2024-03-07 CapCHI UX Student Chapter Mentoring Event

Mark your calendars because the CapCHI Ottawa Student Chapter – Mentoring Event is coming your way – March 7, 2024!

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Get ready to connect with mentors from academia, government, industry, and start-ups!

  • Date: Thursday, March 7
  • Time: 6 – 8 PM
  • Location: Human-Centred Design Lab (C 128), DARE District, Algonquin College

 

Agenda Highlights:

  • Mentor Introductions: Learn from the best in academia, government, and industry!
  • Panel Q&A: Get answers to your burning questions and gain invaluable insights into UX.
  • Networking: Connect with potential mentors and future collaborators!
  • RSVP NOW: https://lnkd.in/duZp8iHk

 

Who Should Attend?

Individuals passionate about HCI, aspiring designers, tech enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the future of user experience!

RSVP NOW: https://lnkd.in/duZp8iHk 

 

What is the CapCHI Student Network?

The CapCHI Student Network is a group of HCI/CHI, UX, UI, and design
students from the main post-secondary institutions in the Nation’s capital:
Algonquin College, Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.

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2023-03-21 Inclusivity in Research and Design: A Win-Win for Business and Society

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Join us to learn more about inclusivity in research and design from Lanre Jerry-Ijishakin.

Topics include:
 Practical tips for implementing inclusivity from ideation to product Launch
• Justifications for investing in Inclusive design
• Actionable steps toward inclusive design

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2021-03-16 Exploring Interactive e-Textiles with Lee Jones

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E-textiles (electronic textiles) are interactive textiles with sensing and actuating properties. Imagine textiles that can sense touch, change colour, play music, or shift into different shapes, all while remaining soft and flexible. The unique aspect of e-textiles is that these fibres and materials can be combined with textile crafting techniques to make technologies that fit seamlessly into our lives, making them invisible.

Interactive textiles might sound like science fiction, but Lee has been exploring how artists and crafters can use e-textiles for their expressive and creative potentials. In this talk, Lee will go over some of the projects she has worked on and how individuals can craft soft technologies for their own needs.

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