2009

UIST (ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology) is the premier forum for innovations in the software and technology of human-computer interfaces. Sponsored by ACM's special interest groups on computer-human interaction (SIGCHI) and computer graphics (SIGGRAPH), UIST brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse areas that include traditional graphical & web user interfaces, tangible & ubiquitous computing, virtual & augmented reality, multimedia, new input & output devices, and CSCW.

Ultimately, Toward the Sentient City argues against a techno-determinism that cedes overwhelming agency to new technologies and either champions or laments their projected impact on urban life. Rather, the exhibition examines the relationship between ubiquitous computing, architecture and the city in terms of the active role its citizens might play – or neglect to play – as both designers and inhabitants, in the unfolding techno-social situations of near-future urban environments.

Over the past several years, as the Architectural League has become increasingly involved in exploring the proliferation of various types of ambient, mobile, and ubiquitous computer technologies, we have often been asked, what does this have to do with architecture?

This workshop aims to explore the movement from designing for experience as interaction with technology, towards designing for reflection on felt-life experience captured by technology. Affective sensors, simulated environments, life-logging and autobiographical memory technologies offer powerful ways to capture such life experiences.

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We’re working on the videos of the talks and will post them as soon as they are ready, and we’ll let you know as soon as we’ve decided on the next Service Design Thinks event timing. In the meantime, Lauren has posted a few photos of the event on Flickr.

The Report of the 2008 U.S. National Design Summit is released. It covers the rationale and outcomes of the Summit, the process and criteria for ranking of the final 62 policy proposals, the list of design policy related current activities by invited organizations (not just participants), and the raw list of policy proposals.

2009 has been a turning point for the Internet of Things, when real world objects (such as lights, cars and packages) get connected to the Internet.

This list is culled from a straight listing of the most popular posts that offered a Firefox extension for download in 2009.