I think it is an extension of the give me something I can't get here comment, but extending it beyond people to an experience.
Ok, here's an example. For CSCW (and maybe for IxDA) my students are creating a social game that gets people exploring what is special about Savannah: It's history, architecture, food, and culture. The game itself could possibly be ported to another city, but the point is to make something different. Last time the IxDA conference was here we had a historic architecture tour guided by the expert faculty of SCAD's historical preservation department. So for example ... if I was in Lisbon ... A bullfight (you guys still do it right, but on horses, no?). Or maybe it is integrated into the content. The big loss of the 2006 IA Summit in Las Vegas was that Dan, Bill & Steve didn't do their workshop on the design of Las Vegas' experience. That would have been incredible. In Miami Beach this past september the IDSA conference had a couple of sections of discussions on the beach with "sand between your toes" and a great party at a beach club. I don't know Lisbon (well at all) so it is hard for me to speculate what would be good and what borders on kitsch, but what's most important is be unique. Also, and this is just for me ... it is always easier if it works within my calendar. I teach Sep-Nov and Jan-May. So Dec and Summer are easy for me. Just sayin'. ;-) -- dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46899 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
