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| iap/spring 2008 projects |
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objectblogs- exploring the relation between physical objects and their virtual presence on the web
SourceMap - Visualizing Global Supply Chains
ObjectBlogs
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| current projects (as of 10/29/2005) [explanation of project development] |
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placeMap (formerly known as 'virtual
campus') -
placeMap is an "architecture for making user-centered applications." our approach is only one example, but we plan to lead a workshop over IAP on how to build other spatial applications
http://placemap.mit.edu
SOFTWARE IN PROGRESS (Building user-centered viewpoint. Working on 'interest' calculations.) |
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| fall 2004 projects |
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virtual
campus -
combination of location tracking, campus wayfinding, and event
crawling
[ip tracker implemented (locates you anywhere on campus, even
wireless)]
SOFTWARE IN PROGRESS (Redesigning
public interface, adding more spider sites for food, labs, bathrooms,
etc.) |
[mina hsiang] [nancy sun] [alex
"sandy" pentland] [jon jackson] |
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| summer 2004
projects |
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virtual
campus
- above |
[Rob]
[cristina domnisoru] [michael
'MJ' john] [Ted] |
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WiFinder
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utilizes redundant/adjacent 802.11b attennae to track users
on campus DATA ENTRY IN PROGRESS,
SOFTWARE COMPLETE |
[Rob] |
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MITQuest
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door to door directions (campus wayfinding) from anywhere on
campus (with distances, directions, and landmarks) DATA
ENTRY IN PROGRESS, SOFTWARE COMPLETE
<SCREENSHOT> |
[Rob] |
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spectrum
falls -
water-displayed spectrum analyzer CONCEPTUAL |
[jerimy arnold] |
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lumi
drawers -
custom fabricated drawer handles with embedded lights that inform
users where a particular utensil/object is COMPLETE |
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living
food -
a contained 'cabinet' that sustains hydroponic plants like basil
and lettuce with computerized control over proper light, water,
and air-composition HARDWARE
IN PROGRESS |
[sam sarcia]
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kitchen
annotation
- 'paints' the refridgerator, oven, etc. with temperature and
inside contents PAINTING
DEMO COMPLETE, TEMP
HARDWARE COMPLETE |
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hand
timer - compelling doctors to wash their hands with computer
vision DEMO COMPLETE |
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electronic
doorstop - stays in place using an electromagnetic actuator
CIRCUITRY IN PROGRESS |
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wireless
comm. - CONCEPTUAL |
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light
whip - media installation, displays messages by night HARDWARE
IN PROGRESS |
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| spring
2004 projects |
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proximity
sensor - measures distance and relative object mass w/ electric
fields
PROTOTYPE COMPLETE |
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iSphere
- three-dimensional touch sensor used for modeling of organic
shapes DEMO OPERATIONAL
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Publications & Talks
User Centered Mapping: Theoretical and Practical Framework for Spatially Aware Applications. Hockenberry, M., Gens, R., Selker, T. September 2005.
placeMap: Building Community through Active Context Mapping.
Hockenberry, M., Gens, R. Talk presented for SIGGRAPH 2005 Web Program. August 4, 2005.
Augmented Reality Kitchen: Task-Specific Projection in a Multi-User Work Environment. Leonardo Bonanni, Chia-Hsun Lee, Robert Gens, Ted Selker. (UIST 2004)
iSphere: A Proximity-Based 3D Input Device. Chia-Hsun Lee, Elliott Prechter, Rob Gens. Poster presented at SIGGRAPH 2004, ACM Student Research Competition Semi-Finalist.
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