September 21, 2011 6:30 PM - 150 attended
New Tools for Visualization in Javascript
We're inviting visualization / javascript ninjas to present new libraries and tools that are pushing the boundaries of what we can do in Javascript — think Canvas, SVG, WebGL, etc.
6:30-7:00 Social time. Snacks and beer provided by Trulia.
7:00-8:30 Presentations. 20-25 minutes each.
8:30-9:30 Social time. Meet the speakers and network with each other.
Confirmed Speakers
Mike Bostock will be showing off D3.
( http://bost.ocks.org/mike/ http://mbostock.github.com/d3/)
Ryan Alexander will be showing off Plask. ( http://onecm.com/ http://www.plask.org/)
Nicolas Garcia Belmonte
- The JavaScript InfoVis Toolkit ( http://thejit.org/) a web standard based tool to create interactive data visualizations for the web and
- PhiloGL - ( http://senchalabs.github.com/philogl) a WebGL framework for data visualization, creative coding and game development.
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Keheliya Bandara Gallaba
This is so cool. Wish we, enthusiasts from all over the world, could see the talks or slides online.
Posted September 7, 2011 at 6:28 AM -
Abhishek Pratap
Can these talks be recorded ? Would be interested to watch
Posted September 14, 2011 at 1:48 PM -
Kristen Chan
Sorry to miss this. I will organize the next one for October :)
Posted September 20, 2011 at 2:20 PM -
A former member
Any plans to post videos of the talks?
Posted September 21, 2011 at 10:41 AM -
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Jeff Braswell
I was planning to attend tonight but unfortunately I will not be able to do so because of a scheduling conflict, and am releasing my RSVP.
I would like to second/third/etc the request to post presentations and/or video (as unlikely as that may be given the venue is not set up for that).
Greet series with this meetup group -- looking forward to the next one.Posted September 21, 2011 at 12:41 PM -
Zhou Yu
Hi folks,
We are always trying to record and share the video. However we don't have a good platform to do so. Youtube allow only 15 mins upload for regular user. Any suggestion for sharing the video?
Zhou
Posted September 21, 2011 at 2:30 PM -
Justin Edmund
Zhou: Can you try Vimeo maybe? It might require a paid account though.
Posted September 21, 2011 at 2:32 PM -
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Chaddus Bruce
Also, a dropbox public folder. Dropbox has no size limits on single files.
Posted September 21, 2011 at 2:45 PM -
Jeff Braswell
Last time I uploaded a video, Vimeo did not require a paid account to upload video. Vimeo also supports higher resolution formats than YouTube, which would be good for viewing the presentation slides on screen.
Now, all you need is a two-camera shoot and a video editor :-p.
Seriously, just one would be great (but trained at the screen ! )
Posted September 21, 2011 at 2:57 PM -
Ian Johnson
I have a vimeo pro account I'd be willing to volunteer. It allows 5gb/week upload and HD.
Posted September 21, 2011 at 3:18 PM -
Zhou Yu
Cool! Volunteer for recording?
Or I can ask if Trulia can help us to record.
Posted September 21, 2011 at 4:10 PM -
mc
I think screen recorders work better than cameras trained on the screen...and if you could mic in the sound, that would be bonus...sound quality sucks if you are trying to use mic from a camera 10 feet away, and can be bad enough to discourage a viewer from watching an otherwise great presentation.
Posted September 21, 2011 at 4:19 PM -
Zhou Yu
I hope I can start another post.
Anyone leaving from Mountain View? I can provide a ride. I will leave around 5PM
Zhou
Posted September 21, 2011 at 4:45 PM -
Omar Bohsali
This was a great meetup. Thanks to Mike, Nicolas, and Ryan for the talks; thanks to Trulia for hosting.
Posted September 21, 2011 at 8:42 PM -
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Jack Shen
It was great. I really enjoyed the talks. Where can I find Mike's d3.js slides and examples he showed in the talk?
Posted September 22, 2011 at 9:44 AM | 1 like -
Zaki Manian
The slides are here.
http://mbostock.github.com/d3/talk/20110921/#0
Posted September 22, 2011 at 10:35 AM -
sha
Unfortunately our video camera we had planned for the event didn't work out, but we did record the talks with crappy cameras. We'll be posting those online soon. Thanks again everyone for coming!
Posted September 22, 2011 at 10:55 AM -
Devin Poolman
I really enjoyed the talks - and if anyone is interested in exploring these tools for new visualizations on Metricly.com (we have lots of aggregated data for businesses), email me (devin@metricly.com).
Posted September 22, 2011 at 1:57 PM -
Nicolas Garcia Belmonte
I just put up the slides here if someone's interested :) slidesha.re/qZuLs1
Posted September 22, 2011 at 4:47 PM -
Abhishek Pratap
Guys: I will make a slight digression intentionally. I am from a bioinformatics background and JS is not something I know beyond basic. Could you recommend how one can learn it. May be a good course or anything which you might will help a beginner. Thanks! Abhi
Posted September 22, 2011 at 5:03 PM -
Zaki Manian
You'll find my suggestions on Quora and Stack Overflow but this is as good a starting point as any.
http://eloquentjavascript.net/Posted September 22, 2011 at 5:06 PM -
Marit
Agree on the eloquentjava.net source but in addition, the latest lynda.com course is especially helpful if javascript is the first scripting/computer language one learns.
Posted September 22, 2011 at 5:12 PM -
Rolf Widenfelt
You can also attend a class at a place like TechLiminal in Oakland,
where they occasionally have beginner-oriented JS classes.
http://techliminal.com/
BTW, I thought the speakers last night were fabulous! Thanks guys :-)Posted September 22, 2011 at 5:13 PM -
Pino Trogu
I posted video of Mike Bostok's presentation here:
http://bit.ly/p47bujAmazing! Thanks MB for letting me record. Video file can be downloaded. Safari will play it best (me.com site). Pushed sound way up as audio was very low, it's OK now. Sorry for hand-held, but it's acceptable. Tape ran out 2 min before end of Nicholas Belmonte's presentation. Will try to add some slides to it from the set he posted. Nicholas, is it OK to post the video? Great stuff, thank you Trulia for the treat. Pino
Posted September 22, 2011 at 7:16 PM -
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Pino Trogu
The video of Nicolas Belmonte's lecture is here:
http://gallery.me.com/pinotrogu#100357Folder also includes video of Mike Bostock's lecture (updated).
URL of slides is given at the end of each video. Use Safari if possible to view videos. Thanks to all.Posted September 24, 2011 at 6:18 PM -
sha
I've posted videos of two of the talks:
Nicolas Belmonte: http://vimeo.com/29458347
and Mike Bostock: http://vimeo.com/29458354
Apologies again for the handheld nature of it, next time we host we'll be better prepared :)
Will be posting Ryan's shortly.
Posted September 25, 2011 at 3:08 PM -
Ian Johnson
Hey guys, I uploaded Ryan's talk to vimeo here:
http://vimeo.com/29692386the meetup was great, looking forward to the next one!
Posted September 27, 2011 at 5:54 PM
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Peter AldhousMike Bostock and Nicolas Belmonte especially inspiring, five stars for those. The Plask talk I found hard to follow (maybe a bit more preparation needed by that speaker next time?)
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