Our Sep 20 meetup: Steven Keith of CX Pilots — UX for solving business problems / September 5, 2016 by Benjamin Watson

In this interactive presentation, Steven Keith will help us consider why UX matters in business, the difference between UX and CX, and why good UX requires interdisciplinarity. Please bring your questions to the event!

Save the fall 2016 meetup dates! / August 3, 2016 by Benjamin Watson

Tuesday, Sept 20: Steven Keith of CXPilots — customer experience

Friday, Oct 14: Alisa Herr of Unity Digital Agency — data-driven storytelling

Friday, Nov 18: Andrew Wirtanen of Citrix — multi-disciplinary teams

Monday, Dec 5: David Kaber of NCSU — emotion in human-robot interaction

NexUX people: Emil Polyak bonus / March 28, 2016 by Benjamin Watson

In a bonus episode, we continue our visit with artist and Professor Emil Polyak. He tells us about his virtual puppetry, and his music blocks. (9 mins)

NexUX people: Emil Polyak / December 14, 2015 by Benjamin Watson

We meet artist and Professor Emil Polyak. Emil trained in telecommunication engineering in Hungary, then switched to design. His career has taken him from eastern Europe to Australasia and now, to North Carolina. His work reintroduces creativity and play into our lives. Confront your limitations he says, and never stop learning. (9 mins)

NexUX people: Pat Fitzgerald / December 2, 2015 by Benjamin Watson

In our inaugural podcast, we meet artist and Professor Pat Fitzgerald. We learn about Pat's art/technology background, his interdisciplinary work, great respect for creativity and gentle humor. (7 mins)

Our Dec 11 meetup: Emil Polyak of NC State — A presentation of cross-disciplinary experiences / November 25, 2015 by Benjamin Watson

Emil Polyak will share his barrier-breaking projects synthesizing art and technology. They focus on play, interactivity and making, and will include his virtual puppets exhibited at SIGGRAPH, and his current work in VR.