Mobile UX Bootcamp: From Theory to Foam Core Prototyping in One Day

For only $10 you get a world-class Mobile UX Bootcamp, all day on Saturday with speaker, workshop, and Lunch!

To create a great experience, UX Professionals know that prototyping is essential. In this practical, hands on, day long workshop you will learn from top UX professionals about the prototyping process from Theory to Practice.

No previous design experience is required for the workshop. Just bring your enthusiasm and desire to learn! Thanks to our generous sponsors, we will provide coffee and lunch to keep you fueled throughout the day. In the evening, we'll convene for a social happy hour across the street at Tacoma's famous Swiss Pub.

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Overview

The Morning Session (10am-12pm) features an overview of the user-centered design (UCD) process, including short talks on organizational support for prototyping and testing prototypes.

The Afternoon Session (1pm-5pm) takes these ideas and steps through an entire Mobile prototyping process from conception to completion.

By completing the workshop, you will be able to:

• Understand how sketching and diagramming define a product

• Get an overview of sketching techniques Practice how to create visual representations of concepts

• Learn how prototyping illustrates interaction concepts

• Create a mobile foam core mock-up featuring simulated screen experiences

Our Goal: An Engaging Learning Experience

The goal of this workshop is to bring together a group of experts who are passionate about the user-centered design process and want to inspire everyone to try design and prototyping. By combining theory and practice, the workshop will be packed with activities and fast paced talks for a fun, collaborative and engaging day.

Details and Schedule

• 9:30-10:00: Registration

MORNING SESSION

• 10:00-12:00: Understanding user experience and the role of prototyping

LUNCH

• 12:00-1:00: Lunch (provided)

AFTERNOON SESSION

• 1:00-2:30 Designing mobile experiences

• 2:30-2:45 Break

• 2:45-4:00: Designing and testing

• 4:00-5:00: Review, share and wrap up

• 5:00pm: Post-workshop happy hour at the Swiss (http://www.theswisspub.com/)

Program

Morning Session: Talks and Presentations (10am-12pm)

What is User Experience? with Ona Anicello

Human Centered Design as an approach to product development that involves user feedback at every phase in the cycle. User research methods and techniques can be used to get the appropriate feedback from user interviews, behavioral observations to quantitative analyses. Using the Human Centered Design Approach and conducting UX Research is important as it helps ensure good user experiences prior to launch. And in today's market, a good user experience will give a product the edge needed to compete and surpass its competition. Attendees will be guided through the Human Centered Design Process and the kinds of user research studies that can be conducted during the different phases of the development cycle.

Engaging users in iterative design: Prototyping your way from concept to coding with Camy Naasz

Prototype testing is just as much about finding out what doesn’t work in a design concept as it is finding out what does work. Using a real world example, Camy will share techniques of how to create a design concept, conduct a usability study of that concept and use the results to refine the design so it is ready for coding. You’ll see how a prototype transforms from paper sketches to a high fidelity clickable model and understand how ideas and assumptions are challenged along the way. Camy will also share her tips for how take a prototype out in the field to test with users in their natural environment.

When Prototypes Don't Fly: How to Get Organizational Buy-In for Prototyping with Chuck Johnston

Organizations that have not integrated prototyping into the design process often struggle with understanding not only its value, but also where it fits into a process. This presentation will discuss strategies for dealing with resistance to the adoption of prototyping and presenting prototypes to internal stakeholders and clients.

Afternoon Session: Hands on Prototyping Workshop (1pm-5pm)

Have you ever wanted to step through the entire prototyping process from conception to completion in one afternoon?

Please join Chris McQuistin, Senior UX Designer at Uptop Seattle, for this special hands-on, practical workshop. Chris will explain how to quickly hone your ideas and prime them before prototyping. Then, he will guide teams of 2-4 attendees into designing and constructing mobile foam core prototypes with simulated screen experiences, which will be reviewed individually.

