Date: Monday, 2 November 2015, 7pm Venue: Absolute Hotel, Limerick Talk Abstract: Whilst there is now significant design research on assisted living and staying physically independent as we age, there is less work on designing the social aspects of our…
Let’s Tell the World about Irish Design! – Wikipedia Editing Hackathon
Date: Saturday, 10 October 2015, 10:30am-15:30pm Venue: Fab Lab Limerick Facilitators: Rebecca O’Neill and Shannon Eichelberger, Wikimedia Community Ireland After the success of our Ignite event in June, we are inviting you to another exciting day of learning and sharing. We all know that…
Talk: Curating Interaction
Date: 1 October 2015, 7pm Venue: Ormston House Speaker: Prof. Beryl Graham, University of Sunderland Talk abstract: Beyond the hype about interaction, participation or relational aesthetics, many artists and designers are producing work which subtly changes systems and ways of thinking. How…
Talk: Engaging with (Irish) heritage: from design for experience to design for participation
Date: 14 September 2015, 7pm Venue: Absolute Hotel Speaker: Dr. Luigina Ciolfi, Sheffield Hallam University (UK) Talk abstract: In this talk, Dr. Ciolfi will present examples of design of novel interactive experiences to engage visitors to heritage sites in Ireland…
Talk: The Hackable City
Date:25 June 2015, 7pm Venue: Abbey 3 Suite, Absolute Hotel Talk abstract: Increasingly we experience our cities through the interfaces of mobile and digital media. Where we go, whom we meet, what we can expect at particular locations: its the…
Ignite Talks: Let’s Talk about Irish Design!
IxDA Limerick is excited to announce an evening of Ignite talks! Ignite has been held in over 100 cities worldwide and is an event for creatives to meet, socialise and show their work in public. Presenters have 15 seconds per…
Talk: Failing gracefully – the importance of failure in interactive systems
Date:11 May 2015, 7pm Venue: Abbey Suite, Absolute Hotel Talk abstract: Computer systems fail. Whether as a result of hardware or software issues, or user error, failures happen. When creating interactive systems for use in public places these failures can…
Talk: Crafting with Physical and Digital Materials: Hybrid Forms of Making in Theory and Practice
Date: Monday, 20 April 2015, 7 pm Venue: FabLab Limerick, Rutland St., Limerick Speaker: Dr. Connie Golsteijn is a research associate at University College London, within the Intel Collaborative Research Institute on Sustainable and Connected Cities (ICRI-Cities). Before joining UCL…
Talk by Simon O’Rafferty – Service Design: Tactics and Pitfalls – 23 March 2015
Date & time: 23 March 2015, 7pm Venue: Abbey Suite, Absolute Hotel, Harry’s Mall, Limerick Talk abstract: Service design generally refers to the design of structures to support seemingly mundane daily practices such as buying a coffee, banking, getting a…
IxDA Limerick plans for 2015
After a very quiet period, IxDA Limerick is starting 2015 with plans for a much busier year! The great news is that we applied for and were granted funding by the Year of Irish Design 2015 for organising a series…