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Using big data and WebGL to bring real-world cities to life.

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:32 +0000

Using big data and WebGL to bring real-world cities to life. at Front-Trends 2013

We're creating ViziCities - a 3D city-visualisation platform using WebGL, Three.js and a raft of other amazing technologies. We'll talk about how we're doing it all with open, big-data, the awesome possibilities that presents and how we've overcome the problems along the way. Think SimCity meets the real world!

Pete Smart @petewsmart
Rob Hawkes @robhawkes

Slides: Bringing Cities to Life Using Big Data & WebGL (slideshare.net)

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Video: Using big data and WebGL to bring real-world cities to life - Rob Hawkes & Peter Smart - Front-Trends 2013 (vimeo.com)

Eliminate design

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:26:48 +0000

Eliminate design at UX Lx: User Experience Lisbon 2013

The all-too-common approach of jumping head-first into sketching wireframes makes us fail the user and lose sight of solving true user problems. The screen should not be singled out as the primary medium for human-centered design, and it is the role of the UX lead to ensure that it isn’t. I will argue for the benefits of removing design and show how we can, and must, shift thinking from designing interfaces to solving real user problems with the least amount of friction and pain.

Per Axbom @axbom

Video: Eliminate Design – Video of UXLx Lightning Talk (axbom.com)

Sketch notes: Eliminate Design (facebook.com)

Slides: Eliminate Design (axbom.com)

LESS : moins de CSS, plus de fun !

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:18:43 +0000

LESS : moins de CSS, plus de fun ! at Kiwi Party

Corinne Schillinger @schillinger

Slides: LESS : moins de CSS, plus de fun ! (slideshare.net)

Video: Less : moins de CSS, plus de fun - Kiwi Party 2011 (dailymotion.com)

Taming Taxonomy: A Practical Intro

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:58:24 +0000

Taming Taxonomy: A Practical Intro at LAUX Meetup: Taming Taxonomy, a practical intro.

"Tips & Tools for Creating Structure with the User in Mind"

Is the word "taxonomy" intimidating? You bet, but taxonomy is a crucial structural element to consider for optimal digital information environments. In this fun, informal, beginning / midlevel practitioner-focused event, Los Angeles area information architects and taxonomy nerds Alberta and Jessica will share:

A Beginner's Case Study - designed to provide an implementable, understandable roadmap to creating a user sensitive taxonomy
A Tool Demo - highlighting an easy-to-use and cost effective resource to get you started creating taxonomies
A Peer to Peer Learning Activity - where your questions about Taxonomy will be answered by the speakers & the collective wisdom of the group
Attendees of this session will leave understanding the benefits of creating taxonomies that are both relevant for users and practical, and will gain applicable knowledge that will prepare them to take a swing at taxonomy themselves.

Word to the wise: NSFW references to body parts and the F-bomb might or might not make a guest appearance.

PRESENTED BY:

Jessica DuVerneay - Information Architect @ The Understanding Group

Alberta Soranzo - Manager of User Experience & Strategy @ UCLA Center for Health Policy & Research, Sr. Information Architect @ RFK Center for Justice & Human Rights

AGENDA:

7:00 - Registration and reception with food & beverages provided by Ticketmaster

7:20 - Welcome message and Ticketmaster announcement

7:30 - Community announcements & introduction of the two speakers

7:45 - Presentation begins

8:30 - Peer to Peer Learning Activity

9:00 - Closing message

9:15 - After party location will be announced shortly

Slides: Taming Taxonomy: A Practical Intro (slideshare.net)

Video: Taming Taxonomy: A Practical Intro (vimeo.com)

Safecast: DIY and citizen-sensing of radiation

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:50:21 +0000

Safecast: DIY and citizen-sensing of radiation at 29th Chaos Communication Congress (29C3)

Empowering citizen in the wake of Fukushima triple-meltdown disaster

Sean Bonner @seanbonner

Audio: http://mirror.fem-net.de/CCC/29C3/mp3-audio-only/29c3-5140-en-safecast_mp3.mp3 (mirror.fem-net.de)

