AlterConf Seattle 2017
who it's for
diversity and inclusion organizers, community managers, ux designers, game developers, open source maintainers, accessibility practitioners, engineering managers, early career technologists
topics
virtual reality consent badges; personal interaction bubble controls; platform moderation and suspension; karma and reputation systems; non-binary representation in games; trans-inclusive restroom mapping; narrative-driven user personas; workplace self-advocacy tactics; preventing career burnout in Black communities; corporate closure documentation and sponsorship; government data platform maintenance; onboarding and beginner reskilling
| title | author | length |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Armor: Tools for Preventing Abuse in VR | Renee Gittings | 20m |
Virtual reality abuse hinges on concrete mechanics not vague warnings: studies and anecdotes show jump‑scares and physical reactions (a hug that makes someone… | ||
| African American Career Burn-Out... | Brianne Ellis | 21m |
Claims that Black men and women die younger from stress-linked conditions like high blood pressure and heart disease, supported by a list of stress symptoms… | ||
| Community Is Contribution | Mikena Wood | 14m |
An open source project, Refuge Restrooms, keeps running because outreach produces concrete results: 21,000 listings across web iOS and Android, new filters… | ||
| Being black is not only dangerous, it's distracting | Carter Morgan | 20m |
Claims that chronic, everyday stress in Black communities — concentrated poverty, lower household income and NET worths, mass incarceration and policing —… | ||
| Are You a Boy or a Girl? Non-binary Representation in Games | Sai Timmermann | 20m |
Five concrete games and what they actually do: Read Only Memories asks pronouns at character creation and even lets players type in custom pronouns; Stardew… | ||
| The Power of Open | Tyrone Grandison | 19m |
Government-funded platforms produce usable public goods but often lack maintenance, usability, and reinvestment: NOAA: 20–40 TB/day ingested with petabytes… | ||
| Narrative as a Guide for User Experience | Ivy Krislov | 17m |
Argues for designing with concrete user narratives: build a synced calendar that auto-blocks time, auto-send emails to teammates and toggle out‑of‑office so a… | ||
| How Self-Advocacy can help create... | Brendan Gramer | 32m |
Claims that self‑advocacy produces concrete access, not just goodwill: declare identity, state needed accommodations, and document every request. Concrete… | ||
| Modern Day Corporate Exile: When Organizations Close Rank | Susie Lee | 16m |
Claims that companies close rank when threatened and that token hires are later excluded, supported by a concrete case: the Siren dating app that aimed to… | ||
| Starting Over: A Beginner Yet Again | Heather Herrington | 11m |
An intern accepted to Ada Developers Academy at an 11 percent acceptance rate and now working at Amazon lists concrete tactics: ask questions, speak up in… | ||
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