In this workshop led by Becky Stewart, participants will learn how to build switches and pressure sensors from conductive textiles. She will introduce a few different e-textile techniques and discuss where to get materials and help for own projects. Date: 25…
IxDA Limerick marked 2015 – Year of Irish Design through a series of invited talks and workshop-style events. Irish Design 2015 was the start of a job creation journey exploring, promoting and celebrating Irish design and designers through events and activities on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…