Video: Safecast: DIY and citizen-sensing of radiation [29c3] (youtube.com)

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Geeks and Depression Panel

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:33:51 +0000

Geeks and Depression Panel at Chaos Communication Congress - 28C3

Mitch Altman @maltman23
Meredith L Patterson @maradydd
Jimmie P Rodgers @jprodgers

Video: 28c3: Geeks and depression panel (youtube.com)

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Making a MakerSpace in Middle School

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:31:24 +0000

Making a MakerSpace in Middle School at Bring IT, Together

This presentation will outline the journey involved in creating a MakerSpace in a middle school in Ottawa. We will discuss how we secured partnerships, mentors and advocates, how we convinced others that this was a worthwhile project, and how we got the project up and running.

Brian Smith @smithwithclass
Shannon Smith @shannoninottawa

Video: CBC News Coverage of our i-Hub Makerspace launch event - at 7:45 of news clip (cbc.ca)

Write-up: GCPS Open House and i-Hub Makerspace Launch - Glen Cairn PS blog (glencairnps.ca)

Write-up: Makerspace | Makerspace Playbook and H.S. Makerspace Tools List (makerspace.com)

Client-side HTML 5 Templates with Errai

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:04:53 +0000

Client-side HTML 5 Templates with Errai at Toronto Java Users Group: Client-side HTML 5 Templates with Errai

This presentation will provide you with a ground-up introduction to Errai UI, a collection of features that allows you to compose, add behaviour to, and bind model objects to spec-compliant HTML 5 snippets. All with the minimum amount of boilerplate, but without sacrificing type safety. The session will feature an easy-to-follow live coding component, and you should walk away with a good understanding of the Errai UI programming model and how to apply it to your next project.

Mike Brock @JBossMike

Video: TJUG 2013-04 Client-side HTML 5 Templates with Errai (vimeo.com)

Who Are The Skeptics?

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:15:20 +0000

Who Are The Skeptics? at Skeptrack 2009

An introduction to a few of the well known Skeptics and what their passions are.

Phil Plait @BadAstronomer
Eugenie Scott
Margaret Downey
Benjamin Radford @BTRadford
Jeff Wagg @ColOfCuriosity
Joe Nickell, Ph.D. @RealJoeNickell
Daniel Loxton @Daniel_Loxton

Video: Ghost Radar demonstration after panel (youtube.com)

It's not your test framework, it's you

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:41 +0000

It's not your test framework, it's you at Los Angeles Ruby Conference 2013

The BDD hype cycle is over. Recently, there’s been a lot of backlash against popular BDD libraries like Cucumber. Some developers blame their test frameworks for brittle test suites and long build times. Others go so far as to claim that acceptance testing is simply not sustainable, period. In this talk, we’ll do some root cause analysis of this phenomenon with shocking results - it’s not the test framework, it’s not the methodology, it’s you. You’ve abused your test framework, you’ve cargo-culted the methodology, and now you’re feeling the pain. We’ll show you a way out of the mess you’ve made. We’ll discuss the main problems BDD was intended to solve. We’ll show you how to groom your test suite into journey, functional, integration, and unit tests in order to address build times. We’ll teach how to mitigate against brittleness and flickers, and how to let your tests reveal the intent of the application and actually become the executable documentation we’ve been waiting for.

Robbie Clutton @robb1e
Matthew Kane Parker @moonmaster9000

Video: It's not your test framework, it's you - Robbie Clutton, Matt Parker - LA Ruby Conference 2013 (confreaks.com)

Slides: Sustainable BDD (speakerdeck.com)

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Call Flow

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:11:54 +0000

Call Flow at Open Source Show 'n' Tell

Robbie Clutton from BT's SDK team (web21c.bt.com/) presents their new Call Flow product.

