03-0746 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0184 - Digital Galway with John SterneHosts: David Heskin and Allen HigginsWe are very pleased to have John Sterne, a technology journalist, historian and digital archivist, long involved in recording the social history of technology in Ireland: writing books, articles, press and online on the website techarchives.irish.John, can we start by telling us a little about yourself and your vision for techarchives.irish?So, today’s conversation, hopefully the first of many, we want to look at multiplier effects and spill-over benefits of having subsidiaries of multinational firms in based in your country.To...
2023-03-0652 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0183 - Web-Scale Software Engineering with Karl McCabeHi, I’m Allen Higgins.And I’m Déaglán Connolly Bree. We are really excited to have Karl McCabe join us today, to talk about what he has learnt over the years developing web-scale software. Karl is a UCD Computer Science graduate with a career spanning start-ups and the tech giants, Amazon and Meta. I first met Karl in IONA Technologies, you may not have heard about but I’ll call one of Irelands first tech unicorns, before unicorns were a thing.[D] So Karl, tell us a little about that journey b...
2023-02-261h 20
Design Talk (dot IE)0182 - Cloud Transformation with Luke MiddletonHosts: Adnan Aklouk and Wenhao Liao We are very pleased to welcome Luke Middleton, Head of Technology & Innovation at DataDyne Consulting and Teng Yu from Huawei Cloud. · Can you tell us a little about yourself and the story behind Datadyne?· And what does a day-in-the-life look like for you?· So, would you call yourself an entrepreneur?· And the potential for sports wellness analytics?· What are some of the challenges you encountered providing IT services for the health sector?· Can you talk about the "infrastructure-as-a-service" business model?· What do you say to Allen's clai...
2023-02-2232 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0177 - Software Architecture with Dave AndersonHosts: Sunil Kumar and Leo (Wong Tsz Lung).We are very pleased to welcome Dave Anderson; Author, Technical Fellow for the Bazaar Voice, blogger, and one of the hosts of “Serverless Craic” a podcast by The Serverless Edge.First, Dave, could you say a few words about yourself to begin?1. Tell us about your new book"The Value Flywheel Effect" and motivation for writing it?2. What do you think is the value of a good visualisation?3. You're an advocate for Wardley maps... What other visual methods do you use?4. What fo...
2022-11-0742 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0176 - Talking Design with Liam BannonAllen Higgins in conversation with Liam Bannon, Professor Emeritus, and founder of the Interaction Design Centre at the University of Limerick.Notes and mentions: The Interaction Design Centre at the University of Limerick - https://www.idc.ul.ieThe Participatory Design page on Wikipedia – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participatory_designXerox PARC and Rank Xerox Europarc - https://www.parc.comLiam’s publication index on Google Scholar – https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Un1nBHsAAAAJ&hl=enAcknowledgementsMusic Title...
2022-10-2826 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0175 - Creativity is a Process with Patrick StaceyHosts: Prince Priyank and Aisleen O'NeillWe are very pleased to have Patrick Stacey with us today.Patrick is Associate Professor of Information Management at Loughborough University and founder of Ankwilitas – The Emotion Analytics Company.First, Patrick, can you share a few words about yourself and career to begin?1. We’d love for you share some thoughts on the design process for game development…2. Is creativity something we can teach? Can we manage or control it?3. What was the spark that prompted you to start “Ankwilitas”?4. Do you involve u...
2022-10-2422 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0173 - Thoughts on New Ventures with Stephen KeenanI am pleased to have Stephen Keenan with us to talk about founding a start-up, the early-stage product design and development process, and to share his thoughts about funding new ventures.First, Stephen, could you say a few words about yourself and the motivation behind Filter, the MedTech start-up you are part of?•Why are companies that have a hardware component considered 'Deep Tech'?oDeep tech is where deep innovation comes from. And hardware is nearly always at the heart. But it is high risk over a long timeframe, that's wh...
2022-10-1426 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0172 - Communication is the Core Value with Felix QueitzschAnkur Banerjee, Aditya DevulapalliWe are very pleased to welcome Felix Queitzsch, Chief Risk Officer at RiskSystem, an innovative Irish start-up offering risk and regulatory reporting services for asset managers and investment markets.Hello, Felix, could you start by telling us a little about yourself and your background?Questions…1.What does flexibility, agility mean in a product development environment?•[Communication, communication, communication. Constant communication with customers. Clear communication aligning customer’s expectations with our delivery.]2.What does holding your customer’s hand look like?•[Agai...
2022-10-1420 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0171 - Rethinking the Agile Paradigm with Fin GouldingHosts: Julian Andriesen and Mohamed Danish ZaveriHello, I am Mohamed DanishAnd I am JulianWe are very pleased to welcome Fin Golding; Author, Business Agility Advisor, and Consultant at Enterprise Flow.First, Fin, you’ve had an amazing career, could you say a few words about yourself to begin?1.If you were to start from scratch, what would your ideal development team look like? [e.g. numbers, composition diversity, hierarchy, location]2.What for you are the key practices for teams involved in software? [daily/weekly ac...
