STORYTELLING FOR USER EXPERIENCE
Interested in learning how to craft a compelling project pitch? Curious as to how to describe your work in different contexts? Eager to discover the value of your own stories? Looking for a fresh perspective on the design process? Join master storyteller and user experience designer Kevin Brooks in a hands-‐on workshop of story exercises, design activities and creative problem solving. Hosted by AME’s Reflective Living Group, this dynamic 2-‐hour workshop will introduce participants to a host of storytelling strategies for enriching the design process. The first 10 students to sign up for this free workshop will receive a unique pack of storytelling cards developed by Kevin and Whitney Quesenbery! Date: Friday, October 14 Location: StaufferB 123 Time: 9.30am – 11.30am RSVP: [email protected] Kevin Brooks is a User Experience Designer for Motorola and a professional oral storyteller. At Motorola Kevin researches new technologies and user interfaces, portraying and prototyping them using various media, as connected user–centered experiences. Working for the Home division of Motorola, the part of the company that delivers video into peoples’ living rooms, finally watching hours of TV per day as a kid is paying off. As a writer and performing oral storyteller, Kevin writes and performs personal tales from his urban childhood of the 60's, his 70's adolescence, 80's adulthood, 90's parenthood through to his present day life post children. Kevin received his PhD in Media Arts and Sciences from the MIT Media Lab, where his area of research was computational narrative and interactive cinema.