Robbie Clutton @robb1e

Video: Robbie Clutton presents...Call Flow (vimeo.com)

Semantic Video Annotations in the YouTube Topics API: Theory and Applications

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:14:21 +0000

Semantic Video Annotations in the YouTube Topics API: Theory and Applications at Google I/O 2013

Did you know that YouTube automatically classifies videos based on the Freebase Open Knowledge Graph topics that they relate to? We'll talk more about how we pull off this feat of classification, as well as how you can use topics to power YouTube API searches or find related videos.

Shirley Gaw
Philipp Pfeiffenberger

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Semantic Video Annotations in the YouTube Topics API: Theory and Applications (youtube.com)

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Design Principles for Maps

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:12:57 +0000

Design Principles for Maps at Google I/O 2013

What is the user interface for your map? How do you put together a UI that allows easy access to your data? Does the design of your map help your users get the data they need? This talk will help developers bring together the elements of visual design, cartography, and user experience to help present their mapping data in the best way.

Patrick Hofmann @phofmann
Dave Day

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Design Principles for Maps (youtube.com)

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YouTube for Developers: The Future and the Opportunities

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:12:25 +0000

YouTube for Developers: The Future and the Opportunities at Google I/O 2013

YouTube API is Google's largest API by request volume yet there are still a lot of apps that are not taking advantage of it. Join YouTube platform product and engineering leaders as they give you an overview of where YouTube is headed, give you a sneak peak at the latest YouTube APIs, and talk about opportunities for developers. We will also watch a few cool videos.

Shiva Rajaraman @shivar
Andy Berkheimer @andyberkheimer
Jussi Laakkonen @jussil

Video: Google I/O 2013 - YouTube for Developers: The Future and the Opportunities (youtube.com)

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YouTube API Push Notifications

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:12:10 +0000

YouTube API Push Notifications at Google I/O 2013

Tired of polling for updates to YouTube API feeds? Wouldn't it be nicer if the API could tell your application when new data were available? Come and hear about our new YouTube API push notification infrastructure, and find out how you can write code that responds to new YouTube activities.

Jeffrey Posnick @jeffposnick
Yaniv Inbar @yanivinbar

Video: Google I/O 2013 - YouTube API Push Notifications (youtube.com)

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Beyond SOPA: What You Can Do to Influence Tech Policy

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:10:24 +0000

Beyond SOPA: What You Can Do to Influence Tech Policy at Google I/O 2013

From SOPA/PIPA and CISPA, to immigration and patent reform, government is taking a renewed interest in the Internet and the businesses we're building on it -- in some cases, there is even a new focus on the use of technology which can solve government problems.

As a result, government is looking for input from our community of entrepreneurs and developers about what our needs are as a community, and how they can build better public policy in our interest.

So, what are the most efficient, easy ways for you to get involved? Join us for a panel of some leaders in the Internet advocacy space to learn how you, as a developer, can get more involved in creating better policies that can affect your business.

Derek Slater @derekslater
Jeremy Robbins @JRobNYC
Mike McGeary @mdmcgeary
Kevin Callahan @techyfit
Jen Pahlka @pahlkadot

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Beyond SOPA: What You Can Do to Influence Tech Policy (youtube.com)

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Extend Google Docs with Apps Script

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:09:33 +0000

Extend Google Docs with Apps Script at Google I/O 2013

Using Google Apps Script it's now possible to add custom menus, popups, and other functionality to your Google Docs. In this session we'll explore the ways in which you can utilize this technology to build custom workflows, import data from other sources, and integrate your own applications in Google Docs.

Jonathan Rascher
Saurabh Gupta @gluemesh

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Extend Google Docs with Apps Script (youtube.com)

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Voiding Your Warranty: Hacking Glass

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:09:25 +0000

Voiding Your Warranty: Hacking Glass at Google I/O 2013

Glass is ready for hacking! See what is possible with the hardware platform and how you can gain root access. Learn how to run your own experimental applications. Disclaimer: you'll be stepping into uncharted and unsupported territory!