2022-10-1415 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0096 - Essen '22 Game Chats Part 3The third in our series of interviews from Spiel ’22… Opening with Micael Sousa from Universidade de Coimbra (pronounciation: kəʊˈɪmbrə, or ˈkɔɪmbrə - if you say ‘Queenborough’ you won't be far wrong).Micael talks about serious games and the game-centric facilitation approach he has developed for, among other things, understanding and solving spatial planning challenges.https://www.linkedin.com/in/micaelssousa/At 20’ with Xeo Lye from Capital Gains Studio – Singapore tabletop game designer talking about his educational game “Cryptocurrency”, a game for learning about crypto scams.https://www.capitalgainsgr...
2022-10-0645 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0095 - Essen '22 Game Chats Part 2The second series of interviews from Spiel ’22… In this episode I talked with:Opening with Patrick Gebhardt and Julius Brunken from Vuca Simulationshttps://vucasims.comAt 12’ chatted with Koosha Nezamirad and Mehdi Mohammadzadeh from Piriyka House Game Design Studio (at 12’)www.piriyka.comAt 29’ I caught Fran and Ian demoing at the Bright Eye Games standhttps://www.brighteyegames.com(Ian is also involved in the Games People online play test group)http://www.thegamespeople.co.uk/games/game-desig...
2022-10-0556 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0094 - Essen '22 Game Chats Part 1From Spiel ’22… In this episode I talked with:Pete Ward & and Duncan Molloy (at 8’) from Rebellion Unpluggedhttps://rebellionunplugged.com/announcing-rebellion-unplugged/Scott D'Agostino from WizKids (at 22’)https://wizkids.comAnd Jon Manker from ION Game Design (at 34’)https://iongamedesign.com AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Hades, from the album Chromatic T-RexArtist: Ben PruntySource: https://www.benpruntymusic.com/License: Non-transferable license. Permission to use was granted by Ben PruntyCover Art ...
2022-10-0451 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0170 - Consulting Challenges with David BowmanHosts: Trisha Ghosh and Saptarshi MitraWe are very pleased to welcome David Bowman, Chief Technology Officer at InvoiceFair.First, David, could you tell us a little about yourself and your current role?1. Let’s start with a hard question first. What, for you, is the essence of design?2. Moving on then, our audience are interested in digital, consulting, technology. Is there a place for consultants in a start-up?3. If you were to start from scratch, what would your ideal team look like? [diversity, numbers, reporting/hierarchy, locati...
2022-08-0542 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0169 - Where Does Design Happen? with Padraig CoffeyHosts: Gayatri Poddar and Isha Sharma Our guest today is Padraig Coffey. Padraig is CEO at Zartis - a software consultancy, technology strategy and team augmentation services company based in Cork.1. Thank you for joining us, Padraig, can you start by telling us a little about yourself?2. How do you become a consultant and what do consultants do?3. Is consultancy necessarily a time-boxed project-oriented activity?4. Do you ever admit the limits of your knowledge?5. How do you handle the politics of being a consultant?6...
2022-08-0227 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0167 - Strategist or Technologist? with Mark SmythHosts: Bo-Tsun Chen and Sandra OrozcoOur guest today is Mark Smyth from Accenture.Mark, you are very welcome to the podcast. Could we with start a brief introduction and how you ended up in consulting?1.Would you consider yourself generalist or a specialist, a T shaped or π shaped person?2.What tips would you give someone starting out as a consultant?3.Comment on the consultant as problem-solver.4.Do you ever admit the limits of your knowledge?5.Is it en...
2022-03-0730 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0166 - Consulting at Scale with Tom RourkeHosts: Dimitrios Delemissis and Theodoros ChatzidimitriouOur guest today is Tom Rourke.Tom works in kyndryl, with the most interesting job title, “Global Leader for Co-Creation”You are very welcome to the podcast Tom. Could you say a few words about yourself and kyndryl?1. For someone starting out could you sketch the learning journey to become a consultant?2. Could you talk about co-creation, does it relate to design thinking?3. How or when do you start the process with a client?4. What do...
2022-03-0635 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0165 - Agile at Scale with Jefferson CowhigHosts: Jesus Cortina Bernal and Odhrán McDonnellWe are delighted to have Jefferson Cowhig to talk with us today. Jeff works in Financial Services Technology Transformation for EY.You are very welcome to the podcast Jeff. Could you say a few words about your own background and experience in consulting and technology?1.Can we start with an article we have been reading, Henrik Kniberg & Anders Ivarsson’s “Scaling Agile @ Spotify”. What were your impressions when you first learnt about the Spotify model? [2012-2016- the Tribes, Squads, C...
2022-03-0538 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0164 - Always Put the Client First with Matteo CollinaHost(s) Emma Matthews and Soumya Seniaray Our guest today is Matteo Collina, Chief Software Architect at NearForm, the Irish enterprise software solutions company, headquartered in Waterford and offices around the world. Among other things Matteo is an active open-source contributor, is on the steering committee for Node.js, and over his career has developed a deep understanding of the business of consulting…Thank you for joining us, Matteo, can you start by telling us a little more about yourself?1.Let’s start with the dark side of the business of co...
