Learn how global trends in mobile computing will change the practice of user experience development.

One of the greatest challenges in designing for mobile devices is gaining perspective early.  What you see in a wireframe or a comp on the desktop and what you see when you hold the same design in your hand can often be an entirely different experience.

How can we move into this handheld environment earlier?  What methods can we use to simulate the interactions and gain insight on usability? In this talk, frog design will share some techniques used to approach a recent multi-modal handset UI. 

We will show examples of how simple dialogue, paper prototyping, video simulation and wizard of oz environments were employed to gather concrete findings while allowing for maximum flexibility.

Speakers:

• Michael Jefferson is a Senior Design Analyst at frog design focused on user experience, design research and accessibility. Early in his career, Michael wrote and produced multiple television series programs for ESPN and Discovery.  His interviewing and storytelling ability helped him transition to interactive media in '97.  Michael has since worked on interaction design, strategy and implementation for a client list that includes Sprint, GE, Verizon, Oracle, Barclays, and William's Sonoma. Michael holds a BA in Communications from the University of Massachusetts as well as an MA from NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

When: March 25, 2008

Registration: 6:00pm to 6:30pm (refreshments served)
Presentation: 6:30pm to 8:00pm (includes Q&A)
Networking: 8:00pm to 8:30pm
Dinner: 8:30pm to whenever

Please note that dinner is an optional, post-event social activity and is not included in the event fee. It will be the responsibility of each individual who chooses to attend the dinner to pay for their own food, drink and any other expenses that may be associated with the dinner.

Cost: See ticket prices at top of page (Pre-payment online required.)

Registration closes at 4 PM Monday, March 24th, 2008 (1 day before the event).

Refundable until noon, Thursday, March 27th, 2008 (2nd day after the event) by sending a request to RSVP@nycupa.org .

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