The remaining time will be spent on designing where you will step through the entire prototyping process from conception to completion. At the end of the day you will have a design concept and the materials and know how to take away for your project.

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Invited Guests and Speakers

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Ona Anicello is Vice President of UX Research at JP Morgan Chase, where she created the Mobile UX Research Program and now works on cross platform research and strategic initiatives across the company. She is also the President of UXPA Seattle and teaches User Centered Design and Usability Testing in the Department of Human Centered Design and Engineering at University of Washington. She has an entrepreneurial spirit, co-founding a social networking nonprofit, called BEAN with over 30,000 members.

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Chuck Johnston

Chuck is a designer and researcher. As User Experience Manager at SiteCrafting, he guides the creation of human-centered solutions for the web for businesses and organizations. Chuck is also a graduate student at the University of Washington’s school of Human-Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE). He believes that putting people first provides the best outcomes and advocates for designing for humans.

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Chris McQuistin

For more than 15 years, Chris has advocated and practiced user-centered design for employers and clients such as Microsoft and GE Healthcare IT. Chris lives in Federal Way, WA and enjoys motorcycle touring and spending time with his family.

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Camy Naasz

Camy is a usability and user-centered design expert at Anthro-Tech where she focuses on fighting the good fight for the end user. She is a big picture strategist with a detailed, creative, and friendly approach to user research and innovation. Camy received her Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Tech in Business IT, focusing on business decision support systems. Camy enjoys the outdoors, spending time with her pets, and making music. She recently became a Certified Yoga Teacher. Camy shares yoga stretches, practices and wisdom with her friends and co-workers, and attributes yoga with making her a better UXer.

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Emma Rose

Emma is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Tacoma, where she teaches classes in user-centered design, usability testing, and technical communication. Her research interest focuses on designing for digital inclusion. Prior to coming to UW Tacoma, Emma spent over 15 years in the industry as a UX consultant, web developer, and technical writer. She has a PhD in Human-Centered Design and Engineering from the University of Washington Seattle.

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Al Youngblood

Al Youngblood is Senior UX Researcher at Uptop Seattle, a full-service product experience agency. He previously worked at Microsoft as a UX Researcher for Windows Phone, Server and Tools, Developer Division, MSDN, and TechNet. Al is Vice-President of UXPA Seattle (http://uxtacoma.org/www.uxpaseattle.org), and is co-organizer of UX/IA Meetup Seattle (https://www.meetup.com/seattleux/). Al graduated from the UW Information School, earning an M.S. in Information Management/Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) with top honors. He received a B.A. in Sociology/Computer Science from Texas State University, San Marcos.

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Sponsors

Many thanks to our generous sponsors for contributions to this Mobile Bootcamp Workshop. Please visit the links to learn more about our sponsors. If you would like to become a sponsor, please contact us!

• Anthro-Tech (http://www.anthro-tech.com/)

• Sitecrafting (http://www.sitecrafting.com/)

UXPA Seattle (http://www.uxpaseattle.org/)

• University of Washington Tacoma Division of Culture, Arts and Communication (http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/interdisciplinary-arts-sciences/culture-arts-communication-cac)

• University of Washington Tacoma Center for Data Science (http://cwds.uw.edu/)

FAQ

Who is sponsoring this event?

The University of Washington Tacoma is hosting and sponsoring this event. Additional sponsors include Anthro-Tech, Sitecrafting and UXPA Seattle.

Is there Food or Alcohol at this event?

Thanks to our generous sponsors, lunch will be provided. We will also have coffee during the breaks. Alcohol is not included during this event, but please join us at the Swiss Pub afterward for a networking event!

Can I bring a Friend to the event, even though they didn't register?

Sorry! We only have 50 seats available, so we encourage you to purchase tickets in advance, and cannot accommodate unregistered guests.

Do I have to come to both sessions?

Due to the limited number of spaces for this event, we are asking that only those who can join us all day register for this event.

If I cannot make it, can I transfer a ticket to a friend?

We understand that schedules change. Go to the

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