On October 13, SOCHI held our first-ever "Ignite" event, where students were invited to speak for 5 minutes about a topic of their choice. This event was modeled after the official Ignite events, where speakers are given 20 slides and slides auto-advance after 15 seconds, whether they are ready or not! We found that this was a great format for students to keep it short and simple in talking about topics they are passionate about.
We had 9 awesome speakers for the event: some talked about lessons learned during their summer internships (including for several startups), some shared advice with fellow students about job searching and independent studies, one reported on a recent conference, and one gave a rousing talk on affordances. We encourage you to check out them all, as each speaker much to share. Enjoy!
Speakers:
Katie McCurdy: “Most Important Things I Learned at the 2009 Design Research Conference”
Laura Rodrian: “Professional for Hire: Making the Most of Your Job Search”
Noah Liebman: “The Death of Touch: Tactile Affordances in an Age of Multitouch”
Jeremy Canfield: “Phonagle, the Untold (short) Story”
Debra Lauterbach: “Choose Your Own Adventure: Extending Your Learning Outside the Classroom”
Eunice Shin: "Working for a Brand Experience Agency"
Wentao Wang: “HCI Work in Startups”
Jo Pu: “100 Days of Summer at Pitney Bowes” - slides only available on Slideshare
Ami Arnault: “Lessons Learned from Working for an Early-stage Startup” (presentation not recorded)
Playlist of presentations on Vimeo: (or click here to go to Vimeo)
