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NEWSLETTEROur July MeetingEyetracking Trends & Technology Impacts

Our next Chapter meeting will be held Wednesday evening, July 29th at Open Solutions in Glastonbury, CT. This is a discussion of the latest in eye tracking technology, with an emphasis on how this tool has evolved over time, and how it adds value to usability studies and research.

Examples include static websites, dynamic applications, and real-world environments.

SMI has 20 years of experience in the eye tracking domain, with a diverse portfolio of products

addressing a number of applications from psychology, to usability, to marketing. A. Mark Mento has been with the company for 10 years and is the director of the US office, based in Boston, MA.

http://www.ctupa.org

www.ctupa.org

Speaker: A. Mark Mento from SMI

Eyetracking study heat map.

Users gaze pattern is tracked.

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June Chapter Meeting

Thank you to TopCoder for a terrific interactive chapter meeting. In addition to sharing how TopCoder Studio works as a competitive design environment - there were very spirited discussions about the value of collaborative design & process.

Checkout the site - and the competitions. It’s an exciting opportunity for designers & managers of design alike.

July Meeting location:Open Solutions, 455 Winding Brook Drive, Glastonbury, CT. As is our custom, light refreshments will be available at 6:30, and informal networking will ensue until the meeting commences at 7:00.

http://www.opensolutions.com

http://studio.topcoder.com/