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Chat-bots: the next big thing or a passing fad? With advancements in Artificial Intelligence & Natural Language Processing & with companies like Facebook & Apple opening up their messaging platforms for developers, we’re seeing an explosion of new chat-bots. Just 3 months after Facebook announced their platform for building bots, Facebook Messenger had more than […]

Designing for Virtual Reality — Beyond the Games Virtual Reality is everywhere now, from high-end gaming systems like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive to the cheap ubiquitous Google Cardboard that is powered by your mobile phone. VR is also finding application in many fields outside of games, including architecture, automotive design, civic infrastructure, genetic […]

Demystifying Magic: How UX Research Enables Developers to Build Artificial Intelligence The tech community has seen an uptick in developer tools to help software engineers build artificial intelligence. However, successful tools — especially in a space as complex as AI — will cater to a range of mental models and industries. This talk will describe […]

Museums, Tech, and UX: The Future of the Museum Experience Museums have embraced interactive technology – previously hallowed halls of ancient artifacts and priceless artwork are now glowing with electronic screens in the form of digital kiosks or mobile apps in visitors’ hands. How has this shift impacted the nature of the museum’s user experience? […]

The UX of Augmented Reality Augmented reality experiences are becoming increasingly ubiquitous in our lives. Are you interested in learning more about designing these types of experiences? Attendees will gain knowledge and ideas around when these types of experiences are appropriate, and learn about emerging best practices for visual and interaction design for augmented reality […]

Designing and evaluating powerful, relevant search and browse experiences UX designers can help users overcome information overload, as the volume of content and data grows on the web and inside organizational repositories. Enterprise search engines models are improving, but there designs lag behind. New tools come more sophisticated design decisions. This hands-on course takes participants […]