What’s Holding Augmented Reality Back?
Augmented reality demo featured in M. W. Krueger’s book ‘Artificial Reality II,’ 1991. What you’re looking at above is the state of...
Amber Case
Case is an internationally recognized speaker studying Humans and Technology. She is the author of Calm Technology and A Kids Book About Technology.
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We Need More Control Over Our Own User Data
I’m thrilled to announce I’ve joined the governance board of Superset , a new DAO with a challenging but important mission: To give...
Principles of Calm Technology
The terms “calm computing” and “ calm technology ” were coined in 1995 by PARC Researchers Mark Weiser and John Seely Brown in reaction...
Web 1.0 Conference Lewis & Clark College Edition!
The Web 1.0 Conference is a celebration of old style static websites. This month, I’m excited to announce a special college edition of...
Upcoming Speech: Design Week Portland 2016
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at this year’s Design Week Portland! Even better, I’ll be introducing one of my idols,...
Portland Immersive Media Group Show 26-28 May 2017!
Friday 26 May 2017: If you’re in Portland, Oregon on Friday May 26, 27th or 28th, consider coming down to Pioneer Courthouse Square for...
The Web 1.0 Conference is Back! Join us at MIT Media Lab!
Will you be in Cambridge, MA on Dec 2nd and 3rd, 2016? Come spend a day building awesome websites! What is the Web 1.0 Conference? A...
Speaking at {dive} Conference in Rennes, France on July 7, 2016!
100 attendees. 18 hours. Infinite possibilities. On July 7, 2016, 100 people will meet in Rennes, France, a beautiful city nestled in...
Startup Happy Hour at Esri R&D Center Portland! January 14, 2015 5:30p-7:30p
We’re having a Happy Hour at Esri R D Center and we’d love to see you there! Stop by between 5:30 and 7:30pm to check out what we’re...
Two Talks at Qcon San Francisco: Virtual Reality and Calm Technology!
I’m excited to give the Keynote speech at QCon San Francisco (2016 Conference: Nov 7-9 Workshops: Nov 10-11) this coming week! I’ll be...
September and October 2017 Book Tour Dates and Locations
Hi everyone! It’s been a big year for Calm Technology: Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design . I’ve been working with sound...
The History of the Compass Lifelogging Application
In 2012 Chris Dancy went to Amber Case ’s CyborgCamp, an unconference on the future of humans and technology. He wanted to show her a...
Speaking at UXLx in Lisbon, Portugal from May 24-27th, 2016!
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at UXLx: User Experience Lisbon – 24 to 27 May 2016. I’ll also be doing a half-day...
Panel on Cyborgs at U of O’s What is Media 2: What is Life?
CONFERENCE-EXPERIENCE-EXHIBITION University of Oregon in Portland • April 6-8, 2017 • whatis.uoregon.edu On Saturday, April 8, 2:45-4:00pm...
Keynote Speech on Calm Technology at The Next Web Amsterdam!
I look forward to speaking at The Next Web Conference from May 18th 19th, 2017 in Amsterdam. What is TNW Conference? TNW Conference is...
No More Shiny Tomorrows: Futurism Needs to Get Real
No matter the setting, shiny futurist scenarios are often the same: Perfect people in perfect settings, using tech that never fails. The...
January 2019: Antarctica Trip and Future Congress 2019 in Chile
I’m excited to visit Antarctica for the first time from January 9-13th, 2019 for a few days of exploration, sound recording and...
Jetlag and Sleep – Data Visualization with SleepCycle for iPhone
I recently flew to Istanbul, Turkey for part of my book tour on Calm Technology! I always use the SleepCycle app (iPhone and Android)...
Join me at the Future of Money and Digital Ethics at Sibos in Geneva, Switzerland on Sept 26 and 28, 2016!
On Monday, September 26th and Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 I’ll be speaking on the Future of Money and Digital Ethics on two panels...
NPR’s TED Radio Hour – Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New Kind Of Human?
On September 11, 2015 I was interviewed by NPR for TEDRadio Hour for a special segment called ‘ Are Our Devices Turning Us Into A New...