http://upcoming.yahoo.com/group/1253/ Events feed for the Brighton New Media Group on Upcoming. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:35:18 -0700 Upcoming 60 en-us
To be successfull, in such a crowded and competitive industry, games developers must consider the context of experience.

Unlike traditional software, where more traditional performance metrics can be applied, measuring experential dimensions such as 'fun' and 'playability' becomes a daunting task. Games are a tremendously varied set of applications, defying a one-size-fits-all approach. Even a broad and relevant concept such as flow falls short of capturing all classes of game experience.

'Play' will go beyond simple usability issues exploring different dimensions of User Experience that make games enjojable.

Use8 events are informal and tend to create an open atmosphere conducive to discussion and networking. A good mix of creative businesses, professionals and students are expected to attend. The event will be held on the 29th of August at the Jurys Inn Hotel - Brighton UK. The event is free to attend but you need to register.

To register please follow this link:
http://www.use8.net/index.php?pmctsys=us8&pmshow=volunteeru
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1001720/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1001720/ al_use8.net http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1001720/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:35:18 -0700 2008-08-11T08:35:18-07:00 Play: Exploring the UX Dimensions of Video Games Design 20080829T173000 20080829T210000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/108219/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/108219/ Jury's Inn 101 Stroudley Road Brighton England BN1 4DJ United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/108219/ Social
Please arrive from 18.00 for PROMPT 18.30 start

SEBASTIEN LAMBLA is your presenter for the evening (http://serialseb.blogspot.com/).

Sebastien Lambla runs Caffeine IT, a .net consultancy, helping the good people of London adopt new technologies, new processes, new methodologies and in general anything that's new and shiny. Specializing in cutting-edge tools, from REST architectures to occasionally connected rich clients, Sebastien has been developing with .net since 2000, and has a secret love affair with javascript.

Only VBUG members have guaranteed access to these events

Sign up at http://www.vbug.co.uk/Events/September-2008/VBUG-Brighton-Test-1st-ASPNET-develop-Use-ASPNET-MVC-to-build-Ajax-website.aspx
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/911641/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/911641/ JaneDallaway http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/911641/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:40:41 -0700 2008-07-17T05:40:41-07:00 VBUG Brighton: Test 1st ASP.NET develop. Use ASP.NET MVC to build Ajax website 20080917T183000 20080917 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/51523/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/51523/ Madgex 30-31 North Street Brighton England BN1 1EB United Kingdom http://www.madgex.com/contact/office.html Education
Come along for a chat over a beer about work you've got, work you want, client frustrations or the latest technology.

Generally 14-16 people attend over the evening. To help find us look out for the technical book on the table (normally a black and orange Apress book.)

If the weather's good, we'll be in the beer garden behind the pub.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/981970/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/981970/ paulsilver http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/981970/#comments 50.8288 -0.14296 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:55:09 -0700 2008-08-05T05:55:09-07:00 Farm - Web freelancers networking 20080827T200000 20080827T233000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/10071/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/10071/ Battle of Trafalgar Guildford Road Brighton England BN1 3LW United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/10071/ Social
One of GBK’s finest burger’s with great web/RIA folks before a slow-burger-waddle to the pub for pre-FOTB fun, games, and chit-chat. For pubs, we'll go round the corner to the Waggon & Horses / Mash Tun / Mrs Fitzherberts trio (which for those not in the know is between the official hotel & the venue)
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/958659/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/958659/ builtbydave http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/958659/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:07:07 -0700 2008-08-04T05:07:07-07:00 Pre-FOTB Burgers 20080928T180000 20080928 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/155534/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/155534/ GBK 44 - 47 Gardner Street Brighton England BN1 1UN United Kingdom http://www.gbkinfo.com/ 01273 683 954 Social
What’s the best way to grow wiki use at work? Should you even call it a “wiki”? What are the best uses? Who are the best promoters?

Stewart Mader, Wiki Evangelist, adoption expert, and author of Wikipatterns and Grow Your Wiki, will answer these and take your questions.

We’ll explore:

* What’s the business value of wikis?
* How to make the case for using a wiki in your group or team
* How to encourage participation
* Build excitement and drive adoption using examples of current wiki success
* How do wikis change an organization’s culture for the better?
* How do wikis “fit” with other business tools like SharePoint, blogs, content management systems, and email?