2022-03-0430 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0163 - Aspects of Consulting with Shradha ShawHost(s) Tristan Flüchter and Sinead ClearyOur guest today is Shradha Shaw. Shradha is a Senior Analytics Consultant at Deloitte Ireland with experience in Business Intelligence and Data Transformation.Thank you for joining us, Shradha, can you start by telling us a little about yourself?1. Is the analyst role and the consultant role different?2. What do consultants do? [is being a consultant more about developing technology or strategy?]3. What does a day on a sprint look like?4. You're with a client and it becomes...
2022-03-0314 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0162 - The Data Scientist as... with Christina PhillipsHost(s) Wenqiao Xu, Upama GhoshOur guest today is Christina Phillips. Christina is a senior lecturer in business analytics at Liverpool John Moores University and has worked in applied scienced research, problem solving, and solution development for industry.Thank you for joining us, Christina, can you start by telling us a little about yourself?1.Is data science more about statistics, application development or organisational change?2.Where do you see the role of data analysts or scientist fitting in to existing organisations? 3.What needs to h...
2022-03-0221 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0161 - Consulting the Track Vax Project with Siobhan Duggan & Amanda CreaneHost(s) Calum Comerford and Kunal GuptaHello, I am CalumAnd I am KunalOur guests today are Siobhan Duggan, Amanda Creane from GS1 Ireland .Can you start by introducing yourselves and give a short overview of GS1?1.Could you tell us about the project you took part in to keep track of Covid-19 vaccines for Ireland’s national health system?2.Further to this could you comment on how the opportunity came about?3.Is the TrackVax initiative unique or was it si...
2022-03-0128 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0160 - Inside Technology Consulting with Sean McGarraghy & Allen HigginsYou are listening to an episode of the technology consulting series on design talkA place for talking about consulting with: experts, technologists, clients, and educators.Hello, I am Allen HigginsWe start this season in conversation with Sean McGarraghyFirst Sean, tell us a little about your own career before we look inside the business of Technology Consulting…1. What tips would you give someone starting out?2. Is it enough to know a little about a lot and a lot...
2022-03-0126 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0032 - Entrepreneurial Designers with Maurice KnightlyHost(s): Otto Maeglin and Ruairi Doyle We are talking with Maurice Knightly, Entrepreneurial Specialist at UCD Innovation AcademyYou are very welcome to the podcast, Maurice. Can you tell us a little about yourself to begin? 1.Entrepreneurship seems to have become intrinsically linked with “Design Thinking” and “Design sprints”, hackathons and jams. Why this connection? 2.Is it only digital enterprises joining with this, who is using it and why? 3.Can anyone develop a design attitude? How can a newbie start out? 4.Can yo...
2022-02-1025 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0040 - Removing Barriers in Business with Denis KennedyHosts: Sarah Keniston and Ethan Duffy Welcome to the podcastIn today’s episode we talk with Denis Kennedy, an Accessibility Consultant and lecturer.You are very welcome to the podcast Denis. To start, can you tell us a little about yourself?1.For you, what is the essence of design?2.What are some examples of good design or bad design?3.Do we have to make trade-offs between accessibility and usability in software?4.Can you talk about the challenge of making the...
2022-02-1015 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0039- Universal and Accessible Design with Dónal FitzpatrickHost: Daniel Guenther and Katie Fallon In today’s episode we talk with Dónal Fitzpatrick, a Senior ICT Design Advisor with Ireland’s National Disability Authority.You are very welcome to the podcast Dónal. To start, can you tell us a little about yourself?1.What are some good examples of bad design?2.How do you raise people’s design awareness? [on using baddesigns.com… to encourage discussions even arguments about good and bad design…]3.What is the difference between universal design and accessible design?
2022-02-0919 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0038 - Hands-On Performance with Lorcan O'KeeffeHosts: Monika Lukosiute and Cian MageeWe are talking with Lorcan O'Keeffe of Hands On PerformanceYou are very welcome to the podcast Lorcan. Can you tell us a little about yourself?1.What is your vision for both O’Keeffe Design and Hands on Performance?2.Could you give us a brief intro to e-sports, sim-sports, racing simulators?3.Why put so much attention to replicating road car and motor sport controls in a sim-sports driving rig?4.Who was your inspiration? [Who do you design for...
2022-02-0826 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0037 - Visual Communication Tips with Fiona WalshHosts: Kira Koval and Amine BerrahalWe are talking with Fiona Walsh from Imagine Coaching. You are very welcome Fiona. Can you tell us a little about yourself?1.PowerPoint has become a hugely important medium for communication, and you are becoming known as a go-to person for PowerPoint design and power tips. What do you look for in a well-designed presentation? [checklist?]2.What awesome features do you use for your own designs, that people don’t generally know about? 3.Can you talk about your own...
2022-02-0731 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0036 - Accessible First Design with Jack Clark & Matt ObeeHost(s): Olivia Raines, Kyle Coldrick Welcome to the podcastWe are talking with Jack Clark and Matt Obee from NearForm. Nearform is an enterprise software development and capability building company, headquartered in Waterford with offices around the world.You are very welcome to the podcast Jack and Matt. Can you tell us a little about yourselves and your roles in NearForm.1.Can you talk about some tools that anyone can use to evaluate the accessibility of a web page or an app? [run on...
