Where UX Meets Code: Get Started On Web & Mobile Development

The front-end web and mobile development is where UX meets code. By Frances Advincula (Software Engineer, Accenture) When I was young, I wanted to be a fashion designer. But then I grew up and realized I actually have to be able to eat food and pay rent, so I became a...
Seeds: A Microlending Game Where Farmville Meets Kiva

Seeds: A Microlending Game Where Farmville Meets Kiva

You don’t have to search for long to see examples of game designers focusing their talents on games that do social good. By Ariel Schwartz (Senior Editor, Co.Exist) WeTopia, a popular Farmville-style Facebook game that lets users send donations to nonprofits around...
Creating New Generation Of Hackers With CoderDojo, GitHub

Creating New Generation Of Hackers With CoderDojo, GitHub

By Susan Hobbs (Conference Program Chair, TechCrunch) On Saturday afternoon a group of 30 pint size wannabe hackers gathered at the GitHub offices in San Francisco for the first CoderDojo in the United States. Irish teen sensation, James Whelton had traveled to San...

Why I’ll Quit Playing Your Mobile Game

By Sophia Perl (Founder, PicPredict) The mobile gaming space is really exciting right now. Anyone notice that AT&T is offering the iPhone 3GS for $0 now? The user base (e.g., TAM) is rapidly growing and there are no dominant players in the space. Major game...