Register online.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/927000/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/927000/ rosiesherry http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/927000/#comments 50.837 -0.164758 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:39:14 -0700 2008-07-24T02:39:14-07:00 Grow your wiki 20080903T190000 20080903 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/99520/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/99520/ The Werks 45 Church Road Hove England BN3 2BE United Kingdom http://www.werkshop.org.uk Social
We will start off with a short talk on:

” 3D Virtual Reality Technology for Cultural Heritage: More than computer games”

Speaker: Karina Rodriguez Echavarria, Research Fellow, University of Brighton.

The use of 3D technology for Cultural Heritage is becoming increasingly popular. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of understanding of its potential and how to use it in order to enhance the documentation, research and communication of Cultural Heritage. Hence, many people still refer this technology mainly to “computer games” without considering other prospective uses.

This presentation will describe 3D Virtual Reality technology in a friendly way. It will also encourage discussion on ways in which this technology can contribute to the heritage sector as well as support and challenge visitors’ interpretation of the heritage displayed in museums and cultural sites.

There is no bar, but you can bring your own drinks.

So feel free to bring drinks for yourself and to share!
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/931798/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/931798/ val.cartei http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/931798/#comments Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:14:55 -0700 2008-07-25T11:14:55-07:00 3D Virtual Reality Technology for Cultural Heritage: More than computer games 20080924T193000 20080924 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/179186/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/179186/ the Regency Town House 13 Brunswick Square Hove England BN31EH United Kingdom http://www.rth.org.uk 01273206306 Social
Cost: Open Contribution - Feed the piggy

Proposed agenda

How will I benefit?

Building

* Increase deliverability - and email view-ability through minimising the impact of SPAM filters and different email reader platforms
* Increase response - Creative, copy and designs that stands-out in customers inbox which converts readers to action

Sending

* Select the most appropriate (audience) segmentation and targeting options - show groups/lists within Pure360's system
* Demonstration of bulk email tool (Pure360's)

Reporting

* Full reporting - Demonstration of types of results using Pure360's system
* Tips on adopting an approach of continuous improvement to your email campaigns from reporting measurement metrics

Evaluation

* Assessing current e-newsletter effectiveness beyond open and click rates
* Briefing on the latest privacy laws, guidelines and codes

If we have time, possibly a sequel to this event based on demand:

* HTML Development Do's and Dont's of email templates, by Jim Callender, Callender Creates.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/904409/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/904409/ rosiesherry http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/904409/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:30:43 -0700 2008-07-16T03:30:43-07:00 Email Marketing Masterclass 20080821T183000 20080821T203000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/99520/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/99520/ The Werks 45 Church Road Hove England BN3 2BE United Kingdom http://www.werkshop.org.uk Education
The programme is split into three streams, academic, theory and policy and practical application. Delegates will also be able to select three topic pathways through the conference health, environment and civic engagement. With over 300 presentation slots during the conference the conference will appeal to a range of delegates across numerous sectors.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/809274/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/809274/ builtbydave http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/809274/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:26:32 -0700 2008-06-17T07:26:32-07:00 World Social Marketing Conference 20080929T080000 20080930T180000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11430/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11430/ Hilton Metropole Hotel Kings Road Brighton & Hove England BN1 2 United Kingdom http://www.hilton.co.uk/brightonmet 44 (0)1273 775432 Commercial Note: This is an evening ride, and goes from East to West!

For those of us who either couldn't be bothered to wake up early enough to attend the Sunrise Ride, or who just can't get enough of group cycling along the beach, here's another fun cycle dash over the exposed sand flats during one of the lowest tides of the year.

Meet on the exposed sand just to the East of Brighton Pier from 6.00pm. We will set up promptly at 6.30pm so that we're well underway by low tide at 7.17pm. The ride goes from the pier westwards towards the sunset. We should be able to pass by the West Pier and the King Alfred Leisure Centre, and we'll keep going until we run out of sand! (one year we managed to get right past FatBoy's house then about half-way to Shoreham Power Station...)

We often go for a swim/skinny-dip in the sea at the end of the ride.

