This document summarizes the Interaction 17 conference in NYC, including key themes discussed like VR/AR, chatbots, smart homes, and designers' social responsibilities. Several speakers are mentioned who talked about topics like storytelling in VR, conversational design, social entrepreneurship, and combating misinformation. Plans are mentioned for future Interaction conferences, including Interaction 18 being held in Lyon, France.

1. Katja Forbes - February 2017
INTERACTION 17 - NYC
REDUX!
@luckykat

3. LOCAL LEADERS
WORKSHOP
IXDA BOARD SHARED DRAFT
STRATEGY
ENGAGEMENT WITH ACADEMIA
DOING MORE FOR THE EXPERIENCED
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
CHAPTERS

4. INTERACTION 17: KEY THEMES
DESIGN IN CONTEXT: MAKE IT HERE, MAKE IT
ANYWHERE
- VR & AR
- CHAT BOTS & CONVERSATIONAL UI’S
- SMART HOMES & MESHING OF DIGITAL & PHYSICAL
- APPLIED FUTURES
- OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS DESIGNERS
- APOLOGISING FOR DONALD TRUMP…

5. CHELSEA MAULDIN
DESIGN AND POWER
WHEN THE STATE IS UNJUST,
RESIST!
SEE USERS AS OWNERS
DESIGN FOR BOTH SIDES OF
THE COIN
ENABLE RIGHTEOUS ACTS
@chelseamauldin

6. BRENDA LAUREL
VR AND AR: WHAT’S THE STORY?
HEURISTICS FOR VR
STORY AS A COLLABORATION
BETWEEN DESIGNER &
PARTICIPANT
@blaurel

7. GARY HUSTWIT
CINEMATIC VR
VR IS GOOD AT…BAD AT…
DETECTIVE MODE
VR DESIGNERS NEED TO THINK
LIKE ARCHITECTS…OR A
MAGICIAN
@gary_hustwit
Google: The Storyteller’s Guide to the Virtual Reality Audience
Visit: www.watchscenic.com

8. JON MANN & BRAD CRANE
SUSPENDING DISBELIEF
STORYBOARD VR
PROTOTYPING IS JUST AS
IMPORTANT
CHOREOGRAPHY OF FOCUS
Google: Storyboard VR Makes Building Virtual Worlds Stupid Simple
Visit: https://www.artefactgroup.com/work/storyboard-vr/
@artefactgroup
https://www.flickr.com/photos/utknightcenter/16569546384/

9. PAUL PAGANO
CONVERSATION IS MORE THAN
INTERFACE
GIVING UP CONTROL AT ALL POINTS OF
TIME
FORM AGREEMENT OVER
UNDERSTANDING
Google: Applying Conversation Theory by Gordon Pask
Visit: http://pangaro.com/
@paulpagano

10. ELIZABETH ALLEN
ADVENTURES IN CONVERSATIONAL COMMERCE
KIT (MARKETING BOT) & MESSENGER BOT
PEOPLE EXPECT YOUR BOT TO SUCK
BOT PERSONALITY IS A THING
SET SMART DEFAULTS
Google: Conversational UI
Visit: http://www.pymnts.com/chatbot-tracker/2016/shopify-integrates-with-ai-chatbot-platform/
@elizallen_

11. GREG VASSALLO
PROTOTYPING CONVERSATIONAL UI
ACT IT OUT, DON'T START DIGITAL
BOT SOCIETY, MOTION AI, BOT KIT STUDIO
PULLSTRING (HAS TEMPLATES)
HAVE FUN!
Google: Tools for CUI
Visit: https://www.pullstring.com/
@gregvassallo

12. JULIANA ROTICH
A JOURNEY IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
INNOVATE AT THE EDGE
EDGE=CONSTRAINTS=MAKE THEM WORK
FOR YOU
IF IT WORKS IN AFRICA, IT WILL WORK
ANYWHERE
Google: Ushahidi
Visit: BRCK.org
@afromusing

13. JON KOLKO
SHIT SHOW: FOCUS IN THE AGE OF
AMBIGUITY
CREATIVITY & SELF CRITIQUE
TAME AMBIGUITY WITH ARTEFACTS
RULES DESTROY CREATIVITY
OWN THE CONSEQUENCES
Sneakpeak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGPfaLFCW6Y
Visit: www.jonkolko.com
@jkolko

14. CHRISTIAN ERVIN
FIELD NOTES FROM THE FUTURE: DESIGNING
TOMORROW'S INTERACTIONS
HEALTH, EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE,
HUMAN BODY, DOMESTIC SPACE,
GOVERNANCE
PROTOTYPE EARLY & OFTEN
Google: United Arab Emirates Museum of the Future
Visit: http://www.tellart.com/
@chrerv

15. CHELSEY DELANEY
DESIGNING TO COMBAT MISINFORMATION
COMPONENTS OF MISINFORMATION
HOW MISINFORMATION HAPPENS
TIPS FOR DEBUNKING
@chelsed
Google: GOOB, Get Out Of the Bubble

17. WORKSHOPS & REMOTES
ADAPTIVEPATH.ORG COLLABORATION
DEFINITE REMOTE WORKSHOPS
DAVE MALOUF - UX STRATEGY
MATT NISH-LAPIDUS
POSSIBLE REMOTE WORKSHOP
JON KOLKO

18. NEXT YEAR…
INTERACTION 18
LYON, FRANCE!
INTERACTION18.IXDA.ORG
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pom-angers/31672469152

19. INTERACTION18.IXDA.ORG
https://www.flickr.com/photos/khlarra/5223181757

20. Thanks!
katja@ixdasydney.org