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September 11, 2018: Training & Tutorials
September 12–13, 2018: Keynotes & Sessions
New York, NY

Sound design and the future of experience

Amber Case (MIT Media Lab)
9:00am–9:15am Thursday, 09/13/2018
Location: 3E
Average rating: ****.
(4.65, 20 ratings)

Sound is one of the most commonly overlooked components in product design, even though it’s often the first way people interact with many products. When designers don’t pay enough attention sound elements, customers are frequently left with annoying and interruptive results. Amber Case outlines several methods that product designers and managers can use to improve everyday interactions through an understanding and application of sound design.

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Amber Case

MIT Media Lab

Amber Case studies the interaction between humans and computers and how our relationship with information is changing the way cultures think, act, and understand their worlds. She is currently a fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and a visiting researcher at the MIT Center for Civic Media. Previously, she was the cofounder and former CEO of location-based software company Geoloqi (acquired by Esri in 2012). Amber is the author of Calm Technology, Design for the Next Generation of Devices. She spoke about the future of the interface for SXSW 2012’s keynote address, and her TED talk, “We are all cyborgs now,” has been viewed over a million times. Named one of National Geographic’s “emerging explorers,” she’s also been listed among Inc. magazine’s “30 under 30” and featured among Fast Company’s “most influential women in technology.” You can follow her on Twitter @caseorganic and learn more at Caseorganic.com and Medium.