GameFraming: Using Games to Design More Fun into Everything, with Douglas Van Duyne October 19, 2010

Are you a senior-level UX professional who's been doing the same thing for so many years that you feel you're in a rut? Do you struggle with processes that feel rote instead of practical? How important is innovation to you and your company? And most importantly, when was the last time you had any fun?

Now…think about animals for a second. What characteristic do humans and animals share?

The answer may surprise you: humans and animals both possess the ability to play games. But unlike most wild animals who shed their play stage early, we have the ability to continue learning through game play throughout our adult lives. Sadly, that doesn't mean we do it.

On October 19, Douglas van Duyne, author of the UX best-seller The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Websites and author of a seminar series called GameFraming, will show you how to reconnect with the sense of play you were born with, and how you can apply it to your practice as a UX professional. He'll cover Game Principles, Design Strategies, and the Hero's Journey which you'll discover applies as much to interaction design and project management as it does to World of Warcraft. Douglas will also share two case studies where Gameframing was used to break the typical rules of project management and design, which led to amazing results.

Official Website: http://nycupa.org/Register?eventId=218617&EventViewMode=EventDetails