Senior Interaction Designer at Akendi (Toronto, Ottawa) The Senior Interaction Designer with 6+ years of experience must be self-motivated and able to work both independently and in conjunction with team members and product groups. Drive, enthusiasm and flexibility to work on a variety of projects are necessary, as well as the ability to rapidly acquire [...]

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Senior Usability Consultant at Akendi (Toronto, Ottawa) With 6+ years of experience, a self-starter and able to work both independently and in conjunction with team members and client groups. Drive, enthusiasm and flexibility to work on a variety of projects are key, as well as the ability to rapidly acquire new domain familiarity. Responsibilities will [...]

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Vision-based Human-Computer Interaction: Past Approaches and New Developments Presented by Ali Arya Date: Tuesday November 15, 2011 Time: doors open at 6:00 pm; talk begins at 6:30 pm Place: TheCodeFactory, 246 Queen St., Ottawa, ON, Canada Abstract: Using cameras to detect human motion has been a topic of research in computer vision research for decades. [...]

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UXCamp Ottawa Date: Saturday, November 5, 2011 Time: 9am – 4pm Location: University of Ottawa, Lamoureux Building, Room 122 UXCamp Ottawa is returning on November 5, 2011. If you’re interested in User Experience, this might be a great way to spend a Saturday. A bit about UXCamp: UXCamp Ottawa is for people who want to [...]

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(New Grads) User Experience Design Opportunities Job IDs: SWG-0440605 and SWG-0440601 Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada The IBM Cognos User Experience Team has openings for new graduates (graduated within the last 24 months or the next 8 months) in 2 roles: Interaction Designer and Visual/Graphic Designer. The ideal candidates will have extensive training in various aspects [...]

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Creative Director Location: Waterloo, ON, Canada; Mississauga, ON, Canada; or Malmo, Sweden Research In Motion Limited® (RIM)® is a world leader in the mobile communications market and has a history of developing breakthrough wireless solutions. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies is used by thousands of organizations around the world and includes [...]

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1105940 — Senior Interaction Designer Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada Research In Motion Limited® (RIM)® is a world leader in the mobile communications market and has a history of developing breakthrough wireless solutions. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies is used by thousands of organizations around the world and includes the BlackBerry® wireless [...]

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Becoming The User: Adventures in Money and Blood Presented by Andy Maloney Date: Tuesday October 18, 2011 Time: doors open at 6:00 pm; talk begins at 6:30 pm Place: TheCodeFactory, 246 Queen St., Ottawa Abstract: “You are not the user” is often presented as a [sometimes not-so-gentle] reminder to designers that usually you are not [...]

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