Hi Folks, We're going to try and stream this event live on Ustream.tv. Here's the link to watch: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/dan-saffer---%22tap-is-the-new-click%22-by-nyc-ixda
Drop me an e-mail if you run into trouble. - Nasir On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 1:05 PM, NYC IxDA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > ________________________________________________________________ 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
