Design for First Person User Interfaces-Luke Wroblewski

Date: November 2, 2011 Speaker: Luke Wroblewski — Benchmark Capital Following in the tradition of Command Line, GUI, and NUI interface paradigms, first person interfaces continue to reduce the layers of abstraction between the digital and the real. With first...

In Defense of Eye Candy – Stephen P. Anderson

Date: September 7, 2011 Speaker: Stephen P. Anderson — Independent Consultant Graphics, eye candy, sexy interfaces— while these aren’t as seemingly strategic as a mental model or BCG Matrix, it’s time to stand up for these misunderstood elements. Aesthetics play...

Fifth Annual CHI-Bowl –

Date: August 3, 2011 Speaker: — It’s summertime in Portland at last! Dig out that bowling shirt and dust off the ball: on Wednesday, August 3rd at 5 pm CHIFOO hits the lanes at Hollywood Bowl, 4030 NE Halsey Street right next to the Hollywood Transit...

Making an Innovation Space – Will Reese

Date: July 13, 2011 Speaker: Will Reese — White Horse Game-changing innovation is accomplished not by mastering devices, but by understanding how the present is already transforming our lives in ways we don’t yet comprehend. “The future is already here,” said...