The PaGaLGuY.com Slog Blog

Earlier this week our office gizmo factor skyrocketed with Allwin bringing in…

1. A 32-inch LCD TV
2. An XBOX 360
… and hold your breath…
3. A Nintendo Wii !

Yes, we are probably one of the very few owners of a Wii in India. Take a two minute pause to feel extremely jealous.

The gadgets are bringing in major lifestyle changes within the office. Everyone is already at being a gizmo-guitar player with Guitar Hero III, not to mention the Grand Theft Auto and Fight Night and FIFA 07 Soccer face-offs.

On a serious note, each of these games are absolute User Interaction and Usability wonders. Until now, our design and tech guys had only read about the revolutionary changes that Wii had brought in. But now using the Wii everyday itself is a great source of insights into how small and simple ideas change the ease of operation of devices that otherwise could easily be made complex nightmares.

That’s Soumik on the right trying to jam to Cream’s ‘Sunshine of your Love’.

Which reminds me – not sure what we’re doing, or is it just plain coincidence: almost every second person to join PaGaLGuY is a sufficiently skilled guitar player. No, none of them have the long hair or are the rock star types. But in a very counterintuitive way, you give them the guitar and they can pull some serious string!