2022-02-0627 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0034 - Practicing Design Thinking with Eileen DiskinHosts: Juliet Gusinde-Duffy and Lilly Cordover We are talking today with Eileen Diskin, Entrepreneurial Specialist with the UCD Innovation Academy, environmental scientist, and professional facilitator.You are very welcome to the podcast Eileen. Can you tell us a little about yourself to begin?UCD’s Innovation Academy showcases cutting edge hacker-creator tools such as VR, 3D printing, LEGO, while at the same time values paper and cardboard too. Can you talk about the need for physical prototyping for idea development?What do you think is motivating the “Desig...
2022-02-0421 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0033 - Making UCD Accessible with Tina LoweHost(s): Geoffrey Ax and Cian Hanlon Hi, I am GeoffreyAnd I am Cian Today we are talking with Tina Lowe, UCD Campus Accessibility Officer".You are very welcome to the podcast Tina. 1. Can you tell us a little about yourself to begin? 2. What designs, out in the world, end up creating inequality? 3. As someone with visual impairment, is dealing with design inequality a daily experience for you?4. How accessible is the University campus?5. One of the principles we talk...
2022-02-0322 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0031 - Design Action with Rohan PereraWelcome to the podcast. I am CalayjiaAnd I am Zain. Today we are talking with Rohan Perera, entrepreneur and one of the founders of HEBE, Design Sprint Ireland and Leandisruptor.com among other ventures.You are very welcome to the podcast, Rohan. Can you tell us a little about yourself to begin?The idea of “Design Thinking” and “Design sprints” seem to have become ubiquitous in recent years, who is using it and why? So: build, make, tinker and learn - prototype test, observe and evaluate.Isn’t des...
2022-02-0341 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0159 - Global Africa with David NyalukeHosts: Conor Fitzpatrick and Gary SandfordOur guest today is David Nyaluke. David is the UCD Proudly Made in Africa Fellow in Business and Development. You are very welcome to the podcast David. Could you say a few words about yourself and PMIA?1.Can you start by bringing us up to speed on the countries, the politics, and the economics of Africa? 2.Does Africa truly benefit from global trade? [yes and no] Let’s start with the NO argument… 3.Is there a YES argument? 4.Is the...
2022-01-0922 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0158 - The Blockchain Lab with Lisa SimpsonHost(s) Kathleen Boyles and Anil Yadav Hello, I am KatAnd I am AnilWe are very pleased to welcome Lisa Simpson from Deloitte Ireland.First, Lisa, could you tell us a little about yourself and how you came to manage Deloitte’s Blockchain lab in Dublin?.1.What is a Blockchain lab? [What is it like to work in a Blockchain lab?]2.What application areas are suitable Blockchain technology? [Does Blockchain enable completely new application areas?]3.How radical is Blo...
2022-01-0819 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0157 - Growing the Digital Ecosystem with Aoife BrodiganHosts: Nathan Summers, Aradhika NigamWe are talking today with Aoife Brodigan, Marketing Director for Huawei Mobile Services in Europe.To start, Aoife, could you tell us a little about yourself?1. Where does Aspiegel fit within Huawei group? [Aspiegel as digital service provider, role in looking after HMS products, subsidiary of Huawei] 2. Could you explain what is Huawei Mobile Services ecosystem? [growth of AppGallery as third largest app marketplace, share some examples of hms products…] 3. How do you test consumer ideas and come up with new f...
2022-01-0710 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0155 - The Sound Design Start-up with Alex and Sae WilmerHost(s): Oisin McMullan and Colin Kieran…We are joined today by Alex Wilmer and Sae Wilmer, the partnership behind Wilmer Sound. You are both very welcome to the podcast. Can you tell us a little about yourselves to start?What inspired you to start out then decide to build the business? It must have been a crowded space to get into and difficult to stand out.How do you manage the different aspects of being artist driven versus business focused?With studios in Korea, Ireland, and California in...
2022-01-0527 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0154 - Start-up Journeys with Nubi Kay'Host(s) My Doan and Onss Saadyiah Hello, I am MyAnd I am OnssToday we are talking with Nubi Kay', start-up programs lead at Paystack/Stripe.You are very welcome to the podcast, Nubi.Can you tell us a little about yourself and the background to Paystack?What does being a start-up programs lead at Paystack involve?What time zone do you spend most of the day in?Are there other pathways for start-ups o...
2022-01-0428 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0153 - The Supplier Perspective with Suhas PathakHost(s): Andres Aboitiz and Roshna RasheedWe are talking with Suhas Pathak, software engineer, entrepreneur and founder of Unnat-e SysTechYou are very welcome to the podcast, Suhas.Can you tell us a little about yourself to start?What does a typical working day look like these days?Could you explain some of the assumptions behind outsourcing as a strategy?Do you think it is inevitable for a business, to outsource technology services? How important has outsourcing been t...
