purpose interfaces (such as cars),
expert user interfaces, the power
of hyper-contextualization, and
virtuosity and the desire of users to
acquire new skills.
The panelists concluded by
encouraging the TEI community to
transition from a techno-centric
perspective to human-centric
perspective, which requires interdisciplinary thinking and heterogeneous expertise best pursued by “renaissance teams.”
Where We Are Headed: Developing
Innovators at Conferences
Having considered the evolution of
ideas in TEI, here we reflect on the
trajectories of TEI innovators. We
begin by examining the role of the
TEI Graduate Student Consortia and
student design contests in preparing future leaders. Then we look at
trajectories taken by young scholars
into academia and industry in a
range of areas.
Since 2010, the GSC has been
serving as a venue for the TEI com-
munity to prepare budding scholars
to carry on and append to the TEI
agenda. The intimate gathering pro-
motes the national and international
exchange of research, methods,
and ideas at the intersection of the
diverse TEI subfields. The consor-
tium gives participants opportuni-
ties to develop the research and
design skills necessary to become
the next generation of scientists,
engineers, designers, and artists
who will shape the technological
and socio-cultural landscape of the
future of computing and our daily
interaction with the world.
November + December 2012
