Online Story-Driven Games

Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR, United States

Through his geek-focused radio talk show, events and lecturing, Rym will delight us with his stories about how he’s observed the unique interaction of gaming and how HCI is maturing.

Games That Change Us (for the Better)

Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR, United States

Emily regularly facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts. Come hear behind-the-scenes techniques for creating games that really make a difference in the world.

$5

Presumptive Design

Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR, United States

PRESUMPTIVE DESIGN: UX IN THE PROBLEM SPACE January 6, 2016 Charles Lambdin, Intel In this talk you will learn how Presumptive Design differs from traditional user-centered design, as well as how it welcomes and leverages our irrationality by utilizing failure as the main catalyst for insight. About the Speaker Charles Lambdin is a User Experience […]

$5.00

Workshop: Presumptive Design

Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR, United States

PRESUMPTIVE DESIGN WORKSHOP: BOUNDED, IRRATIONAL DESIGN RESEARCH PROCESS January 29, 2016 Leo Frishberg, Phase II In this workshop, Frishberg will offer a design-thinking-based framework for embracing this irrational state of affairs. Rather than eliminating or decrying our irrational process, Frishberg sketches out how Presumptive Design both welcomes and leverages our irrationality. REGISTRATION Early bird - […]

Faulty By Design

Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR, United States

FAULTY BY DESIGN: A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF USER DECISION MAKING February 10, 2016 William Gribbons, PhD, Bentley University The psychological variables influencing decision making and highlight how these factors affect a user’s performance navigating the decisions embedded in our products. Bill will offer examples of how user experience designers can address Complex decision exceeds our […]

$5.00

A Media For a Chorus of Voices

Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR, United States

A MEDIA FOR A CHORUS OF VOICES March 2, 2016 Ward Cunningham Ward talk about the reinventing Wiki and how distributed internet’s idealistic founding with technological innovation has brewed since its inception. While venture money chases unicorns were happy to build trilobites because we’d be happy to inform the future even if we don’t own […]

$5.00

SEMPDX SearchFest Conference

SEMpdx is excited to announce that Michael King of iPullRank and Dr. Pete Meyers of Moz will be the keynotes of SearchFest 2016! Register today and save $75 as a CHIFOO member.

Marketing Isn’t Storytelling.

Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR, United States

MARKETING ISN’T STORYTELLING. IT’S WORLD BUILDING. April 6, 2016 Ian Lurie, Portent For years, we’ve referred to ‘marketing as storytelling.’ This creates a problem: Storytelling involves a single narrative arc, and our customers don’t want to be dragged into a single arc. They want a space in which they can move about and create their […]

$5.00

Be Here When

Connective DX 2030 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR, United States

BE HERE WHEN: FAITH BASED COMMUNITIES CONTEMPLATE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THEMSELVES May 4, 2016 John D. Smith, Co-Author of Digital Habitats Faith-based communities live with many contradictions that challenge thinking about design, technology, and human interaction. The community’s tech steward must strike a balance between the needs of the community and outside influences. About the Speaker […]

$5.00

WebVisions Portland

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 511 NW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

WebVisions explores the future of the Web with a supercool lineup of experts in NYC, Portland, Barcelona, Chicago, Berlin and London. Discover new techniques and strategies to advance your career and organization.

How to Get Buy In and Be on the Same Page

New Relic 111 SW 5th Ave #2700, Portland, OR, United States

How to Get Buy In and Be on the Same Page Mary Shaw, UX Consultant Getting buy-in from project stakeholders is often the most critical piece of the design puzzle. Learn how to successfully collaborate with your stakeholders so everyone is on the same page from the start. Hint: like any good UX design, it […]

$5