IxDA NYC is pleased to announce our September event, "Tap is the New Click" by visiting speaker Dan Saffer. The event is sponsored by R/GA New York and refreshments will be served.
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/67ukh6 (Only those on the RSVP list will be admitted; please bring photo ID) DETAILS "Tap is the New Click" Even though the technology has been around for decades, only now are we starting to see mass production and adoption of touchscreen and gestural devices for the public. Jeff Han's influential 2006 TED demonstration of his multitouch system, followed by the launches of Nintendo's Wii, Apple's iPhone, and Microsoft Surface, have announced a new era of interaction design, one where gestures in space and touches on a screen will be as prominent as pointing and clicking. But 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? This introduction to designing gestural interfaces will cover the basics: usability and ergonomics; a brief history of the technology; some elemental patterns of use; prototyping and documenting; and how to communicate that a gestural interface is present to users. DATE and TIME Wednesday, September 17th 6:15 - 7:00 networking and refreshments 7:00 - 8:00 presentation 8:00 - 8:30 Q&A and discussion Important: Please plan to arrive no later than 6:45 p.m. to clear security and be seated LOCATION R/GA New York 350 West 39th Street New York, NY 10018 http://rga.com RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/67ukh6 (Only those on the RSVP list will be admitted; please bring photo ID) If you experience any problems with the URL, send email to: nyc.ixda (at) gmail (dot) com ABOUT OUR SPEAKER Dan Saffer is an experience design director for Adaptive Path. An international speaker and author, his writing on design has appeared in BusinessWeek and many online publications. His acclaimed book Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices has been called "a bookshelf must-have for anyone thinking of creating new designs" and has been translated into several languages. His new book on interactive gestures will be published by O'Reilly in October 2008. Dan is a member of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) and the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). He received his Master of Design in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon University. - - - - - NOTE: The New York City chapter of the Usability Professionals' Association (UPA) is hosting guest speaker Jared Spool on Tuesday, Sept. 16 (the evening before). Mark your calendars now to attend both of these important UX community events. - - - - - See you in September! IxDA NYC ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
