I was in the situation as well. I came from software development into interaction design because I found myself much more interested in it as a field than development and I was fortunate enough to work for a company that allowed me to make the transition. Essentially, my knowledge of the field came from reading and working with the senior IxD guy at my company. I attended all four days of the UX Intensive program last year and found it to be incredibily useful given my experience level at the time. While some of the days were better than others, I thought that overall the program was well thought out and the exercises meaningful. Further, I was exposed to some ideas and techniques that I was not aware of and we didn't use and I was able to use some of them effectively when I returned to my work.
However, it really depends on what you feel you need to learn. If you are looking for practical techniques, then the workshop is quite useful. If you are interested in theory though, it isn't going to help you very much on that front. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=38469 ________________________________________________________________ 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