2022-01-0326 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0152 - The Word Game with Damian ScattergoodHosts: Sheila Duignan and Christof Steiner We are talking with Damian Scattergood, programmer, entrepreneur, and Managing Director of STAR Translation Ireland (https://www.star-ts.com).You are very welcome to the podcast, Damian.Christof: Can you tell us a little about yourself to start?Christof: What is localization?Sheila: To move the subject on to that of outsourcing and offshoring a.What place does outsourcing have in supplier organizations like STAR?b.Star has 50 offices globally and a number of Centres of...
2022-01-0238 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0151 - Digital Motor Sports with Niall MaherHosts: Brian Condon, Christopher SchlieperToday we are talking with Niall Maher. CEO & Founder Digital Motorsports at ESE EntertainmentFirst, Niall, thank you for taking the time to talk with us.For those who aren’t familiar with the sector, what is the difference between e-sports and real sports and why e-sports is taking off?What do you say to the idea some might have that e-sports are video games? There has been a lot of talk about a metaverse. Some might consider DMS to b...
2022-01-0134 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0149 - Working in Blockchain with Kevin MatthewsHosts: Anil Yadav and Andres Aboitiz We are very pleased to welcome Kevin Matthews from Coinbase.First, Kevin, could you tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be a Blockchain Operations Programme Manager for Coinbase?1. What attracted you first to a career in the Blockchain industry?2. Can you give us a sketch of the various actors that make up the ecosystem?3. Is there a role for specialist consultants and tech consultancies?4. Is the approach taken for programme management just the s...
2022-01-0122 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0091 - Essen '21 Game Chats Part 4Coming up we talk with, Kimo Pope from Japanime Games, of Portland, Oregon. KONDOU Koushi, game designer from Tokyo, Japan.And HARADA Midori, a game artist-author now living in Germany.First stop, the Adventure Planning Service booth in Halle 1 to meet Koushi and Midori.(APS is known as Bouken meaning ‘adventure’ in Japanese).HADARA-san (Midori) is one of the artists behind illustrating the classic Pokémon trading card game. Now based in Germany, among her current projects is Fuwafuwanokuma, an illustrated series based on a cute polar bear to...
2021-10-1119 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0090 - Essen '21 Game Chats Part 3Next up, we chat with Rafał Szyma – head of art & graphic design at Portal Games, based in Upper Silesia, Poland.Their speciality is intricate storytelling, narrative driven boardgames.Portal was showcasing three big titles at Spiel’21.“Dune House Secrets” is part of the Dune franchise and takes up where Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 movie ends. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329713/dune-house-secrets“Vienna Connection” – an espionage-stroke-detective roleplayer https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/299255/vienna-connectionAnd Bruno Faidutti’s “Dreadful Circus” – a set-collection game with clever twist on win conditions. https://boardgamegeek.co...
2021-10-1015 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0089 - Essen '21 Game Chats Part 2Next up, interviews with The Detective Society and Dakota Irish.First, Dan Wiseman, Managing Director and Head of Marketing for The Detective Society.The Detective Society, based in London, create immersive narrative puzzle experiences. They make mystery detective games merging the vibe of a complex escape room with the dark tension of a whodunit.https://thedetectivesociety.comNow making my way over to Hall 5 to meet Luke McIntosh, Managing Director of Dakota Irish.Dakota Irish, based in Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland, create beautiful things for lovers of di...
2021-10-0919 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0088 - Essen '21 Game Chats Part 1This is the first of our series of interviews at Spiel ’21 Messer Essen is huge. 8 halls. Each the size of very large aircraft hangers. Our first vox pop interviews are with members of the public queuing and waiting for the fair to open....As you can hear, the doors have just opened to the main halls.The massive polite queues morph into a steady flow of humanity into halls 1 to 6 containing Spiel. ...First stop, Hall 6, to talk with two Dutch publisher/distr...
2021-10-0819 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0148 - Software@ with Alex, Vinicius and MateusIn this episode of Software@ on Design Talk, we talk with Alex Moran, Vinicius (Vinnie) Vargas and Mateus Fregonassi about software development, Agile and the dogmas of software engineering. Production teamDonal O’DonnchadhaZhuo Liu Oisin McMullan (Daisy) Yichen Wan Welcome to "Software@", on Design Talk.1.What suggestions would you have for managing Conflict Resolution within a project team or organisation? 2.How do you manage continual learning and personal development within an organization? Would it be mostly independent or as a team?
2021-10-0832 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0147 - Software @ with Ruyue and MattIn this episode of Design Talk, we talk with Ruyue Jin and Matt McGee about design vision, consultancy, being entrepreneurial.Hosts: AnilDeepikaManjithPrateekShyniGuests: Ruyue Jin Matt McGee Anil: Hello, welcome to another edition of design talk. This is Anil Yadav. In today's podcast, we will be exploring the views around design, consultancy and entrepreneurship. Welcome back everyone. We will continue our Software @ podcast. We are joined with our industry speak...
