GribTown™-Designing UX for Kids #1
On July 4th we had and event after a little while as its summer which means that we have less stuff happening here at Microsoft Flux than we normally do. However, this time we had yet another GribTown™ - Designing UX for Kids #1.
First before talking about the workshop, let me tell you a few words about Grib and their product. Grib is a less than two years old Helsinki based- startup with three co-founders: Pouria Kay (CEO), Juha Välimäki (CTO), and Markus Levlin (Chairman). The company aims for maximum convenience in the market using Augmented Reality (AR) and mobile devices.Grib believes that software has to serve user in most intuitive and seamless way which is why using Grib does not require 3D software skills. With Grib users are able develop complex designs with no experience since the day one!
The GribTown™ again is a co-creation workshop founded by Grib in collaboration with Uxify Helsinki where people are invited to design together and help Grib to create even better product. Grib strongly believes that working directly with users, partners and customers is the best way to push innovation to the next level which is why they created this series of workshops! The agenda of this workshop was to work on a designing journey (user experience) that kids would have when designing using AR. The task was to come up with scenario map on how this journey would look like and what are the possible problems and how to overcome them. The event had experienced designers and also people with different backgrounds which resulted in very interesting and creative solutions.

The schedule in the event was very laid-back, first welcome and snacks, then introduction to the UXify Helsinki which is a hands-on community in Helsinki that organizes events around User Experience (UX). Ideation/concepting part was up next which was followed by proto presentation before teams presented their work for the rest of the group. The workshop ended with a networking and beer of course. This was the second GribTown™ event at Microsoft Flux and as like the previous one, it was very successful which is why there is a third event coming up on August 7th where scenarios from the last session will be tested. Find out more about it by joining their public group.
Special thanks for Pouria from Grib and Yves F. from Uxify Helsinki and everyone who attended, it was awesome to have you here.
thanks,
J-P