Bring bikes, waterproofs, warm clothes, towels and lights. Remember to thoroughly wash the salt and sand off your bike afterwards. If you're worried about using your own bike, pick a scrap one up from a skip.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/870421/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/870421/ tristanr http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/870421/#comments 50.8194 -0.136408 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:35:05 -0700 2008-07-09T07:35:05-07:00 Low Tide Sunset Bike Ride 20080901T180000 20080901T200000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/163514/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/163514/ Brighton Pier Madeira Dr. Brighton England BN2 1TW United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/163514/ Social
ReMix UK 08 is a 48 hr conversation; join us from the 18 - 19 September 2008 at the Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton. ReMix UK 08 is all about the ‘Next Web’, what it means today and the potential impact of technologies, tools and techniques for the future.

Inspiring designers and developers to take the media they love to new levels of user experience. The conversation has begun, so come together for a ‘48-hour conversation’ about where next for the web.

Be one of the first 300 people to book and you can save £110 on your entry price.

* Early Bird price £239 (inc. VAT)
* Full price £349 (inc. VAT) from the 301st ticket to sell out
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/835537/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/835537/ harriyott http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/835537/#comments 50.8314 -0.1463 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:00:37 -0700 2008-06-25T02:00:37-07:00 ReMix UK 08 20080918 20080919 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/45455/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/45455/ The Brighton Centre Kings Road Brighton England BN1 2GR United Kingdom http://www.brightoncentre.co.uk +44 (0) 1273 290131 Commercial http://barcampbrighton.eventwax.com/brighton-barcamp-3

There'll be a second tranche on Tuesday 12th August. We've already filled a number of places by inviting Geek Girls, Sussex Uni students and a couple of other groups.

We have put aside some reserved places for first-timers and any international attendee's who would be travelling overseas to be with use. If you fall into either of these two groups and would like to come along please email: glenn DOT jones AT madgex DOT com

We'll roll the unused allocations from these groups into the second tranche of tickets on the 12th. The URL for the second tranche will be the same as the first wave:

We're really excited about BarCampBrighton3; where back at the Sussex University Student Union building which proved to be such a good venue last time. So if you think you'd like to come, don't delay and sign up as soon as you can!

We are still looking for a last couple of sponsors for the event. If you can support our community event or known someone who can we really appreciate the help. http://icanhaz.com/bcbs

Please feel free to start participating in the wiki:

http://barcamp.org/BarCampBrighton3

Note: Saying you are attending on upcoming does not mean you have a place.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/827424/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/827424/ madmotive http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/827424/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:56:29 -0700 2008-06-22T09:56:29-07:00 BarCampBrighton3 20080906 20080907 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84112/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84112/ University of Sussex Falmer Brighton England United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84112/ Education ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/826374/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/826374/ builtbydave http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/826374/#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:30:34 -0700 2008-06-22T04:30:34-07:00 Pre-dConstruct pre-party Burgers 20080904T190000 20080904 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/155534/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/155534/ GBK 44 - 47 Gardner Street Brighton England BN1 1UN United Kingdom http://www.gbkinfo.com/ 01273 683 954 Social
If you have only just heard about Flash on the Beach, then you must have been on a desert island! Flash on the Beach conference is the premier Flash conference in Europe! It has grown quickly and gained fantastic status as one of the 'must go to' conferences around. This year we have a hard act to follow, but it will be even better!

Nearly 50 of the world's most talented designers, developers, creatives, film makers and artists presenting on 3 tracks over 3 full days, plus we have 2 full day pre-conference workshops to get indepth training.

Flash on the Beach has brought together the most creative, technical, inspirational awe-inspiring, educational and entertaining industry leading speakers in the rich media industry.

Who is Flash on the Beach for?

If you are a designer, developer, coder, student, manager, game developer, artist, animator or a newbie, then this conference is for you! Don't miss this opportunity to see over 40 of the best minds in the industry delivering 3 full days of awe-inspiring sessions.

