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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061018
SUMMARY:Open Online Discussion with Dan Saffer
LOCATION:Virtual
DESCRIPTION:Dan's succeeded in creating a fantastic introduction and overvi
 ew of our discipline of interaction design.  People are encouraged to parti
 cipate in this discussion, and I know there are many of you with keen insig
 hts and  thoughtful ideas that would greatly contribute.
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\nThe open disc
 ussion will go on for the next week, until Tuesday October 17.  Offsite (no
 n-WELL member) readers with questions or comments may send them to inkwell@
 well.com to have them added to the conversation.
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\nAbout The WELL
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\nT
 he WELL is a cherished and acclaimed destination for conversation and discu
 ssion. For twenty years it has captivated intelligent, creative people. It 
 is widely known as the primordial ooze where the online community movement 
 was born — where Howard Rheingold first coined the term "virtual communit
 y." Over the last two decades, it's been described as "the world's most inf
 luential online community" in a Wired Magazine cover story, and "the Park P
 lace of email addresses" by John Perry Barlow. It's won Dvorak and Webby Aw
 ards, inspired songs and novels, and almost invisibly influences modern cul
 ture.
\n
\nNow run by Salon Media Group, independent publishers of the grou
 nd-breaking Salon.com online news magazine, The WELL continues to cast a lo
 ng cultural shadow. For many people it's the place you aren't quite sure yo
 u've heard of, but may just wish you had. For members, it's a place to come
  up with the next interesting thing and a way to live.
\n
\nHope to see you
  there!
\n
\nJim
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\n
\nJames Leftwich, IDSA
\nOrbit Interaction
\nPalo Al
 to, California
\nhttp://www.orbitnet.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080918
SUMMARY:IxDA NYC: "Tap is the New Click" by Dan Saffer
LOCATION:New York, New York, USA
DESCRIPTION:“Tap is the New Click” 
\n
\nEven though the technology has bee
 n around for decades, only now are we starting to see mass production and a
 doption of touchscreen and gestural devices for the public. Jeff Han’s infl
 uential 2006 TED demonstration of his multitouch system, followed by the la
 unches of Nintendo’s Wii, Apple’s iPhone, and Microsoft Surface, have annou
 nced a new era of interaction design, one where gestures in space and touch
 es on a screen will be as prominent as pointing and clicking.
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\nBut how 
 do you create products for this new paradigm? While most of us know how to 
 design desktop and web applications, what do you need to know to design for
  interactive gestures?
\n
\nThis introduction to designing gestural interfa
 ces will cover the basics: usability and ergonomics; a brief history of the
  technology; some elemental patterns of use; prototyping and documenting; a
 nd how to communicate that a gestural interface is present to users.
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\nW
 hen:
\n6:15 - 7:00 networking
\n7:00 - 8:00 presentation
\n8:00 - 8:30 Q&A
 \nPlan to arrive by 6:45 p.m. to clear security and be seated
\n
\nWhere:
\
 nR/GA
\n350 West 39th Street
\nNew York, NY 10018
\n
\nRSVP: http://tinyurl
 .com/67ukh6
\n(If you have any problem with the URL, send email to: nyc.ixd
 a (at) gmail (dot) com)
\n
\nABOUT OUR SPEAKER
\nDan Saffer is an experienc
 e design director for Adaptive Path. An international speaker and author, h
 is writing on design has appeared in BusinessWeek and many online publicati
 ons. His acclaimed book Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applicati
 ons and Clever Devices has been called “a bookshelf must-have for anyone th
 inking of creating new designs” and has been translated into several langua
 ges. His new book on interactive gestures will be published by O’Reilly in 
 October 2008.
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\nDan is a member of the Industrial Designers Society of A
 merica (IDSA) and the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). He received hi
 s Master of Design in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon University.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081108
SUMMARY:User Research Friday
LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA
DESCRIPTION:A half-day conference with five distinguished members of the Ba
 y Area’s UX community discuss advanced topics in UX and user research. Talk
 s include:
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\n"How to Lie with Design Research"
\nDan Saffer - Author, “D
 esigning for Interaction"
\n
\n"Research and Design: Ships in the Night?"
\
 nSteve Portigal - Portigal Consulting
\n
\n"How Mental Models Helped Teams 
 Do What They Dreamed"
\nIndi Young - Author, “Mental Models: Aligning User 
 Strategy with Business”
\n
\n"The Autodesk Web Research Truth"
\nMaya Pache
 co - Senior Product Manager, Autodesk
\n
\n"Ten Years of Wasted Research"
\
 nNate Bolt, El Presidente, Bolt | Peters
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\nAlso, you'll hear each speake
 r answer this question with a straight face: "Is research for scared, safe 
 people?" 
\n
\nStay afterwards for a drink-and-schmooze with a crowd of UX 
 luminaries, professionals, and amateurs alike! Space is limited, so learn m
 ore and register at userresearchfriday.com today! 
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