On the 27th and 28th May I spent two days at Mobile User Experience conference Mex 2008 as a volunteer reporter.
This well organised and enlightening event involved keynote speeches, breakout sessions, panel discussions and was centered around the Mex Design competition.
Ten manifesto points were covered during the conference:
1. Content itself will be the interface of the future
2. Handsets are no longer just for the hand
3. Fragmentation is the enemy of innovation
4. Fashion is stronger motivator than functionality
5. The developing world is the new frontier for mobile user experience
6. Search requires a radically different approach in the mobile environment
7. Intelligent contact lists are the future centres of the user interface
8. Mobile payments herald the next generational shift
9. Users as individuals: Uniquely complex and contradictory
10. The potential of Smart Voice
The winner of the Mex Design Competition went to Taptu
a mobile search engine.
The event was also featured on Reuters.
Here’s a summary from the event organiser Marek Pawlowski.
