This is a group for both developers and designers,
but it's not all about eating pizza and singing Kumbaya. The "UX" in the name stands for
"User Experience", something which both designers and developers must care about and work
on together in order to succeed. We try to focus on the pragmatic and the practical, on
things you can use in your day job. The primary goals of this group include:
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Unity
To bridge both the social and professional gaps between designers and developers.
Both these groups work on the exact same projects, yet too many of these projects
are delivered to the customer in a less-than-desirable state. The designers secretly
blame the developers, and vice versa.
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Design
To help designers share their knowledge and passion about design, and to help
educate developers of not only the importance of look and feel, but also
necessity of good behavior and a pleasant user experience.
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Platform
UX is not bounded by any technology. However, because most developers and the
companies they work for live with this constraint. Therefore PDXUX.Net will
focus primarily on bringing UX to the individuals who must design and develop
software in a Microsoft centered world.
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Reality
UX applies not only to business software which runs on the desktop,
but also to web sites, applications for your cellphone, and even community
games for the Xbox 360. The content presented at our meetings will be of
benefit to professionals and hobbyists who develop for any of these environments.