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Voiding Your Warranty: Hacking Glass (youtube.com)

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Cognitive Science and Design

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:37 +0000

Cognitive Science and Design at Google I/O 2013

This session will provide an in-depth look at human perception and cognition, and its implications for interactive and visual design. The human brain is purely treated as an information processing machine, and we will teach the audience its atributes, its advantages, its limitations, and generally how to hack it. While the content will provide a deep review of recent cognitive science research, everything presented will also be grounded in example design work taken from a range of Google applications and platforms. Specific topics will include: edge detection, gestalt laws of grouping, peripheral vision, geons and object recognition, facial recognition, color deficiencies, change blindness, flow, attention, cognitive load balancing, and the perception of time.

Alex Faaborg @faaborg

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Cognitive Science and Design (youtube.com)

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Web Page Design with the GPU in Mind

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:28 +0000

Web Page Design with the GPU in Mind at Google I/O 2013

Chrome implements fast, powerful webpage rendering by using the graphics hardware (GPU). But powerful GPU rendering introduces a new suite of issues that web developers need to understand. For example, how often is the texture cache invalidated? How can using translate-z cause GPU performance issues? How do hidden divs affect the GPU compositing process?

Attendees will walk away with a clear understanding of the GPU compositor in Chrome and knowledge of how their design choices will impact a page's performance on devices with GPU compositing.

Grace Kloba
Colt McAnlis @duhroach

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Web Page Design with the GPU in Mind (youtube.com)

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Enchant, Simplify, Amaze: Android's Design Principles

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:26 +0000

Enchant, Simplify, Amaze: Android's Design Principles at Google I/O 2013

Want to enchant people, simplify their lives, and make them feel amazing with your app? Learn how Android's Design Principles can help you create products that resonate with people. Find out about the meaning and research behind the principles. See real-world examples and practices from the Android Design team. Discover techniques for applying the principles in your daily work. No design experience necessary.

Rachel Garb @rachelgarb
Helena Roeber

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Enchant, Simplify, Amaze: Android's Design Principles (youtube.com)

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Point, Click, Tap, Touch - Building Multi-Device Web Interfaces

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:26 +0000

Point, Click, Tap, Touch - Building Multi-Device Web Interfaces at Google I/O 2013

PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, hybrids, televisions and more: touch-AND-mouse-enabled devices are coming. Come to this talk to learn how to make your site awesome on the growing number of touchscreen devices and to see what the future of the web holds for touch-based computing.

You will learn how to future-proof your website for touchscreen laptops, how to build a buttery smooth touch experience, and, most importantly, how to create code that is responsive to multi-modal input.

Rick Byers @RickByers
Boris Smus @borismus

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Point, Click, Tap, Touch - Building Multi-Device Web Interfaces (youtube.com)

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JAM with Chrome: How We Built a Massive Multiplayer Music Application Using Only Web Technology

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:10 +0000

JAM with Chrome: How We Built a Massive Multiplayer Music Application Using Only Web Technology at Google I/O 2013

Built by the Creative Labs team in London, Jam with Chrome was a hugely successful Chrome experiment that allowed users to form a band from nearly anywhere in the world and "Jam" like stars in near real-time. We will show you how we built Jam with Chrome using the latest web technologies and give you practical advice and guidance on how you can do the same. We will focus on the Real time WebSockets component, the session management system, and the music engine made using the Web Audio API--come learn how to "Jam."

xavier barrade
Oskar Eriksson @_oskareriksson

Video: Google I/O 2013 - JAM with Chrome: How We Built a Massive Multiplayer Music App Using Web Technology (youtube.com)

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Android Design for UI Developers

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:05:42 +0000

Android Design for UI Developers at Google I/O 2013

Design on Android is no longer a complex mystery of disjointed patterns; the Android design guidelines have paved the way for a design renaissance following the tenets of content forward and responsive mobile design. In this talk we'll explore the arsenal of tools available to Android UI engineers that let you implement some of these important guidelines, including responsive design with multi-pane layouts, metrics and layout grids, and core navigation components.

