UX Vienna Evening Meetup

UX Vienna Evening Meetups take place on the second Tuesday of every month. Join us in November at FREQUENTIS for two talks exploring different sides of User Experience: designing for safety-critical environments and making User-Centered Design accessible through play.

From interfaces where people need to make critical decisions with confidence to a board game that helps interdisciplinary teams understand UCD, this evening is all about putting people at the center of what we design.

Talk 1
UX in Places Where Nobody Notices It
Volker Grantz I User Experience Consultant, FREQUENTIS AG

Not all UX is visible, and not all UX is about making things look good.
In safety-critical environments, the focus shifts to helping people feel safe, stay in control, and make the right decisions when it matters most.
Through real incidents and practical examples, Volker Grantz explores what happens when things don't go as expected. The talk will uncover lessons from situations where user experience can have serious consequences and share practical takeaways — including things you should never do when designing for safety-critical environments.

Talk 2
PEDRO — A Playful Approach to Promote User-Centered Design in Interdisciplinary Project Teams
Lena Baumgartner I Junior Researcher
Gernot Rottermanner I Researcher
Peter Judmaier I Senior Researcher
USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten

How can we make User-Centered Design easier to understand, apply, and embrace across interdisciplinary teams? What if we could learn about it by playing a game?
PEDRO is an analogue board game currently in development that introduces the principles and challenges of the User-Centered Design process in a playful and accessible way.
The goal is to build a shared understanding of UCD, encourage its acceptance in interdisciplinary project teams, and strengthen collaboration — all while having fun.
In this session, the team will introduce PEDRO and invite participants to try it out for themselves.

Location
FREQUENTIS AG Innovationsstraße 1, 1100 Vienna
Please enter through the main entrance. You can't miss it.

About UX Vienna
UX Vienna brings together people interested in User Experience, interaction design, usability, research, and human-centered design. Our evening meetups are an opportunity to learn from each other, exchange ideas, and connect with the local UX community.

We collaboratively document our meetups in UX Vienna’s Ongoing Notes.
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We look forward to seeing you!