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Now this is really cool stuff. Though i have to ask, what exactly are the benefits* of making it physical rather than digital (like a shared board). *apart fro

Now this is really cool stuff. Though i have to ask, what exactly are the benefits* of making it physical rather than digital (like a shared board). *apart from the coolness factor

hengheng 13y ago
I'd say it's the large form factor. Having something four metres wide that you can see from across the room can be quite handy.
anarchitect 13y ago
Too often we forget that the coolness factor has benefits in itself. People want to use it. That really makes a difference. Visibility throughout the studio and its tactile nature are important too.
Loic 13y ago
Most of the people link their time representation to space. People do not apprehend the digital representation of space the same way as the real space. This means that for some people, it is faster and easier to feel the time represented by a physical object than the same digital object.
skardan 13y ago
You use other senses than vision. When planning you engage with your tactile senses and spatial sense. Probably there is also some "rite" factor which increases your commitment. You have to get up from your chair, come to lego board and change the bricks :) There is an inspiring book by Pragmatic Programmers - Pragmatic thinking and learning. It recommends engaging with other senses to improve your cognitive / creative abilities. For example they recommend using LEGO bricks to "materialize" your SW architecture or processes. I agree the coolness factor is great :) I love the idea synchronization. Great job! (even if it was made just to attract an audience).
oneeyedpigeon 13y ago
You can still use it when your power and or internet connection is down ;-)
thecosas 13y ago
One thing they talk about in the video is that you can literally stack up and trade blocks with people. Each block represents half a day devoted to a particular project (color coded). Having 16 blocks of Lego to put up on your board is way more fun than just saying in a general way that 8 hours need to go toward a project this week. It takes scheduling/planning and makes it fun and possibly more efficient.
laumars 13y ago
There no benefits of a shared board like this as it's the worst of both worlds; a ridged, inflexible layout that you'd get with a digital calendar but without the user friendly labels / legends to explain what you're seeing. What this is, is a publicity stunt to show off the individuality and inventiveness that this particular company wants to be known for. And for that reason alone, this deserves to exist. There's so many businesses competing for our attention with the same products but remixed and with the same corporate speak, that it's nice to see something that engages my inner child. Whether this is practical or not almost seems irrelevant because it's fun, motivates me to invent my own projects and, most importantly for them, it stands a greater chance of going viral - which equates to free advertising.

Now this is really cool stuff. Though i have to ask, what exactly are the benefits* of making it physical rather than digital (like a shared board). *apart from the coolness factor

hengheng 13y ago

I'd say it's the large form factor. Having something four metres wide that you can see from across the room can be quite handy.

anarchitect 13y ago

Too often we forget that the coolness factor has benefits in itself. People want to use it. That really makes a difference. Visibility throughout the studio and its tactile nature are important too.

Loic 13y ago

Most of the people link their time representation to space. People do not apprehend the digital representation of space the same way as the real space. This means that for some people, it is faster and easier to feel the time represented by a physical object than the same digital object.

skardan 13y ago

You use other senses than vision. When planning you engage with your tactile senses and spatial sense. Probably there is also some "rite" factor which increases your commitment. You have to get up from your chair, come to lego board and change the bricks :) There is an inspiring book by Pragmatic Programmers - Pragmatic thinking and learning. It recommends engaging with other senses to improve your cognitive / creative abilities. For example they recommend using LEGO bricks to "materialize" your SW architecture or processes. I agree the coolness factor is great :) I love the idea synchronization. Great job! (even if it was made just to attract an audience).

oneeyedpigeon 13y ago

You can still use it when your power and or internet connection is down ;-)

thecosas 13y ago

One thing they talk about in the video is that you can literally stack up and trade blocks with people. Each block represents half a day devoted to a particular project (color coded). Having 16 blocks of Lego to put up on your board is way more fun than just saying in a general way that 8 hours need to go toward a project this week. It takes scheduling/planning and makes it fun and possibly more efficient.

laumars 13y ago

There no benefits of a shared board like this as it's the worst of both worlds; a ridged, inflexible layout that you'd get with a digital calendar but without the user friendly labels / legends to explain what you're seeing. What this is, is a publicity stunt to show off the individuality and inventiveness that this particular company wants to be known for. And for that reason alone, this deserves to exist. There's so many businesses competing for our attention with the same products but remixed and with the same corporate speak, that it's nice to see something that engages my inner child. Whether this is practical or not almost seems irrelevant because it's fun, motivates me to invent my own projects and, most importantly for them, it stands a greater chance of going viral - which equates to free advertising.