Alastair Somerville Will Debut at CanUX 2019

A second European speaker joins the CanUX 2019 lineup.

 WORKSHOP F1: Moving Thru Mixed Realities: Embedding AR and VR in UX design
} Fri, Nov 1st, 2019   8:30am – 12:00pm

A workshop on designing for mixed realities. Using both play and physical exploration of places, this workshop first provides a human-centered model for design for personal perspectives and perception. The workshop then shows ways in which existing UX and Service Design tools can be augmented to manage product development when users are encountering multiple layers of information thru augmented and virtual reality technologies.

This workshop is about becoming comfortable with the extended spaces we all live in now and then how we can successfully manage products for users who are moving thru Mixed Realities.

*Note: tickets for workshops must be purchased separately from the main conference program

 Speaker Bio: Alastair Somerville

Alastair Somerville is a sensory design consultant based in Stroud, UK, which he describes as “like Portland, Oregon but weirder”. He provides expert advice on cognition and person-centered design to companies and public organizations who provide both physical and digital products or services. He facilitates workshops on sensory and emotional design for corporations and major conferences, including South By Southwest (SxSW), UX Week, Interaction, etc. He is currently involved in cognitive accessibility and VR projects in visitor attractions and museums.

Working closely with clients and users, he has developed a number of new technologies and techniques for making information more inclusive to people with both physical and cognitive impairments. Currently he is working on new concepts of UX design for Cognitive Accessibility in both physical and digital places.

Previously, he has worked with 3D printing and novel tactile printing systems on major accessibility projects for international museums, including the Natural History Museum and the Imperial War Museum in London. He also works with universities on research into the cognition of senses and specializes in tactile design and haptic comprehension, and provides usability laboratories for companies developing new products and services and has particular experience in working with older people and people with physical and/or cognitive impairments.

For more info, you can follow Alastair on on Twitter @acuity_design

*Image credit: Alastair Somerville