2021-10-0722 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0146 - Software@ with Ritika and EleanorHerzlich Willkommen, Bienvenue, Добрый день, Namaste to our dear guests and interviewees, Ritika and Eleanor and welcome back to our dear listeners to our "Software@", on Design Talk!Q1: Please tell us a little bit about yourself, your background and your experience.Q2: As both of you are currently working using scrum, what are the daily practices you use, to favour agile development?Q3: Could you give us a little more insight on how the KANBAN board is used at your company?Q4: Does the Kanban board really make a differen...
2021-10-0617 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0144 - Software@ with Kris and GuilhermeWelcome to "Software@", on Design Talk. My name is David and I would like to welcome Kris and Guilherme to the podcast! Thank you both for giving us the opportunity to ask questions about design and the readings from their experience working. David: Kris how are you today? Could you please introduce yourself? Thank you Kris and over to you Guilherme for an introduction. Over to you Colin for the first question; What is the ideal duration of a Sprint for you? (Colin)D...
2021-10-0425 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0143 - Software@ with Vikram and BatuIn this episode of Software@ on Design Talk, we talk with Batu Orhanand Vikram Singh about software development, architecture and design for large scale systems. Interviewers: Toshik Doomra Andres AboitizChris SchlieperBhavani RagunathanErwin FuentesGuest(s) Speakers: Vikram SinghBatu OrhanWelcome to "Software@", on Design Talk.●Please share in brief your experience/background and describe your typical work week? ●What does Business versus Dev want, is it alw...
2021-10-0325 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0122 - Talking Standards with Kierán CoxIn this chat, Kieran Cox takes the spotlight, talking about the role of Ireland’s National Standards agency, the NSAI.Q: First question Kierán, should we spell standarisation with an "s" (CEN/CENELEC) or a "z" (ISO)?Q: With all the institutional involvement would you say that Standards processes are legal, or political, or scientific?Q: What is standarisation good for?Note: An example of old-style thinking which uses a standard to limit access to a market.Q: What does the NSAI do and who...
2021-05-0224 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0087 - A designer's journey with Caroline Fox“In this episode Ben Curran and I talked with Caroline Fox, an independent game designer and the person behind Picture Points. The episode was recorded on April 15th, 2021.”-----Hosts: Allen HigginsBen CurranGuest: Caroline Fox (Game designer, illustrator)-----OPENING -----[Ben]Welcome to Game Chats on DesignTalk.We’re very pleased to have Caroline Fox in to chat with us today, to talk about paths to publication, from paper to p...
2021-03-0732 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0086 - From Game Community to Game Development with Joe NearyShow-notes “From Game-Play-Community to Game Development with Joe Neary” Podcast 08-04-2021 – 10.00 amTitle: 0086 – From Game-Play-Community to Game DevelopmentSubtitle: Talking with Joe Neary about "finding your niche in games"Link:Season: 5Episode: 86Preamble[Allen Higgins]“In this episode of The Game Chat we talked with Joe Neary, a Senior QA/Tester at, Romero Games on the journey from Game-Play-Community into Game Development”-----Hosts: András PappRuth CampionGuest:
2021-03-0627 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0085 - Publishing Boardgames with Robin DavidWelcome to the Game Chats edition of Design TalkWe are delighted to welcome Robin David today.Robin is a multi-published multi-award-winning game designer, with a portfolio of games across a number of genres; narrative, interactive fiction, puzzle solving, word games, and RPGs.Robin, could first tell us a little about yourself and your path to game design?[Hugh and Allen will chip in comments questions as/when timely/appropriate]When you reflect upon your personal design process, from conception to completion, would you say you...
2021-03-0530 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0084 - Play, Pitch, Publish with Paul ConwayWelcome to the Game Chat series on Design Talk.Our guest today is Paul Conway from Spooky Doorway.Spooky Doorway is a team of Irish developers with a unique style of engaging, interactive storytelling. Their Darkside Detective series is a point-and-click puzzler with an occult-comedic feel.Paul, could tell us a little about yourself and your path to game design? How did you know you wanted to go into this industry? And What are the most challenging/rewarding parts of your job?The Eldritch House page on Steam https://steamcommunity.com...
2021-03-0431 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0083 - Sara’s Game Art Book WishShownotes “Sara’s Game Art Book Wish”Podcast 4-3-2021 – 10.00amTitle: 0083 – Sara’s Game Art Book WishSubtitle: Talking about creating art for video gamesLink:Season: 4Episode: 83Hosts: Kellie Donnelly [co-host]Allen Higgins [co-host]Guest: Sara Mena (www.doodliostudio.com)The talk was recorded on March 4th 2021.[a note about the revised title: about half-way through the chat, Kellie and Sara talk about things we...
2021-03-0323 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0081 - Talking Narrative with Aoife O’FrielGuest: Aoife O'Friel (aoifeofriel.wixsite.com/portfolio)Hosts: Jenine Lynch [co-host]Liana Schley [co-host]Allen Higgins [co-host]-----Welcome to the Game Chat series on Design Talk.Aoife O’Friel is a writer and narrative designer, from Waterford, now based in Sweden and working for Ubisoft.We hope to cover a few areas.The role of the writer/designer, getting into the video game industry, and the demands of working on game projects.●Narrat...
