d:Tech NYC

12/08/2014

Abstract: Mobile sign language video communication has the potential to be more accessible and affordable if the current recommended video transmission standard of 25 frames per second at 100 kilobits per second (kbps) as prescribed in the International Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-…

11/03/2014

Abstract: The world is awash with new data, but how can we take the next step and make it truly meaningful to people? Put differently, instead of giving people yet more data and visualizations to interpret, how can we personalize this data to provide the simple insights and advice people really care…

10/28/2014

Abstract: People who are blind or low-vision may have a harder time participating in exercise classes due to inaccessibility, travel difficulties, or lack of experience. They are more likely to be obese and to report poor, fair, or worsening health. One recent trend to increase exercise activity is…

07/07/2014

d:Tech NYC Seminar: Steven Feiner (Columbia University) Seeing Through Augmented Reality: Tue 7/8/14 at 12.20pm. Follow us live at http://goo.gl/JFhxK6

Steven Feiner, Ph.D., Professor at Columbia University and Director of the Computer Graphics and User Interfaces LabWebsite

07/06/2014

d:Tech NYC Seminar: Steven Feiner (Columbia University) Seeing Through Augmented Reality: Tue 7/8/14 at 12.20pm. Follow us live at http://goo.gl/JFhxK6

Steven Feiner, Ph.D., Professor at Columbia University and Director of the Computer Graphics and User Interfaces LabWebsite

06/30/2014

d:Tech NYC Seminar: Priya Narasimhan, Ph.D., Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and CEO & Founder of YinzCam, Inc. -- YinzCam: Providing Scalable, Automated Mobile Experiences to Sports Fans - Tue 7/1/14 - You will be able to join us live at: http://bit.ly/1x6KUbB

YinzCam, Inc., a company that works with 85+ professional sports teams and venues, including those within the NFL, NBA, NHL, NRL (Australia), CFL, and more. YinzCam develops the sports apps of these teams and venues, offering a unique in-stadium live mobile mobile experience, comprised of automated…

06/26/2014

d:Tech NYC Seminar: Priya Narasimhan (YinzCam & Carnegie Mellon University) - YinzCam: Providing Scalable, Automated Mobile Experiences to Sports Fans: Tue 7/1/14

YinzCam, Inc., a company that works with 85+ professional sports teams and venues, including those within the NFL, NBA, NHL, NRL (Australia), CFL, and more. YinzCam develops the sports apps of these teams and venues, offering a unique in-stadium live mobile mobile experience, comprised of automated…

06/23/2014

d:Tech NYC Seminar: Daniel Fallman, Ph.D., Professor at Umeå University and Interactive Institute, Sweden: Videos, Models, Concepts: The Elements of Designing Sustainable Interactions with Industry: Tue 6/24/14

Highly automated industries such as car manufacturing plants and paper mills are complex, technically advanced, and in many other ways challenging environments—not least so from the perspective of interaction design and human-computer interaction. Over the last 15 years, I have been involved in a lo…

06/19/2014

d:Tech NYC Seminar: Daniel Fallman, Ph.D., Professor at Umeå University and Interactive Institute, Sweden: Videos, Models, Concepts: The Elements of Designing Sustainable Interactions with Industry: Tue 6/24/14

Highly automated industries such as car manufacturing plants and paper mills are complex, technically advanced, and in many other ways challenging environments—not least so from the perspective of interaction design and human-computer interaction. Over the last 15 years, I have been involved in a lo…

06/16/2014

d:Tech NYC Seminar: Oded Nov, Professor, Department of Technology Management & Innovation (NYU Poly) on Personal opinions and social influence: Tue 6/17/14

Personal opinions and social influence: how the attributes of social signals and users’ personality affect users’ rating

06/12/2014

d:Tech NYC Seminar: Oded Nov, Professor, Department of Technology Management & Innovation (NYU Poly) on Personal opinions and social influence: Tue 6/17/14

Personal opinions and social influence: how the attributes of social signals and users’ personality affect users’ rating

06/09/2014

d:Tech NYC Seminar: Rob Reeder, User Experience Researcher, (Google): Do security warnings actually help users stay safe online? Yes. - Tue 6/10/14

At a former job, an influential product designer once told me that "99% of users click through security warnings without reading them." His claim was that it doesn't matter how we design warnings, because users will always ignore them. Since I was responsible for designing these warnings to help use…