SJSU & Adobe Present

Experiential Horizons

Workshops & Symposium
Presented by the San Jose State University Department of Design as part of the launch of our new Master of Design (MDes) program. This event will focus on exploring experience design and is open to students and professionals.
Join us on October 19th & 20th
at the Adobe Founders Tower
Register here
Get Inspired
This two day workshop and symposium on experience design, brings together experts in the fields of product design, architecture, service design, graphic design, and engineering, alongside SJSU students, faculty, and staff.
We will explore topics like:
Human Machine
Collaboration
The Role of
AI in Design
Sensory Immersive
Experiences
Interactive Design
Beyond the App
Day One, October 19th
1:00
pm
Welcome
1:15
pm
XR Workshop:"Designing for XR and XR Explorations"
Speaker: Andréa Zariwny
2:45
pm
Break
3:00
pm
AI Workshop:"Make it with Firefly"
Speaker: Brook Hopper and Jason Linder
Day Two, October 20th
9:30
am
Welcome
9:50
am
"What’s Next For Experience Design?"
Speaker: Nathan Shedroff
10:10
am
"From Concept to Care: Transforming Health Care Delivery"
Speaker: Rose Anderson
10:30
am
Break
10:50
am
"Design for Behavior"
Speaker: Greg Gallimore
11:10
am
"Designing for Designers"
Speaker: Vicky Vo
11:30
am
Break
11:45
am
Speaker Panel 1
12:15
pm
Lunch
1:15
pm
“Augment the Human. Interrogate the System: The Critical Intersection of Design and A.I.”
Speaker: Helen Armstrong
1:35
pm
“Designing for Complexity: Unpack the Russian Dolls”
Speaker: Faye Fan
1:55
pm
Break
2:10
pm
“Changing Pits to Peaks using Growth Design”
Speaker: Purva Takkar
2:30
pm
“Immersive Storytelling for Social Impact”
Speaker: Marjan Khatibi
2:50
pm
Break
3:10
pm
Speaker Panel 2
3:40
pm
Break
3:55
pm
Masters Thesis Jam & Happy Hour
Ask Away
Got questions about experience design? Go ahead and submit them here! We’ll try to ask our panelists and let them discuss during our symposium
Submit questions
Presenters and Panelists Include
Andréa Zariwny
Brooke Hopper
Faye Fan
Greg Gallimore
Helen Armstrong
Jason Linder
Marjan Khatibi
Nathan Shedroff
Purva Takkar
Rose Anderson
Vicky Vo
and more
Contribute to SJSU
All donations to this fund go directly to supporting our MDes students in their studies and research.
Donate to MDes Fund
This event is supported through the AEPG Grant Funding from the SJSU School of Humanities and Arts.
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