Ilpyo Hong from the Hope Institute shows the role of new media in activism in the context of Korea. He starts with a history of the candlelight protest (a recent demonstration against US beef import in Korea) and then moved on to a discussion of Hope Institute and its platform for large-scale social activism.

Unfortunately due to technical difficulties, this video was not completely translated in English so be sure to have your Korean dictionaries handy!

Ilpyo Hong from the Hope Institute shows the role of new media in activism in the context of Korea. He starts with a history of the candlelight protest (a recent demonstration against US beef import in Korea) and then moved on to a discussion of Hope Institute and its platform for large-scale social activism.

Unfortunately due to technical difficulties, this video was not completely translated in English so be sure to have your Korean dictionaries handy!

After each Lift conference, Glenn O'Neill of Owl RE runs an independent survey where he asks participants their impression about the event. The resulting reports are then published on the site, and we use this precious feedback to make the next year's edition better.

We received our grades from Lift Asia! Despite a quite low answering rate (due to the fact the survey was only available in English) we got some precious encouragements and recommendations for future editions. Overall attendees were very satisfied (we maintain three years average of 90% excellent or good ratings) and we achieved our goal to connect participants together:

And we got a large number of requests and recommendations for next year, like:

• coffee break? it was helpful but, too long time.
• Navigation on the website is not always clear and, because it changes frequently, things that looked
one way in the past, look different the following day.
• You should add the name of the company or institution on the badges.

And of course we have the traditionally contradictory demands who will show you that our job as organizers is never easy ;) Someone is asking for less people "just speaking without example... the philosophical men" while another participants wishes for more "experimental issues". Events are all about balance!

Thanks for taking the time to answer and produce the survey. Download the full report here.

Nexon CEO Joonmo Kwon describes the evolution of video gaming through examples from his company, which produces some of the world's most popular online multiplayer games. Joonmo shows how the Web and the mobile phone platforms changed playing practices. He also discusses the renewal of business models in this field and the role of game designers to leverage their creativity to come up with original products.

Nexon CEO Joonmo Kwon describes the evolution of video gaming through examples from his company, which produces some of the world's most popular online multiplayer games. Joonmo shows how the Web and the mobile phone platforms changed playing practices. He also discusses the renewal of business models in this field and the role of game designers to leverage their creativity to come up with original products.

Jeffrey Huang, professor at the Media and Design Lab (Swiss Institute of Technology, Lausanne) addresses the merging of the digital and the physical in the context of near future cities. Through different projects he conducted, he exemplifies how interactive technologies can transform our physical environment to foster better communities.

Jeffrey Huang, professor at the Media and Design Lab (Swiss Institute of Technology, Lausanne) addresses the merging of the digital and the physical in the context of near future cities. Through different projects he conducted, he exemplifies how interactive technologies can transform our physical environment to foster better communities.

Frederic Kaplan, a researcher and robot designer from the Swiss Institute of Technology (Lausanne) talks about the future of robots as part of our daily life. He shows different scenarios that exemplify how everyday objects can become robotic and to what extent the next generation of computer interfaces will be influenced by this trend. In this talk Frederic Kaplan also presents how computers, which used to exist in their own world, now live in our daily life.

More videos on liftconference.com/videos.

Frederic Kaplan, a researcher and robot designer from the Swiss Institute of Technology (Lausanne) talks about the future of robots as part of our daily life. He shows different scenarios that exemplify how everyday objects can become robotic and to what extent the next generation of computer interfaces will be influenced by this trend. In this talk Frederic Kaplan also presents how computers, which used to exist in their own world, now live in our daily life.

Bruno Bonnell is a legendary french entrepreneur, founder of Infogrames and former CEO of Atari . Today Bruno has launched a new venture in the robotic market: Robopolis. In his speech at Lift Asia 08 "From Robota to Homo Robotus" (with remarkable energy and great performance the morning after a legendary Karaoke Night ;) Bruno revises Asimov's laws of robotic and highlights the differences between the Asian and Western approach to robotics.

More videos on liftconference.com/videos.