SXSW 2025

Mobility Utopias, UX Storytelling, and the Midwest

Description:

In 2075, how will vehicles connect to humans, augmenting our experiences? How will they communicate with each other, forming swarms that move more efficiently with emergent behaviors? How will vehicles integrate with the built environment, becoming accessories that enhance pedestrian spaces?
We facilitate a debate on possible futures of mobility, especially focusing on midwestern American cities. We will share our methodology of future-craft and multimedia interactive storytelling, developed during a joint workshop between the MIT Media Lab, Hyundai HATCI, and the University of Cincinnati.

Other Resources / Information

https://www.media.mit.edu/events/the-future-of-mobility-design-challenge/
https://designtheorypractice.cargo.site/futuremobility

Takeaways

  1. The Futures of Mobility: Contextualizing ourselves with the next mobility revolution and relevant global megatrends of urban innovation.
  2. Emerging UX storytelling: Exposure to advanced human-centered research methods like future scenario forecasting and interactive real-time prototyping.
  3. Midwest America: Exposure to midwestern cities, a traditionally overlooked region, to understand the challenges and opportunities.

Speakers

Organizer

Gabriela Bila Advincula, PhD Candidate / Researcher, MIT Media Lab

Meta Information:

  • Event: SXSW
  • Format: Meet Up
  • Track: Transportation
  • Track 2
  • Level: Beginner
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