How Denuo does SXSW 2011
Posted by Caroline Chen | March 7, 2011
Conference season continues courtesy SXSW, where a group of female Denuologists and one (1) Dan Buczaczer will partake in all things interactive, film and music. Aside from ordering appletinis and talking menstrual cycles to further aggravate Dan’s insecurities, we’re all excited to attend for our own selfish, nerdy, pseudo-work-related reasons.
Below, you’ll find each of our personal SXSW must-see sessions / prime stalking grounds. ( links included for your onslaught of judgment.) See you in Austin.
The 4-Hour Body: Hacking the Human Body
3/13 @ 11AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Since Tim Ferriss knows the secrets to 100 mile runs and 15 minute orgasms, he’s my ticket to finally becoming a ninja, double dutch champion or synchronized swimmer.
A Conversation with Paul Reubens
3/13 @ 12:30PM / Site / Sitby.us
Pee Wee has conquered TV, movies, seedy theaters and Broadway. Can’t wait to hear what’s next.
Christopher Poole keynote
3/13 @ 2PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
He created the ultimate Devil’s playground, when he was 15.
Defining the Diaspora: Global Collaboration and Social Change
3/13 @ 5PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Attending this will make me feel like I am doing something productive for mankind, and thus I will feel better about myself. Also, it’s led by the Nomadic Wax founder which is a cool story in itself.
Bite Me: Are Ethics Gone in Food Criticism
3/14 @ 11AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
I don’t have ethics and I like pretending to be a food critic.
How Game Dynamics Can Change Real World Experiences
3/14 @ 12:30PM / Site / Lanyrd
Pete Cashmore interviewing Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley increases the chances that we’ll get tangible insight into how location-based services will evolve to further transform how we experience the present.
Steven Johnson presentation
3/15 @ 9:30AM / Lanyrd
I like his writing. I like his speaking.
Marc Ecko’s Formula for AWEthentic Connections
3/15 @12:30PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Ecko is a pioneer in everything he touches, from fashion to gaming to music. I’d like to to have a Sazerac with him.
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My schedule is perfect for the easily excitable celebwhore with a meandering attention span and a healthy appetite for free goods and services. It is quite possibly the most confusing/worst way to experience SXSW. Enjoy.
TRON: Legacy Lounge
3/11 @ 12PM / Site
Getting my Garrett Hedlund on.
BattleDecks 2011
3/11 @ 4PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Despise public speaking but delight in watching others suffer.
Why Would We Think Social Media Is Revolutionary?
3/11 @ 5PM / Site / Sitby.us
Reading a Clay Shirky book right now. Will feel self-important sitting in the crowd.
SUPER-Talented: With James Gunn, Ellen Page & Rainn Wilson
3/12 @ 12:30PM / Site / Sitby.us
CELEBS!
Catherine Hardwicke’s Directing Workshop
3/12 @ 2PM / Site
TWILIGHT!
#FAIL: Infamous Social Media PR Disasters
3/13 @ 11AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Point-and-laugh ego boost for the insecure community manager.
Viral Marketing with The Oatmeal
3/13 @ 12:30PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
This is a given.
The SXSW Street Food Fest presented by Foodspotting & Blackberry
3/13 @ LUNCHTIME! / Site / Sitby.us
MEAT PIES AND SCAVENGER HUNTS! So beautiful…should’ve…sent…poet…
How Blogs With Balls Are Saving Sports Media
3/14 @ 9:30AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
My favoritest sports bloggers in one room. But if there is no talk of Tebow, I will heave my chair at the stage and leave.
Worst Website Ever II: Too Stupid To Fail
3/14 @ 11AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Designers, coders and entrepreneurs competing to pitch their worst business ideas for VC funding. So. Very. Excited.
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My background is in 3D design, so that’s what I gravitate towards. More related to what we do at Denuo, 3D design follows a lot of the same tenets as the type of work we do – what is the story? What is the user experience like? How do we make sure consumers are attracted to what we create and how to we make sure they keep on using? That basically is what’s informing my choice of sessions.
How Not to Be a Douchebag at SXSW
3/11 @ 2PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
It’s my first time at SXSW, and though I’ve never in my life been labeled a “douchebag,” I have been “that girl.” And this sessions is back by popular demand, which leads me to believe there is still a pervasive level of douchebaggery here.
An Interview with Mythbuster Adam Savage
3/12 @ 5PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Um, I love Mythbusters.
Radical Openness: Growing TED by Giving it Away
3/13 @ 9:30AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Talk given by June Cohen, Executive Producer of TED. Need I say more?