2021-03-0121 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0065 - Talking about Distributed Teams with Ciaran Treanor and Cormac Ó FoghlúGuests: Ciaran Treanor and Cormac Ó Foghlú Hosts: Rujuta Sandeep Kulkarni and Allen Higgins -----OPENING -----[Rujuta]Welcome to the Design Talk podcast.We are joined today by Ciaran Treanor, Sonalake’s CTOand Cormac Ó Foghlú, VP Operations at Sonalake.First, could I ask you both, to tell us a little about yourselves, before we talk about Sonalake?Some general questions we might ask if needed to keep the conversation going:1. Can you brief us more...
2021-02-0422 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0062 - Designing Organisations - Why Ireland? with Rory MullenWhy Ireland for inbound tech investment?Guest: Rory Mullen, IDAUCD Host team:Allen Higgins [host interview]Jeroen van der Hoeven [host interview]Saga BengtssonMin YangGautam VenkataramanJohn ToribioBackground music: Music by HoobeZa (no Copyright/License): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6nMNPQ4Vf0. Cover Art created by John Toribio, Copyright image clip art via Canva (https://www.canva.com/). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
2021-02-0214 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0052- 11 - Behind the ScenesShow-notes for cross-pod for The Blind Spot with Tina LowePodcast -31/Jan/2022 (publish sequence Jan 20 2021)Title: 0052- 11 - Behind the Scenes of Creating The Blind SpotSubtitle: With Conor Reid, Jessica Viola & Allen HigginsLink: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieSeason: 2Episode: 0052 For more information see “The Blind Spot” on Spotify for notes and descriptions of episodes. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blindspot-ieCredits and LicenseMusic Title...
2021-01-2046 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0027 - Design Thinking - Design for Learning with Niall FlahertyShow-notes. Design for Accessible Learning: with Niall Flaherty Podcast 01-04-2021 – 2.00 pmTitle: 0027 – Design for Accessible LearningSubtitle: A discussion with Niall Flaherty on Apps, websites and Learning Management SystemsLink:Season: 2Episode: 27-----Hosts: Allen HigginsGuest: Niall Flaherty-----OPENING -----Welcome to this edition of the Design Talk podcast. We are joined today Niall Flaherty, an Educational Technologist in UCD with a deep interest in acces...
2021-01-0733 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0026 - Design Thinking - Using JAWS; a workshop with NCBIShow-notes. “Using JAWS; a workshop with NCBI”Podcast 25-03-2021 – 13.00Title: 0026 – Using JAWS; a workshop with NCBISubtitle: Introducing JAWS, the PC screen reader, with Brian Manning and Sean Doran from the NCBILink:Season: 2Episode: 26Hosts: Allen Higgins Guests: Brian Manning Sean DornPost-Production:Ruth CampionAllen Higgins-----Welcome to Design TalkThis episode was recorded on Thursday 25th of March 2...
2021-01-0641 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0025 - Design Thinking - iOS Gestures Workshop with NCBIShow-notes. “iOS Gestures Workshop with NCBI”Podcast 26-02-2021 – 13.00Title: 0025 – iOS Gestures Workshop with NCBISubtitle: A workshop for accessible iPhone use with Miriam Kelly and Sean DoranLink:Season: 2Episode: 25Hosts: Allen Higgins Guests: Sean DornMiriam KellyPost-Production:Ruth CampionAllen Higgins-----READY CHECK ☐ Press the big RED button! [RECORD]Ask everyone to check their mic is active a...
2021-01-0526 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0024 - Design Thinking - NCBI Panel discussionHosts: Allen Higgins David Fitzgerald Guests: Sean DornBrian ManningMiriam KellyPost-Production:Ruth CampionAllen Higgins-----[Allen] In this series of talks we will be focusing on inclusive design, designing for access for everyone, because we shouldn’t need to compromise between usability and accessibility.I’m Allen[David] And I’m DavidAnd we’d like to welcome…Sean Doran, Br...
2021-01-0431 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0023 - Design Thinking - NearForm on Inclusive Design with Matt Obee and Jack ClarkHosts: Allen Higgins [host interview]David Fitzgerald [host interview]Michele Mann [audience engagement]Guests: Matt ObeeJack Clark-----[DF] Our guests today are Matt Obee – Senior Product DesignerandJack Clark – Software EngineerBoth Matt and Jack work in NearForm, the digital product and service development company. Headquartered in Waterford, Ireland, with people working around the world.NearForm was the company selected to develop and maintain Ireland’s Covid-19 app.
2021-01-0328 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0020 - From Design Thinking to Inclusive DesignHosts: Allen HigginsGuest: Tina LoweIn this episode Tina Lowe (UCD Campus Accessibility Officer) and I talk about the links design thinking and universal design. We also talk about the idea of empathy and how to spark design awareness in others.-----Discussion touching on:●What is design thinking?●Why do you consider inclusive design to be an essential part of the design process?●Who benefits from inclusive design?●What is design empathy? ●How can y...
