Get Ready for UXCamp 2011

We had such a great time, we’re going to do it again next year!

Stay tuned! We’re making plans for a follow-up to UXCamp DC 2010.

Photo Highlights from UXCamp DC 2010

What is User Experience?

What is user experience? That’s a good question. It is also a question with many different answers, depending upon whom you ask. It is not to be confused with user experience design. In my humble opinion, user experience is simply about how an object makes the intended user feel.

For me, user experience is more than just pixels on a screen, even though that is what it is most usually associated with, it is about whole experience. It is the experience that starts from the time I sit down in front of the computer until I shut it off. If it is good, I go away satisfied, if not, I go away frustration.

The goodness comes when my computer boots up, I log on, and open up any number of programs that will help me achieve my tasks for the day. If I am paying bills, I want to make sure that I can get online and the online banking web site is accessible. If I am writing a report, I need to make sure that the word processing program I am using is working and easy to use.

It’s all about experience. A friend of mine once said to me, “Technology should just work.” Agreed. User experiences should be pleasant and unencumbered.

What are your thoughts about user experience? Teach and learn at UXCamp DC.

What is UXCamp DC

UXCamp DC is about bringing together the area’s foremost thinkers and practitioners: sharing the big ideas that inspire.

UXCamp DC is an ad-hoc unconference and is part of the larger BarCamp movement. The focus of this camp is user experience–online and offline. There is no set agenda until everyone gathers. Attendees are required to participate to some degree: either by leading a discussion, showing a demo, or by creating another type of collaborative session.

Who Should Attend:

• web designers
• user experience practitioners
• information architects
• architects

The Rules:

• Be passionate about what you’re presenting
• Everyone must participate
• Vote with your feet

The Schedule:

Registration: 8:30 – 9:00 AM

Fill in the blanks: 9:30 am (Sign up for time slots early)

Morning session overview: 9:45 am – 10:00 am

Morning sessions: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Actions:

• Signup to find out when tickets are available, and mark your calendar
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