2024-12-17 Transforming Music Accessibility with Haptic Technology

Hosted by CapCHI, and Valentyna and Sercan.

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Join us for an inspirational talk with Leon Lu!

Leon is a visionary researcher and designer whose work transforms the boundaries of accessibility and innovation. In this session, Leon will dive into making non-verbal communication accessible to blind and low vision musicians during performances and in learning environments. He will discuss the design and development of wearable haptic systems and provide insights into the development of haptic codes and future iterations of wearable haptics for communication.

DATE TIME: Tuesday December 17, 2024, 12:00 pm (noon).

LOCATION: ONLINE Event! Link visible for attendees on registration.

REGISTRATION: (Free!) https://www.meetup.com/capchi/events/304989167/ 

2024-11-19 Turning Decisions into Outcomes: A Talk with Alistair Croll

Hosted by CapCHI, and Melis and Andrés.

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>>>>>>>>>> NEW VENUE ALERT <<<<<<<<<<

We’re excited to announce a fresh new location for our upcoming event! CapCHI now meets at Impact Hub Ottawa (123 Slater Street, 7th floor).

Get ready for an inspiring evening with Alistair Croll—an entrepreneur, event organizer, and bestselling author—as he talks about how to turn decisions into real results. Alistair will share his insights on making meaningful changes in organizations, using data to make better decisions, and why fresh, creative thinking is key to progress.

Here’s a bit of what he’ll cover:

  • Subversive Thinking: Challenging the usual way of doing things. Alistair will show how looking at things differently can lead to real change, helping organizations go beyond “business as usual.”
  • Overcoming Inertia: Inertia is the tendency to stick to the same old habits and processes, even if they’re not the best. Alistair will discuss tools and ideas to break through this resistance to change, paving the way for improvement.
  • What’s Next in Tech: Expect Alistair to share some exciting ideas about the future of tech, including how “Shadow Dev” is changing the game and why IT is shifting from subscriptions to pay-as-you-go models.

 

DATE TIME: Tuesday November 19, 2024, 5:30-8:30 pm.

LOCATION: In-Person Event at Impact Hub Ottawa (123 Slater Street, 7th floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 5H2).

  • NOTE: The venue is in a high-rise building and the entry doors on the ground floor/street level lock automatically at 7pm.

REGISTRATION: (Free!) https://www.meetup.com/capchi/events/304513431/ 

2021-05-18 Making Virtual Wishes A Reality

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How do you get past strict hospital privacy policies and infection control requirements so you can virtually grant last wishes for end-of-life patients? How does someone with Parkinson’s select a virtual reality video if they can’t grip the controller or keep their head steady to use the head-gaze feature of a VR headset? What does Schitt’s Creek, a group of nuns, and a super-charged monster truck have in common?
 
Find the answers to these and many more real-life challenges that David Parker tackled when pioneering VR for healthcare and palliative use.

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2021-04-20 Designing and Building Canada’s COVID-19 Exposure Notification Service

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Join Courtney Claessens (Senior Product Manager) and Brian Hendrick (Lead Service Designer and Product Manager) from the COVID Alert team, as they share the guiding principles that went into designing and building the Government of Canada’s COVID-19 exposure notification service.

Using principles such as accessibility and trust, Courtney and Brian will discuss how three multidisciplinary teams built a multi-region service in 45 days that helps alert users if they may have been exposed to COVID-19 before they are showing symptoms, allowing them to take action and help slow the spread of the virus. They’ll also share details on how they continue to iterate on and improve the service.

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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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2021-02-16 Talking You.i TV Tech with CTOs Stuart Russell & Andrew Emmons

CapCHI February 2021 event image... Join us for a very special evening on Tuesday February 16th, 2021 at 6:00pm with You.i TV CTOs Stuart Russell and Andrew Emmons for an inside look at You.i Engine One, the technology behind the Kanata company's recent acquisition by WarnerMedia.

Join us for a very special evening with You.i TV CTOs Stuart Russell and Andrew Emmons for an inside look at You.i Engine One, the technology behind the Kanata company’s recent acquisition by WarnerMedia.       

As per WarnerMedia, “The You.i platform will enhance the HBO Max technology stack, increase developer efficiency and accelerate delivery as we bring HBO Max to consumer devices all around the world”. 

More about You.i TV and their recent acquisition:

WarnerMedia Acquires You.i TV

https://www.youi.tv/warnermedia-acquires-you-i-tv

WarnerMedia completes acquisition of Kanata’s You.i TV

https://www.obj.ca/article/techopia/warnermedia-completes-acquisition-kanatas-youi-tv

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