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6 User-Centered Design Guidelines To Thrill Customers

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Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In the classic book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Make user-centered design processes iterative.

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USC And Unity Technologies Launch Online Game Design Course

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The University of Southern California and 3D game development engine developer Unity Technologies are launching a brand new, online game design course , aimed at both students and "lifelong learners", to help them design and publish their own original games, the two announced on Tuesday.

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Two Bit Circus Launches Education Nonprofit

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The Two Bit Circus Foundation said it is designed to cultivate the next generation of inventors, advance environmental stewardship and spur community engagement. T4T.org salvages manufactured goods for use in educational projects, to help in the areas of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) learning.

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Carrot Group Ties With Lenovo On STEAM Education

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Los Angeles-based Carrot Group, which develops an e-sports based product to engage students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) skills, says it is in a collaboration with Lenovo to expand adoption of its product in school districts.

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Local Roots Shows Off Mobile, Indoor Farming Technology

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Los Angeles-based Local Roots Farms , a startup located at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), says it is showing off a traveling, indoor farm at SXSW, which showcases its hydroponic technology. Local Roots says it is developing technology for its "TerraFarms" to help encourage high quality, locally-grown produce.

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Music Prodigy Beats 70 Startups To Bring Music Education Technology to the Masses

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Music Prodigy , a Los Angeles based music education technology firm serious on improving the way people learn, play and interact with music beat over 70 startups with their app Rock Prodigy to win the Silicon Beach Awards. It also won the 2011 Appy Award in education and the 2011 About.com’s Readers Choice Award. How It Works.

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6 Principles For Creating Great Customer Experiences

Startup Professionals Musings

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In the classic book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Make user-centered design processes iterative.

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