Roman Nurik @romannurik
Nick Butcher @crafty

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Android Design for UI Developers (youtube.com)

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Cross-Platform Auth with Google+ Sign-In

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:05:08 +0000

Cross-Platform Auth with Google+ Sign-In at Google I/O 2013

You are a developer making a hot social app. Your Android app, iOS app, and website all need to seamlessly work with an authenticated user. This session will deep dive into Google+ Sign-In auth models, and help you choose the right one for your needs.

Francis Ma @cantforget
Chris Cartland

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Cross-Platform Auth with Google+ Sign-In (youtube.com)

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All the Ships in the World: Visualizing Data with Google Cloud and Maps

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:04:20 +0000

All the Ships in the World: Visualizing Data with Google Cloud and Maps at Google I/O 2013

Tens of thousands of ships report their position at least once every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day. Visualizing that quantity of data and serving it out to large numbers of people takes lots of power both in the browser and on the server. This session will explore the use of Maps, App Engine, Go, Compute Engine, BigQuery, Big Store, and WebGL to do massive data visualization.

Mano Marks @ManoMarks
Francesc Campoy Flores @campoy83
Kurt Schwehr @kurtschwehr

Video: Google I/O 2013 - All the Ships in the World: Visualizing Data with Google Cloud and Maps (youtube.com)

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Chrome DevTools Revolutions 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:03:37 +0000

Chrome DevTools Revolutions 2013 at Google I/O 2013

As the complexity of the web apps you build keeps moving, so do the Chrome DevTools. We'll give you the latest update on your favorite companion; explore new features like emulating mobile devices, remote debugging, Canvas and WebGL profiling, Sass preprocessor support, developing completely within Chrome using the new Workspaces support, and 20 other features that are brand-new to you and will hugely improve your development. Also, learn how to profile and improve your #1 enemy to scrolling performance: paint. Emulate mobile devices within Chrome DevTools with simulated touch events and geolocation data. You'll walk out of the session with a huge advantage in productivity, speed, and precision when developing, debugging, and improving your web applications.

Paul Irish @paul_irish
Pavel Feldman @repenaxa

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Chrome DevTools Revolutions 2013 (youtube.com)

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A Moving Experience

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:47 +0000

A Moving Experience at Google I/O 2013

This talk will show various types of application animations and the code for how to achieve them. Developers should leave the presentation (not too quickly!) with more knowledge about how Android animations work, how to use the APIs effectively, and how to pull together various techniques to create more involved, more interesting and more compelling animations for their applications.

Romain Guy @romainguy
Chet Haase @chethaase

Video: Google I/O 2013 - A Moving Experience (youtube.com)

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7 Techmakers and a Microphone

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:33 +0000

7 Techmakers and a Microphone at Google I/O 2013

Megan Smith (VP, Google[x]) will emcee a series of TED talk style segments from Susan Wojcicki (SVP, Ads), Anna Patterson (VP, Knowledge), Johanna Wright (VP, Search and Mobile), Kathy Kleiman (Founder of the ENIAC Programmers Project), Jean Wang (Staff Hardware Engineer, Glass), and Diane Greene (Board of Directors, Google). They’ll share their insights, learnings, and “ah ha!” moments from being technical leaders inside innovative companies. This will be a special supersized session that runs until 6:35pm!

Presented by Women Techmakers.

Video: Google I/O 2013 - 7 Techmakers and a Microphone (youtube.com)

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Google+ Sign-In for Android Developers

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:45 +0000

Google+ Sign-In for Android Developers at Google I/O 2013

Learn how to add Google+ Sign-In to your Android app, grow your installed base using OTA installs, drive more engagement using interactive posts, and monitor your apps' performance on Google+.

Lee Denison @leedenison
Wesley Tarle

Video: Google I/O 2013 - Google+ Sign-In for Android Developers (youtube.com)

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