Global initiatives to locally explore teh user experience The case of the Turin world usability day
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Literature shows how technology and scientific
progress require and facilitate an multidisciplinary
approach. Among the hybrid
areas of study and intervention, the User
Experience (UX) is currently experiencing a
renewed phase of interest. Focusing on the
relationship between people and systems,
the UX is progressively widening its stakeholders’
audience: over academy and industry,
public administrations, educational institutions,
start-ups, freelancers are turning their
attention to it. This work presents a reflection
based on a global initiative, the World Usability
Day, that authors organized in locally. The
data collected on contents and audience of
the first 3 editions of Turin WUD highlights
the importance, advantages and difficulties
of organizing face-to-face events to promote
cross-fertilization and knowledge sharing
among professionals