June 2007
June 5, 2007
UPA Wellington - Show and Tell – usability stories and case studies
Four usability practioners and a podcast TV host tell their stories of lessons learnt, insights gained and demonstrate examples from case studies. However, we have kept a speaking slot open for one of you to fill. Do you have a story you want to tell? A problem to present or a case study to talk about? If so, email sam [at] optimalusability.com and we’ll organise for you to join the 5 presenters.
There will be plenty of snacks and refreshments put on (Thanks Statistics New Zealand!) so come early and grab something to eat before listening to the speakers.
1. Dave O’Brien – How much does NOT user-testing your project cost? Dave presents examples of minor flaws that lose major revenue.
2. Bob Medcalf – Analysing usage patterns with blobs. Bob presents ‘blob-charts’ – a tool he developed for analyzing people’s usage and behavior patterns.
3. Claire Sheerington – Hell Pizza Usability Showdown. Clare talks us through the making of a “Thinking Orange” video podcast.
4. Sam Ng – Building and launching a web application in 8 weeks. Sam talks about what it’s like to ‘walk the talk’ in the development of an online card sorting tool.
5. Nicky McCreanor – The elderly and usability.Nicky talks about supporting her 83-year-old father as he learns to use a computer and how it has improved her own awareness of usability issues.
6. You. Yes, you. If you have something interesting to share or a good story to tell about usability – email sam [at] optimalusability.com. We’d love to hear from you.
More details at www.upa.org.nz
June 26, 2007
UPA Auckland - Learnings from the UPA conference
We'll talk about learnings from the UPA conference in Austin, Texas this month including skills, trends and predictions for the future.
Miriam will also bring along the CD proceedings and a copy of the schedule to help you decide if you want to order a copy.
The UPA meetings cover a wide range of topics and we try to have something for those who are new and those with experience in usability. For a list of previous topics see http://www.upa.org.nz/category/auckland/
* RSVP: Please RSVP to auckland [at] upa.org.nz by 5pm Monday 25th June
* Time: 6pm onwards for drinks and nibbles.
* Talks start at 6.30pm. Finishes at approximately 8pm
* Cost: $10 cash at the door. Please bring correct change.
* Location: Bank of New Zealand, 3rd floor, 125 Queen Street, Auckland
* Late entry: Call Don Gibbons on 029 241 3804 if you have difficulty getting in or arrive after 6.30pm