[Event] IxDA NYC: Wed. 9/17: Dan Saffer of Adaptive Path

IxDA NYC is pleased to invite you to join us for "Tap is the New  
Click” presented by visiting speaker Dan Saffer.

The event is sponsored by R/GA New York and refreshments will be served.

RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/67ukh6
(Only those on the RSVP list will be admitted; please bring photo ID)

TALK DETAILS
“Tap is the New Click”

Even though the technology has been around for decades, only now are  
we starting to see mass production and adoption of touchscreen and  
gestural devices for the public. Jeff Han’s influential 2006 TED  
demonstration of his multitouch system, followed by the launches of  
Nintendo’s Wii, Apple’s iPhone, and Microsoft Surface, have announced  
a new era of interaction design, one where gestures in space and  
touches on a screen will be as prominent as pointing and clicking.

But how do you create products for this new paradigm? While most of us  
know how to design desktop and web applications, what do you need to  
know to design for interactive gestures?

This introduction to designing gestural interfaces will cover the  
basics: usability and ergonomics; a brief history of the technology;  
some elemental patterns of use; prototyping and documenting; and how  
to communicate that a gestural interface is present to users.

DATE and TIME
Wednesday, September 17
6:15 - 7:00 networking and refreshments
7:00 - 8:00 presentation
8:00 - 8:30 Q&A and discussion
Important: Please plan to arrive no later than 6:45 p.m. to clear  
security and be seated

LOCATION
R/GA New York
350 West 39th Street
New York, NY 10018
http://rga.com

RSVP here: http://tinyurl.com/67ukh6
(Only those on the RSVP list will be admitted; please bring photo ID)
If you experience any problems with the URL, send email to: nyc.ixda  
(at) gmail (dot) com

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER
Dan Saffer is an experience design director for Adaptive Path. An  
international speaker and author, his writing on design has appeared  
in BusinessWeek and many online publications. His acclaimed book  
Designing for Interaction: Creating Smart Applications and Clever  
Devices has been called “a bookshelf must-have for anyone thinking of  
creating new designs” and has been translated into several languages.  
His new book on interactive gestures will be published by O’Reilly in  
October 2008.

Dan is a member of the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)  
and the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). He received his Master  
of Design in Interaction Design from Carnegie Mellon University.

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NOTE: The New York City chapter of the Usability Professionals'  
Association (UPA) is hosting guest speaker Jared Spool on Tuesday,  
Sept. 16 (the evening before). Mark your calendars now to attend both  
of these important UX community events.
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See you in September!
IxDA NYC



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