Andy Cameron

Technology can save us, if we let it

In putting social and political work at the heart of this year’s festival, Ars Electronica showed how technology can help to change the world

Location, location, location

The ubiquity of smart phones means that, finally, location-based services are going to have their moment. If we can make them a bit more exciting

Why two screens are better than one

2-screen is ‘social TV’; telly plus social media, or watching TV on one screen and chatting online on another at the same time. It’s something a lot of us are doing already via Facebook message threads or Twitter, while watching programmes like X Factor or live sporting events.

Shine on

With the growing trend for luxurious installations in hotels, private houses and corporate HQs, is interaction design moving out of the techno ghetto and redefining itself closer to architecture, product design and fine art?