Protos

I just had 12 fantastic days in California (Palo Alto and San Jose).

First I had had meetings with SAP, Google and IDEO – and had talks on innovation and technology. This certainly gave me new insight.

Then I attended Persuasive07 which was held at Stanford by the Persuasive Technology Lab. It was the second time that the conference was held, and the first time that I attended.

I found the conference to be very interesting and very inspiring. Prior to attending I had read Professor B.J. Fogg’s book titled: Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do. I liked it a lot since I am working to bridge Rhetoric and UCD and the book is giving me a head start.

Also I was relived to find that there is actually a smaller crowd of skilled scientists that are working with technology from a perspective that fits into my PhD project. At the conference I met several scientists from Aalborg that also have a communications perspective towards technology.

Finally I attended my first ever CHI (Computer Human Interaction). This was also a true learning experience. The worlds leading scientists gave talks on papers on Interaction, new modes of interaction and on topics such as collaboration and mobility – how does humans get the most benefit from computers? How do we design systems more efficient and better?

A few pictures seems fair:

Weekend at Healdsburg – Imagine to have that perfect view!

Weekend at Healdsburg – Young and reckless

Weekend at Healdsburg – Professor B.J. Fogg with a the giant soap bubble maker.

San Jose from the Marriott 12′TH floor

The railway tracks in San Jose (and Rilla Khaled).

The Persuasive Technology Lab at CHI. Dean Eckles and B.J Fogg pushing the new book on mobile persuasion.

1 of 2.000.000 slides I saw at CHI :-)

Another slide of 2.000.000 slides I saw at CHI :-)

Kristian Tørning at the pacific ocean – Half Moon Bay