Hello fellow Chicagoans, Please join us on Wednesday, October 8th for our next Chicago IxDA gathering!
Frank Gruger, and his colleagues from Orbitz, will be facilitating a discussion on Sustainable Interaction Design. As interaction designers we may have felt immune to the call of sustainability and the green movement. Up until now it seems to have been largely the concern of architects and industrial designers connected to the use of green materials. However, as active players in the product and marking life cycles, we bear responsibility for driving consumer behavior, desire, consumption, and eventual disposal of our products and services. Eli Blevis of the School of Informatics at Indiana University coined the term Sustainable Interaction Design in a 2007 article "Sustainable Interaction Design: Invention & Disposal, Renewal & Reuse<http://eli.informatics.indiana.edu/P503-blevis.pdf> ". In this article he raises questions which will drive our discussion. Some examples: 94% of PCs don't meet the requirements for running a full version of Vista. Where is the interaction designer's responsibility in creating software that drives obsolescence? While Apple has taken great strides in using green materials they are the leaders in rapid obsolescence. Should the interaction designers at Apple be pushing for a longer product horizon for their designs? How can interaction design create products which encourage longevity? Further reading can be found at: http://eli.informatics.indiana.edu/selectedpublications.html Hosted By: Orbitz When: Wednesday, October 8th Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM (Please arrive promptly. Guests may not be allowed in after 7PM) Address: 500 W. Madison -10th Floor Food and drink will be served Please RSVP by filling out this form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pKwbS7NpPcWnbsdShaloTEQ&hl=en We need to give names to the front desk, so please RSVP by Monday, Oct 6th. You will see a confirmation screen after filling out the RSVP form with the contact phone number. PLEASE NOTE: RSVP's for this event are more limited than previous events. Walk ins will not be allowed and the RSVP form will be shut down once we reach our max. Please only RSVP "yes" if you are certain you can come. Otherwise you are preventing a fellow IXDAer from attending! Come and get to know your community! There's no easier way to network! ________________________________________________________________ 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