The Refrigerator Speaks: The Secret Language of Things
3/13 @ 3:30PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
About smart products – which ones have and haven’t taken hold and why? Embedding sensors and all sorts of new technology, if done in the wrong way, doesn’t make products any more useful. People have to identify with them for them to work.
Re-branding Birth Control: Behavior Change through Design
3/13 @ 5PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
I’m trained as an object/product designer, so one are that I’m very interested in is that space between actual behavior and how we strive to change it through design. Regardless of the scale of design (digital, object, or architectural), there’s always a huge disconnect between the problem and the method of problem-solving. In this session, it’s about tackling an issue of arising from desire through logic. Sounds fishy, right? No wonder people still need to be educated about birth control. This session is both for professional and personal interest — and obviously is less about the birth control and sex and more about understanding how to appeal to people in language they can understand, be it verbal, visual, or anything else.
Anatomy of a Design Decision
3/14 @ 5PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Uses research vs. gut instincts. How to separate good from bad design. Jared Spool breaks down the good user experience, which is ultimately what were trying to create with marketing.
Designing Ideas, Not Objects
3/15 @ 11AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Um, wish I could go!
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Categorization helps me feel less overwhelmed…
Celebs I <3:
A Conversation with Paul Reubens
3/13 @12:30PM / Site / Sitby.us
I grew up with Pee-Wee. I used watched Pee-Wee’s playhouse with my dad and have seen Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure more times than I care to admit. Yay!
Kanye West, Antique Aquariums and Authenticity in Celebrity 2.0
3/15 @ 12:30PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Gasp! What makes Kanye the most compelling & quotable person on Twitter? Um, I’m pretty sure I already know the answer to this question but nothing makes me happier than ‘Ye. If I for some reason miss this I will cry the whole flight home.
Design, bc it’s my job and I love it:
How Print Design is the Future of Interaction
3/12 @ 9:30AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Ordering Disorder: Grid Design for the New World
3/12 @ 12:30PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Brand Consistency Is Killing Digital Advertising
3/12 @ 5PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
All sound super interesting and useful. I will be taking copious notes.
Tech that I want to someday use in real life:
Building Fences in the Sky
3/13 @ 11AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Geo-Fencing Has Arrived: I think I pitch geo-fencing in every brainstorm.
Why My Phone Should Turn Off the Stove
3/13 @ 3:30PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Not only to reduce my carbon footprint but to also save money on my electric bill. Please and thank you.
WTF:
Fun With The Lights Off: Interactivity Without Graphics
3/13 @ 5PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Subtle Sexuality: NBC.com Adds Spice to Shows
3/14 @ 9:30AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
The Sexual Survival Guide for Geeks
3/11 @ 5PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
I just want to be a fly on the wall.
To make Tim jealous:
Felicia Day
3/12 @ 1 PM & Mon 3/14 @ 2PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Of Fanboys & Fidelity – Adapting Comics For Broad Audiences
3/13 @ 3:30PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
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How to Not be a Douchebag at SXSW
3/11 @ 2PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
I think I’ll join Lynn on this one.
The Potential of Augmented Reality for Education
3/11 @ 3:30PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
AR always gets touched on in gaming stuff. I always write about education / charity work. This could be helpful for any future gaming programs.
Clothing Swap, hosted by Swap.com
3/11 @ 7PM /
Bring a bag, get a bag. Basically bring a bag of gently used (SMELLY) clothes & you get to fill it up with other people’s gently used (SMELLY) clothes. Also,great way to meet other fashuns bloggers & style the outfits of the clothes you’re donating. All clothes not taken is given to Goodwill.
The Mix at Six presented by SapientNitro
3/11 @ 6PM / Site / Sitby.us
I mean, they had me at open bar & a DJ.
Saturday Yoga
3/12 @ 9PM / Site / Sitby.us
Haha, free yoga, how can I not?
Interactive Marketing Horror Stories
3/12 @ 5PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Sounds funny.
#FAIL: Infamous Social Media PR Diasters
3/13 @ 11AM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Would like to go to this one if the Texas Style Council panel doesn’t run over – talks about how the inattention can lead to disaster for brands.
Blogger Symposium
3/13 @ 12PM / Site
The Texas Style Council blog conference that I registered for. Keynotes & panels about fashuns stuffs.
Fashion Blogging: Capturing & Keeping Readers Who Buy
3/14 @ 5PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Talks about how bloggers are influencers – will be good background for the stuff I’m working on with Sarah.
The Death of the Brand Website
3/15 @ 2:30PM / Site / Sitby.us / Lanyrd
Would have been interesting to go to – talks about how brands structure their sites more like blogs than brand sites.
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