MUXSEA (unconference)

UX in the Wild – May 19. 2012 – MobileUXcamp Seattle

MobileUXCamp Seattle describes itself as an “unconference; bringing together professionals, academics & enthusiasts to share the current state and future direction of mobile technologies.”

I had considered representing the mobile app company I work for, but once I arrived I was glad I didn’t because there was so much good stuff to see. In this case, it felt more advantageous to learn than teach, to just experience being an unaudience.

After an intro there was a pitch session where the would be presenters shared their topics and we, as a self-organizing group or unconference, voted on who should present. The workshops I decided on 6. Then, I had to decide on 1 workshop to attend. I found that changing rooms to squeeze in multiple topics in session was not good — it disrupted the talk for others and the quality of the experience. I call it the monkey with too many bananas effect — trying to pick up one more banana causes you to drop the one you have.

I’ve listed the 1st 2 sessions to give you a taste. The complete list is at http://mobileuxcampseattle.org/schedule

Morning Session 1
1. A Siri-es of unfortunate events – user research on the 1st month of Siri – Nika Smith Auld
2. Agile UX Design – Troy
3. Gestures vs Buttons – David
4. Windows What?? Winning at date with Windows 8 – Christina Seong and Valentina Ferrari
WWSUXDD – Al Boss
5. Deferreds – Easy Async in JS – Paul Sayre

Morning Session 2
1. How to design across platforms & not be a jerk – Andy Fitzgerald
2. Hacksaw mobile usability – ADGI, Kevin Goebel
3. Small group communication is broken! Let’s fix it! – Ario
4. Is your mobile site accessible? Using the voice over voice browser to evaluate your site – Rick Ells
5. Microsoft Research Mobile site + apps – Frank Martinez
6. HTML 5 Structural elements dip-your-toes-in introduction – Mikey Micheletti

For the afternoon sessions I choose “Speed matters: mobile friendly image options” with Jen Matson. This was a deep dive into optimizing images for the web, Jen’s talk was based on the exhaustive time and effort she spent to figure out what I wonder about from time to time and know I should know more about but never get around to research. I covet her slides.

My last workshop was presented by Pam Kilborn-Miller titled, “Design a mobile strategy for a global TED prize project. Pam’s can do, unassuming style propels her momentum in creating global networks to accelerate positive change. I call it the upward spiral. Her talk was a brainstorming session with the audience. She disclaimed her technological expertise compared to ours — and it was smart. There was a lot of smart, hi-tech brain power in the audience and some great ideas were generated I’m going to keep that in mind for a future talk. Pam transported herself from the UW iSchool’s “champion for change,” to her current role as Global Program Director, Charter for Compassion (TED Prize). Her Linkedin site says that she’s training for a World Masters swim competition and to wish her luck!  Good luck with the race and your conscious-raising mission.

#MUXSEA

http://mobileuxcampseattle.org

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