UX Nights: Internet of Things (IoT)
Date: September 19th, 2019
This week will be focusing on Internet of Things (IoT). The first half will consist of eating and mingling. Then we’ll have some talks that will teach us and inspire us.
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Schedule
6:00 - 6:30 Networking and Food
6:30 - 8:00 Talks
8:00 - 8:30 Hanging Out
Talks
Magical Me
by: Jeff Deville
Last year, some friends decided to throw an over-the-top, visually arresting Harry Potter Halloween party. It was to be complete with competitions and House Points. That last detail led me to a mistake that would cost me 3 months of my life. I thought: “Wouldn’t it be cool if you could award points in the same visual and verbal way they did in the movies?”
So I tried it.
A lot of money got spent.
A lot of things went wrong.
When things went wrong, I cursed a lot. Then I spent more money. This talk will be about my foray into the physics, hardware, software, and AI required to replicate the very specific experience I was after. (And about the stuff that went wrong)
Data and our Senses
by: Luis Cielak
Humans are built to process complexity. In the world of data representation, visualization rules. But what if we could go beyond sight. What if we could hear, smell, touch, and taste data? Well, we can.
In this talk, Luis will share some of the work that inspires him to keep making things with data. He will also share his process on building tools to interpret and represent data that tell stories and help solve problems.
About our Speakers
Jeff Deville
Jeff Deville is a Sr. Developer with PromptWorks, where he enjoys applying his old startup CTO experience and love for difficult problems to a continuously-changing series of technical challenges.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeffdeville/
Luis Cielak
Luis is a User Experience and visualization consultant in Philadelphia. His work is focused on the dynamics of engaging people with complex systems by designing immersive data visualization and interfaces.
Luis holds a BS in Management Information Systems from Florida State University and a MS in Interactive Design and Media from Jefferson University.
Twitter: twitter.com/luisCielak
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/cielak/
Documentation
TBD