KAYA

A Voice User Interface for Barista Training and Drink Management

Our brief was to prototype a training, service or object management Voice User Interface (VUI) that accounts for a social setting. Kaya is a barista-in-training’s personal tutor and a seasoned employee’s work flow manager.

Course
Basic Interaction Design taught by Jodi Forlizzi, Fall 2009 - Group Assignment
Developed For
Bluetooth Headset
New! KAYA

SCORE

A Sports Event Organization and Co-ordination Mobile Application

Our brief was to develop a mobile information system for users to navigate and retrieve information easily. SCORE helps busy suburban Supermoms manage their kid’s sport schedules and events on-the-fly with other involved community members.

Course
Basic Interaction Design taught by Jodi Forlizzi, Fall 2009 - Group Assignment
Developed For
iPhone
New! SCORE

FLIGK

A Floor Interactive Gaming Kiosk (FLIGK) for Bus Stops

This project required each of us to design useful kiosks for the city of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh commuters experience frustration due to long bus wait times. FLIGK lets commuters pass their wait time in a fun, de-stressing way.

Course
Introduction to Computing taught by James Liu, Fall 2009 - Individual Assignment
Developed For
Kiosks
New! FLIGK

PittEXCHANGE

A Personalized Website For International Students Transitioning Into American Life

Our task was to develop an information or monitory based personalized transaction website. PittExchange helps international students in Pittsburgh share their personal experiences about moving to and settling down in America.

Course
Basic Interaction Design taught by Jodi Forlizzi, Fall 2009 - Group Assignment
Developed For
Web
New! PittEXCHANGE

EYE

Visualizing the information space of Eye Magazine

The intention of this piece was to communicate clearly the content, structure and navigation of one’s assigned artifact.

Course
Graduate Studio I taught by Dan Boyarski, Fall 2009 - Individual Assignment
Developed For
Print
New! EYE

The Future of Reading

Is The Future Of The World

We were asked to explore what the future of reading meant to us. This motion piece reflects on the future of reading as the future of the illiterate public and their potential to impact our world.

Course
Graduate Studio I taught by Dan Boyarski, Fall 2009 - Individual Assignment
Developed For
Motion
New! The Future of Reading

A Self-Portrait

‘Cause It’s a Bitter-Sweet Symphony, Music and Life

Our goal was to organize personal information representative of ourselves, using a few of Wurman’s hatracks known as LATCH. My Self-portrait reflects on certain pieces of music and the associated memories I have, organized by Time, Category and Hierarchy.

Course
Basic Interaction Design, Fall 2009 - Group Assignment
Developed For
Web
New! A Self-Portrait
KAYA
SCORE
FLIGK
PittEXCHANGE
EYE
The Future of Reading
A Self-Portrait