An overview of some of the highlights from Interaction 17 in NYC by Katja Forbes for IxDA Sydney

1. Katja Forbes - February 2017
INTERACTION 17 - NYC
REDUX!
@luckykat

3. LOCAL LEADERS
WORKSHOP
IXDA BOARD SHARED DRAFT
STRATEGY
ENGAGEMENT WITH ACADEMIA
DOING MORE FOR THE EXPERIENCED
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
CHAPTERS

4. INTERACTION 17: KEY THEMES
DESIGN IN CONTEXT: MAKE IT HERE, MAKE IT
ANYWHERE
- VR & AR
- CHAT BOTS & CONVERSATIONAL UI’S
- SMART HOMES & MESHING OF DIGITAL & PHYSICAL
- APPLIED FUTURES
- OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS DESIGNERS
- APOLOGISING FOR DONALD TRUMP…

5. CHELSEA MAULDIN
DESIGN AND POWER
WHEN THE STATE IS UNJUST,
RESIST!
SEE USERS AS OWNERS
DESIGN FOR BOTH SIDES OF
THE COIN
ENABLE RIGHTEOUS ACTS
@chelseamauldin

6. BRENDA LAUREL
VR AND AR: WHAT’S THE STORY?
HEURISTICS FOR VR
STORY AS A COLLABORATION
BETWEEN DESIGNER &
PARTICIPANT
@blaurel

7. GARY HUSTWIT
CINEMATIC VR
VR IS GOOD AT…BAD AT…
DETECTIVE MODE
VR DESIGNERS NEED TO THINK
LIKE ARCHITECTS…OR A
MAGICIAN
@gary_hustwit
Google: The Storyteller’s Guide to the Virtual Reality Audience
Visit: www.watchscenic.com

8. JON MANN & BRAD CRANE
SUSPENDING DISBELIEF
STORYBOARD VR
PROTOTYPING IS JUST AS
IMPORTANT
CHOREOGRAPHY OF FOCUS
Google: Storyboard VR Makes Building Virtual Worlds Stupid Simple
Visit: https://www.artefactgroup.com/work/storyboard-vr/
@artefactgroup
https://www.flickr.com/photos/utknightcenter/16569546384/

9. PAUL PAGANO
CONVERSATION IS MORE THAN
INTERFACE
GIVING UP CONTROL AT ALL POINTS OF
TIME
FORM AGREEMENT OVER
UNDERSTANDING
Google: Applying Conversation Theory by Gordon Pask
Visit: http://pangaro.com/
@paulpagano

10. ELIZABETH ALLEN
ADVENTURES IN CONVERSATIONAL COMMERCE
KIT (MARKETING BOT) & MESSENGER BOT
PEOPLE EXPECT YOUR BOT TO SUCK
BOT PERSONALITY IS A THING
SET SMART DEFAULTS
Google: Conversational UI
Visit: http://www.pymnts.com/chatbot-tracker/2016/shopify-integrates-with-ai-chatbot-platform/
@elizallen_

11. GREG VASSALLO
PROTOTYPING CONVERSATIONAL UI
ACT IT OUT, DON'T START DIGITAL
BOT SOCIETY, MOTION AI, BOT KIT STUDIO
PULLSTRING (HAS TEMPLATES)
HAVE FUN!
Google: Tools for CUI
Visit: https://www.pullstring.com/
@gregvassallo

12. JULIANA ROTICH
A JOURNEY IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
INNOVATE AT THE EDGE
EDGE=CONSTRAINTS=MAKE THEM WORK
FOR YOU
IF IT WORKS IN AFRICA, IT WILL WORK
ANYWHERE
Google: Ushahidi
Visit: BRCK.org
@afromusing

13. JON KOLKO
SHIT SHOW: FOCUS IN THE AGE OF
AMBIGUITY
CREATIVITY & SELF CRITIQUE
TAME AMBIGUITY WITH ARTEFACTS
RULES DESTROY CREATIVITY
OWN THE CONSEQUENCES
Sneakpeak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGPfaLFCW6Y
Visit: www.jonkolko.com
@jkolko

14. CHRISTIAN ERVIN
FIELD NOTES FROM THE FUTURE: DESIGNING
TOMORROW'S INTERACTIONS
HEALTH, EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE,
HUMAN BODY, DOMESTIC SPACE,
GOVERNANCE
PROTOTYPE EARLY & OFTEN
Google: United Arab Emirates Museum of the Future
Visit: http://www.tellart.com/
@chrerv

15. CHELSEY DELANEY
DESIGNING TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION
COMPONENTS OF MISINFORMATION
HOW MISINFORMATION HAPPENS
TIPS FOR DEBUNKING
@chelsed
Google: GOOB, Get Out Of the Bubble

17. WORKSHOPS & REMOTES
ADAPTIVEPATH.ORG COLLABORATION
DEFINITE REMOTE WORKSHOPS
DAVE MALOUF - UX STRATEGY
MATT NISH-LAPIDUS
POSSIBLE REMOTE WORKSHOP
JON KOLKO

18. NEXT YEAR…
INTERACTION 18
LYON, FRANCE!
INTERACTION18.IXDA.ORG
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pom-angers/31672469152

19. INTERACTION18.IXDA.ORG
https://www.flickr.com/photos/khlarra/5223181757

20. Thanks!
katja@ixdasydney.org