Don Turnbull
April 10 10:30AM
Why quantitative information architecture? Why now?
You don't have to be RainMan or Stephen Hawking to use numbers to get things
done. Quantitative methods are applicable for IA thinking be it for hypothesis
generation, instrumentation, data collection and analysis of information at
scales never before possible with insights that are comparable over time,
generalizable and extensible.
Quantitative skills can allow IAs to interpret and analyze others' designs and
research more readily, as well as combine methods and models for meta-analysis
to help IAs move from description to prediction in designing and developing
future interfaces and architectures.
This presentation will review why you should use quantitative methods and
discuss both foundational and emerging ideas that are applicable for content
analysis, behavioral modeling, social media usage, informetrics and other
IA-related issues.
April 11 2:00PM
If the future of the world is cities, how can we design user experiences at
city-sized scales? With digital interaction, are we all living in facets of the
same virtual city or does location still constrain us?
This panel will review and discuss recent research and some upcoming designs
that are only beginning to unveil how our interactions with both digital and
physical environments are changing including:
* How does the actual architecture of information & design synchronize
with urban architecture?
* What city constraints including urban decay, congestion & energy
consumption affect design and how can design improve them?
* How does mobile communication and web culture impact the streetscape?
* What can designers leverage from virtual worlds, augmented reality, MMO
games and urban design?
* Who are the people and cities that have embraced data/networks as
matters of physical design (rather than value-add services to residents)?
* Is geography fate? What does location mean for UX?
* When does social media start to change digital & physical social spaces
of the urban network?
* What will metropolitan experiences be like in 10 years? 20?