SXSW Interactive Day Three: 13th March

- One Codebase, Endless Possibilities: Real HTML5 Hacking

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Location: Austin Convention Center Ballroom C

Time: 9:30am

Description:
HTML5 is no question the "buzzword du jour" in tech nowadays, but looking past the vernacular cruft one will discover that the HTML5 technology STACK is actually an incredibly powerful & useful framework for apps well beyond the traditional web browser. Massive companies like Google and Hewlett Packard are placing huge bets on the future of "HTML5 App development". From HP/Palm's WebOS to be used in their mobility products to Google's Chrome OS, HTML5 is not simply another buzzword that can be treated as a mere passing trend, but should actually be taken seriously for app development. But what makes up the HTML5 stack and how will it truly be the future of software? What are the benefits & risks associated with using the HTML5 stack? Prove to me it works. All of these questions & demands will be answered & showcased in the presentation including important issues such as: What constitutes the HTML5 stack Benefits of using the HTML5 stack Use a single codebase Rapidly prototype an app targetting multiple devices including: iPhone, iPad, Android Devices, Chrome OS Devices, Mobile Webkit Browsers, Desktop Browsers Target thousands of developers for extensibility & community development See code & install an actual working HTML5 app that works on a number of devices See code best practices in use for tailoring the UI based on the user's device See code using Phonegap to create native mobile apps See code using Titanium to create native desktop apps

- The Politics Behind HTML5

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Location: Austin Convention Center Ballroom C

Time: 11:00am

Description:

HTML5 is the flavor of the month. Steve Jobs thinks it will feed his cat, Google thinks it means whatever they think is good, and the rest of us are waiting to discover what (apart from video, better forms, and interoperable parsing on the web) it actually *is* when it's done. Obviously, there is a lot of interest in the next generation of such an important technology, and a lot of discussion about what it will be, how it works, etc. Where the people go, politics follows close behind. From CSSquirrel to MrLastWeek, from the New York Times to bloggers in Kyrgyzstan, people are also watching the politics. And there is a lot of it. On this panel, the people who have been there take you on a guided tour of the (smoky backroom) discussions and deals that shape HTML5, and looks at what is happening now. Where did HTML5 come from? Who were the players, who are the players, and what do they think? Why is X3D not in HTML5 if MathML is? What happened to accesskey, and why are people unhappy? Why does HTML5 have two licenses, and two specs? This panel *won't* answer your questions about how to include HTML5 in your website. It will explore the thorny questions you want to ask but nobody wants to answer, and we'll maybe have a little fun along the way.

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Location: Austin Convention Center Ballroom C

Time: 12:00pm - 12:45pm

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- 140 Characters at work: Social Technology in Business

In this segment of the future15 session on Social Business, Michael Diliberto will explore how the use of social business tools has enabled his multi-national manufacturing company to design, build, and deliver solutions quickly, even though his team is separated by distance, time, language, and culture. A global sourcing executive that worked for a collaboration software provider during his graduate studies in International Business, Michael Diliberto brings a fresh perspective from both sides of the table. Come see how simple tools and a social business mindset can be used to solve complex social workplace issues.

- Better Crowdsourcing: Lessons Learned From the3six5 Project

365 Days. 365 Voices "the3six5" started on January 1st, 2010 and ultimately crowdsourced the story of an entire year from the perspective of a different person each day. The authors come from a variety of backgrounds and geographic locations and together revealed our collective conscious of what took place over the course of 365 days. While the individual tales shared with the public were an amazing result, we'd like to share the learnings and anecdotes that happened behind the scenes of this seemingly simple (but quite the opposite) crowdsourced project that took us from nothing, to a published book. Ranging from an unknown senior citizen in Nashville, TN, to a physicist working at CERN in Switzerland, to major personalities like Baratunde Thurston or Ann Curry, guiding this project and PEOPLE every single day as a mere "side project" to our day jobs taught us many things. Many of our fans and authors often made the point that, "the case-study of this project will be just as interesting as the project itself" and we would like to finally share the inside story of the commitment, humor, and stress that came along with bringing this crowdsourced project from January 1st, to December 31st one day at a time. This session will serve those who are seeking to develop their own crowd-fueled web content by sharing the mistakes and revelations that the3six5 experiment taught us.

- Using Free Agents to Solve Our Problems

Traditional organizations are like giant boulders in a river of ideas and information, disrupting flow and causing drag. By and large, organizations are static, inefficient, and structurally resist change, resulting in an inability to adapt. Perverse incentives arise, where solving the big problems organizations were created for contradicts the survival instinct of the organization, lest they become obsolete. Over time, organizations become invested in their structures for structures' sake - and even hold their commitment to obsolesence in high regard by touting their "sustainability" as a paramount priority. While this may be the best humanity has come up with so far to achieve the necessary scale required for global problems, they are far from an ideal structure to harness the best of what humanity can do together. With today's technology, people can come together and self-organize around specific goals, and dissipate those associations when the project is over - a project-based system, with more room for change and innovation, and more efficient composition of ideas and skill sets. Put simply, it's a world where everyone is a free agent citizen - capable of devoting primary, secondary, or even passive energy to a problem. What does this world look like? How does it scale? How does it affect productivity, the economy, and individual lifestyles? Where does this model break down, and what could be done to address those issues?

- Creative JavaScript and HTML(5) Visual Effects

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Location: Austin Convention Center 

Capitol A-D

Time: 3:30pm

Description:

It's time to get creative with JavaScript! Seb Lee-Delisle, Founding partner of BAFTA winning agency Plug-in Media, shows you how to create beautiful visual effects in HTML5 canvas in this 2.5 hour workshop. He'll also demonstrate how easy it is to convert 3D points into 2D and show you how to make your very own JavaScript 3D engine. Bring a laptop and prepare to get coding!

Events after 6:

- The Barbarian Group & StumbleUpon present: 'T.O.S. Violation!

- Interactive/Film Fusion Party presented by Meebo