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Book Club – May 25, 2011: Reality Is Broken

Posted by: calgaryux on: April 8, 2011

Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Time: 6:30 Location: Hop In Brew Pub House (213 – 12th Avenue SW) About the book: Visionary game designer Jane McGonigal reveals how we can harness the power of games to solve real-world problems and boost global happiness in Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They [...]

Book Club – March 30, 2011: The Long Tail

Posted by: calgaryux on: March 1, 2011

Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Time: 6:30 Location: Vendome Cafe (940 2 Avenue NW) About the book: Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, originally published an article about The Long Tail back in October of 2004. It was later turned into a book in July of 2006. The book is about the big-picture consequence of [...]

Schmooze & Booze – February 23, 2011

Posted by: calgaryux on: January 27, 2011

It’s time for our Winter Social event! Whether you’ve been at every Calgary UX event or just haven’t had the chance to come out before, this is one you won’t want to miss. Since you never know what kind of weather we’ll be enjoying, we offer the following: Warm up with stimulating conversation or chill [...]

Book Club – January 25, 2011: Flow

Posted by: calgaryux on: January 19, 2011

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Location: Critical Mass can be found at: 402 11th Avenue SE About the book: Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s famous investigations of “optimal experience” have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a [...]

Book Club: Drive – November 24, 2010

Posted by: calgaryux on: November 22, 2010

Date: Wednesday, Nov 24, 2010 Time: 7:00-9:00pm Location: The Purple Perk Coffee Market can be found at: 2212 – 4th Street SW About the book: From Daniel H. Pink, the author of the bestselling A Whole New Mind, comes a paradigm-shattering look at what truly motivates us and how we can use that knowledge to work smarter [...]


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