2021-01-0110 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0016 - The Metaphysics of Games Part 2Welcome to this extended seminar with Donncha Kavanagh on the history and Metaphysics of Games, Play & Fun.In the next couple of episodes Donncha will talk about the background, key ideas, concepts and theories surrounding the role of games and play in human society.In part 2 Donncha juxtaposes the split between work and play as distinct domains of human character (good and bad; valued versus vulgar); and the modern era’s increasingly unashamed appreciation for leisure. Modernity; contemporary and post-modern treatment of games and play. From theorising games and play as the...
2020-06-1626 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0015 - The Metaphysics of Games Part 1Welcome to this extended seminar with Donncha Kavanagh on the history and Metaphysics of Games, Play & Fun.In the next couple of episodes Donncha will talk about the background, key ideas, concepts and theories surrounding the role of games and play in human society.In part 1In part 1 Donncha develops a brief history of influential ideas surrounding the ideal of work and the role of play in human culture.Pleasure and play as sin, the protestant reformation, and the centrality of a work versus leisure shaping the ethics of utlilitarianism, c...
2020-06-1528 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0014 - Unboxing Spiel with Sane Whelan - EpilogueWelcome to Unboxing Spiel. The Epilogue.Thank you for listening The music used is “Sorry” by Comfort Fit. AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Sorry (from the album "Forget And Remember"")Artist: Comfort FitSource: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Comfort_FitLicense: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE (Namensnennung - Nicht-kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung 3.0 Deutschland). Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Germany: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/ Cover Art Title: The Game Wall Poster (collage using personal photos with...
2020-06-1406 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0013 - Unboxing Spiel with Sane Whelan - Part 3Welcome to Unboxing Spiel. Part Three: Player Value.Thank you for listening. The music used is “Sorry” by Comfort Fit. AcknowledgementsMusic Title: Sorry (from the album "Forget And Remember"")Artist: Comfort FitSource: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Comfort_FitLicense: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE (Namensnennung - Nicht-kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung 3.0 Deutschland). Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Germany: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/ Cover Art Title: The Game Wall Poster (collage using perso...
2020-06-1316 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0012 - Unboxing Spiel with Sane Whelan - Part 2Welcome to Unboxing Spiel. Part Two: KICKSTARTER.We talk about:The boardgame ‘Sell Sheet’Breaking Games – sell sheet and prototypePublisher contactsThe question of whether to self-publish or growdfund it via Kickstarter pledges?Royalty versus MSRP?Making video, CGI, playthrough, instructions, explaining strategy etc.What do you need for a Kickstarter campaign?What is your print run going to be?Who else to involve? Outsourcing manufacturer, marketing, post campaign provider (BackerKit) for logistics, post-release…Kickstarter say “if you thi...
2020-06-1227 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0011 - Unboxing Spiel with Sane Whelan - Part 1Welcome to Unboxing Spiel. Part One: Essen.In the next couple of episodes Shane Whelan and I talk about the business of traditional non-digital games.The role of game trade fairs. In particular, Spiel at Essen Messe, Germany.The impact of KickstarterHow to find a publisher.Being an indie tabletop developer - going from prototype to getting published...Thank you for listening to Unboxing Spiel. The music used is “Sorry” by Comfort Fit. AcknowledgementsMu...
2020-06-1120 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0007 - The Game Chat with Ruth and AllenRecorded June 2020Ruth Campion and Allen HigginsIn this game chat, Ruth and I talk about the some theories to help us craft better, more satisfying game experiences.We hope you enjoyed this game chat. Please do subscribe and listen to more episodes.Intro/outro music Cold Funk - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
2020-06-0706 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0006 - The Game Chat with Ruth and AllenRecorded June 2020Ruth Campion and Allen HigginsIn this game chat, Ruth and I talk about the game world taking place outside of a game, involving friends and communities of players. We also touch on the dynamics between design, designer and audience.We hope you enjoyed this game chat. Please do subscribe and listen to more episodes.Intro/outro music by Ivan Šipek used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-0611 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0004 - The Game Chat with Ruth and AllenRecorded June 2020Ruth Campion and Allen HigginsIn this game chat, Ruth and I talk about the art model animation environment audio texture pipeline for game developmentWe hope you enjoyed this game chat. Please do subscribe and listen to more episodes.Intro/outro music by Ivan Šipek used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-0405 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0003 - The Game Chat with Ruth and AllenRecorded June 2020A conversation between Ruth Campion and Allen HigginsIn this recording for the game edition of Design Talk, Ruth and I talk about the game design pipeline. Also known as the game production pipeline and the game development pipeline.[conversation]We hope you enjoyed this game chat.Please do subscribe and listen to more episodes.Intro/outro music by Ivan Šipek used with permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-0310 min
Design Talk (dot IE)0000 - Trailer - Design Talk (dot IE)Title: 0000 – The Design Talk TrailerSubtitle: We need to talk about design! (every podcast needs a trailer doesn’t it?)Link: https://www.designtalk.ieSeason: 1Episode: 0-----Hosts: Allen HigginsEditing:Allen Higgins-----OPENING -----Welcome to Design Talk!(Podcast goals in a sentence)We need to talk about design! Recall the frustration YOU FEEL whenever THE COMPUTER SAYS NO!Th...
2020-05-0101 min