Hasta La Ideas

‘Dare We Do It Real Time’ by body>data>space (photo by Jean-Paul Berthoin)

Over an intensive two days at the end the month, 100 delegates at MEX 2013—the international forum for mobile user experience, in its 12th iteration this year—will gather in central London to discuss and attempt to envision the development and future impact of mobile technology.

With speakers at last year’s forum including Dale Herigstad, four-time Emmy award winning creator of the iconic Minority Report conceptual user interfaces, as well as connected car experts from Car Design Research, this year’s event boasts inspiring input from the likes of content strategist at Facebook Melody Quintana, UX research guru of WhatUsersDo Lee Duddell and Ghislaine Boddington creative director at experimental connected performance outfit, body>data>space.

Right in the fallout from SXSW, and amidst mounting debate surrounding the launch of Google’s Glass project, the MEX forum will explore six ‘Pathways’, each focusing on a particularly pertinent issue in the world of mobile UX:

Insight – How should we improve understanding of user behaviour and enhance how that drives design decisions?
Diffusion – What are the principles of multiple touch-point design and the new, diffused digital experiences?
Context – How can designers provide relevant experiences, respect privacy and adapt to preferences?
Sensation – What techniques are there for enhancing digital experience with audible and tactile elements?
Form – How can change in shapes, materials or the abandonment of physical form be used to excite users?
Sustainability – How can we enable sustainable expression in digital product choices? Can we harness digital design to promote sustainable living?

Sam Dunne, Design Strategist at Plan and Core77 UK Correspondent, will be reporting live from the event.

MEX, Mobile User Experience
Walllacespace St. Pancras
22 Duke’s Road
London, WC1H 9PN
March 26–27, 2013

A small number tickets still available here.

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