This year we have another stellar line up of speakers. We love our venue! The Dome has so much history, charm and character, we would be mad to use anywhere else, and are already looking forward again to the most exciting Flash conference for years!
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/591211/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/591211/ antikewl http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/591211/#comments 50.8347 -0.141158 Tue, 06 May 2008 05:54:25 -0700 2008-05-06T05:54:25-07:00 Flash on the Beach 08 20080928 20081001 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/2011/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/2011/ The Brighton Dome Church Street Brighton & Hove England United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/2011/ 01273 709709 Commercial
The first ever CFDevCon was in November 2006 and was started by Russ Michaels. His original goal was to bring to the UK what the Americans had been enjoying for years through cfunited, cf:objective and other ColdFusion related conferences. Like many developers Russ either did not have the time or the money to make the trip to the USA for these conferences, so decided to make his own. Thanks to the membership of his existing community CFDeveloper, getting the word out was not too difficult.

The first CFDevCon was a resounding success with around 200 attendees, which rivaled the first ever cfunited in the USA. This was quite a feat, considering how tiny the UK is compared to the USA, and how few developers we have in comparison.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/738642/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/738642/ nptong http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/738642/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 14:40:02 -0700 2008-05-29T14:40:02-07:00 CFDevCon 2008 - the coldfusion centric web development conference 20080925T090000 20080926T180000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/51307/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/51307/ Hilton Brighton Metropole none Brighton England United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/51307/ Education
Free mass bike ride through the heart of Brighton & Hove

Celebrating cycling and promoting a fun, healthy, sustainable alternative to petrol-dependant transport.

Bring bikes, lights and noise!

The ride meets at the Level on the last Friday of every month at 6pm.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/33391/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/33391/ nsayers http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/33391/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:09:22 -0700 2006-02-24T17:09:22-07:00 Critical Mass Brighton bike ride 20080829T180000 20080829T200000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11221/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11221/ The Level Union Road Brighton & Hove England BN2 3FX United Kingdom http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=531550&y=105155&z=3&sv=531550%2C105155&st=OSGrid&lu=N&tl=%7E&ar=y&bi=%7E&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf Social ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/937504/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/937504/ mBLAST http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/937504/#comments 50.8347 -0.141158 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:43:46 -0700 2008-07-27T12:43:46-07:00 dConstruct 2008 20080903 20080905 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/81518/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/81518/ Brighton Dome Church Street Brighton England United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/81518/ Commercial
To be presented in Brighton in May. Final date, location and prices to be confirmed very soon.

In this course, you will learn:

* Nine core principles found in most successful performance testing projects
* How to communicate the application performance aspects of your buisiness objectives
* How to apply the core principles into your team’s development process
* How to plan ahead without reducing your ability to react to change
* How to determine and apply oracles to software system performance criteria
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/408264/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/408264/ rosiesherry http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/408264/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:33:56 -0700 2008-01-15T15:33:56-07:00 Performance Testing with Scott Barber (1 day course) 20080918 20080918 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/99520/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/99520/ The Werks 45 Church Road Hove England BN3 2BE United Kingdom http://www.werkshop.org.uk Education
To be presented in Brighton in May. Final date, location and prices to be confirmed very soon.

Only rarely are sufficient time, resources and skilled individuals available to teams who are developing commercially driven software systems to effectively apply rigorous approaches to performance test that system. In cases where applying rigorous approaches would not be effective, a risk-based, flexible approach to performance testing is needed. Rigorous or not, any approach to performance testing needs to focus on collecting the data necessary both to assist the development team in identifying, prioritizing, and tuning areas of sub-optimal performance and to assist stakeholders in making sound business decisions related to performance risks.

In this course, you will learn:

* Nine core principles found in most successful performance testing projects
* Concise, universal heuristics and models for rapid application of those principles
* How to determine and apply oracles to software system performance criteria
* How to apply the core principles into your team’s development process
* How to plan ahead without reducing your ability to react to change
* How to communicate performance testing concepts to non-performance testers
* How to rapidly design performance tests that will achieve your performance testing objectives
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/408267/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/408267/ rosiesherry http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/408267/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:40:27 -0700 2008-01-15T15:40:27-07:00 Performance Testing - A Heuristic Approach (3 day course) 20080915 20080917 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/99520/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/99520/ The Werks 45 Church Road Hove England BN3 2BE United Kingdom http://www.werkshop.org.uk Education