Saturday, July 18, 2015

All Things Open Conference in Raleigh (Oct 19-20) - Save 15%

All Things Open Conference in Raleigh (Oct 19-20) - Save 15%
// Triangle UXPA Blog

The All Things Open conference returns to the Raleigh Convention Center on October 19-20. The conference explores open source, open tech, and the open web in the enterprise.

Triangle UXPA members can save 15% off by using the code TUXPA15 when registering.

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Sunday, July 5, 2015

How might vr impact the web?

We need to stop thinking about this as either 2d or 3d. There is lots between. Already.

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Listening to The Web Ahead (96: Reinventing the Web in Virtual Reality with Josh Carpenter and Vladimir Vukicevic): http://ift.tt/1A6lgqK

Virtual reality technology is starting to take off. VR hardware has been steadily improving. VR films are getting a lot of attention. VR games are leveling up. But so far, virtual reality systems are closed platforms, each working with the equipment and software of one company. What could a cross-platform web of Virtual Reality look like? What might web designers do with a fully-immersive web experience? There's a team at Mozilla working on WebVR. Jen Simmons talks to Josh Carpenter and Vladimir Vukicevic to find out what they are doing.

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The Web Ahead - why structuring contents matters

The Web Ahead - 101: Structuring Content with Eileen Webb: http://ift.tt/1c4Kopi

For years, we've put content on websites by dumping text, images and video onto a page like it's one big blob. In the age of mobile, it's become painfully clear that really doesn't work anymore. Planning a content system of types and fields yields much better results. Why? How? Eileen Webb joins Jen Simmons to explain exactly what this means.

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