Hi, I'm an interaction designer for a large Drupal site, and I host regular design workshops in Austin, TX. The next one is this Monday, April 26, at 7pm, and we'll be exploring designing game mechanics: http://vi.to/workshop/
Are you a UX, IA, UI, IxD, usability, visual or other sort of designer? Want to practice aspects of design, even though you're a developer? Come out for our regular design practice workshops, hosted every other Monday. They're open to everyone, at every level of design experience, and mobile and desktop software developers and designers are welcome as well, not just web. Please, invite your colleagues!
This workshop we’ll explore designing game mechanics for calendars and time management. Last workshop came up with some crazy ideas for calendar views, so this week we’ll talk about how they can work and design wireflows around them. Have you used game mechanics in a site, product or project? You should contact me.
Come a little early to get settled and get some coffee or a snack so we can start on time. When you arrive, tell the barista you’re with the design workshop. We’ll be in the large, private room (“The Cellar”) immediately to your right as you enter the shop. I’ll be there early to set up if you’d like to introduce yourself or discuss the meeting itself. Paper, markers and other materials will be provided.
http://vi.to/workshop/ has more information, plus links to the original premise of these practices, the Google Calendar and LinkedIn events, and notes from previous workshops.