Pat’s Point of View

Hope everybody had a great Christmas today. I have spent quite a bit of the day playing with my Wii which my lovely wife bought me. I already have a Wiinjury from playing WiiSports:)

After a break for the whole family-Christmas-lunch thing I came home to discover/remember that the Wii has WiFi capabilities and spent a bit of time getting it to talk to my router (does anyone else feel that WEP/WPA just sux?).

It would be cool to get my Wii talking to my media server to get photos and music off it (and it would be cool if my new digital photo frame could do that too) but connecting to the internet is enough for one day’s tinkering.

Having heard so many usability and HCI people rave about the Wii for so long, I was contemplating buying one for myself (but Jenn beat me to it). And it’s easy to see why, it’s a lesson in usable interface, and using the Wiimote for gesturing is so natural. I think it’s great for kids; nice and simple yet fun to play. And if my efforts at boxing and tennis are anything to go by, it’s a pretty good workout too.

If you can recommend some games or wants to be my WiiFriend, just let me know :)

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Patrick Kennedy is a user experience strategist and design researcher based in Sydney Australia. He leads research activities that improve the user experience of cross-channel products and services; helping both designers and business decision makers in bringing those products and services to fruition. Read more.