The Board is a project aimed at enhancing communication for social settings. The basic premise is that each user has a live personal board. On their board they are able to customize widgets, themes, and who has access to it. Anyone with access to their friends board can then write on it at any time, and the live drawing will appear for everyone who has access to it. This allows user's to write messages on their own boards as broadcast messages, for example, "Going to study at the library at 11am today. Anyone is welcome to join!", or friends can write on a users board to talk directly to their friends, as is shown in the demo video below.
Although this project is just a prototype, the complete version would have large projections on the wall where users can draw directly with their hands, or access it through their computer or phone.

Sketching and Ideation Phase

Developing the idea for The Board came from the prompt to "Enhance Communication". We then used the 10+10 sketching method to generate the following sketches before deciding to implement The Board.

Rotoscope

To help visualize The Board, we created the following rotoscope. It displays multiple users writing on the same board, communicating with each other.

Concept Video

Our concept video was created to show the use-case of The Board and further understand how our prototype will look.

Implementation

The implementation for this project was done with basic html and javascript. With different boards for users that can be drawn on each board by other users, our prototype was able to showcase our vision of The Board.

The source code for the can be found here.

For this project, we were prompted to “solve an everyday problem” using the basic Arduino kit hardware. After numerous ideas and sketches, our group decided on the posture corrector. The problem our device solves is bad posture over time when working at a desk. By mounting an ultrasonic sensor to the headrest of a chair, the Arduino software will constantly scan for a distance threshold. When the user has a bad posture, their head and back will be slouched forward, exceeding the distance threshold and triggering the buzzer and alarm, causing the user to maintain good posture. Our final prototype used cardboard to cover the wire and circuitry and make the device look like a usable appliance.

Below is our concept video showcaseing the final prototype.

Sketching and Ideation Phase

Before deciding on our idea of the posture corrector, collectively and individually we went through the concept sketches and detailed sketches phases of design

From these concept sketches, we chose the most promising and drew further detailed sketches.

Concept Video

Before attempting to implement a useable prototype, our team created a concept video to further understand the useability of the product.

Implementation

With an understanding of what our project will look like, we began our implementation by using an arduino circuit simulation. Below is a picture of the circuit we created and the actual implementation using the Arduino kit.

With our hardware and software in place, we completed the prototype and hid the wires using cardboard to make it integrate seamlessly with a chair. The final prototype is shown at the top of this write-up.

The source code for the arduino can be found here.

In this project we were challenged with coming up with a new way and creative way to unlock a mobile phone. Our team came up with a touch based solution, the guitar unlock, and a sensory based solution, the falling bird unlock.

Multi-touch Guitar unlock

For our innovative multi-touch unlocking system, we embarked on a journey of ideation, exploring a multitude of intriguing concepts. Among these, "Cosmic Alignment" emerged, envisioning users interacting with celestial entities akin to planets for phone access. Another concept, "Composition Unlock," entailed crafting a unique musical composition that, when performed correctly, would grant device entry. Lastly, the "Zodiac Unlock" required users to input a constellation sign corresponding to their chosen symbol for unlocking.

After extensive deliberation and the creation of initial sketches for each idea, it became apparent that the Composition Unlock not only stood as a unique approach but also promised an engaging user experience. As we transitioned from concept to implementation, our focus shifted towards refining the user interface, departing from the conventional guitar-like design to elevate the overall interaction.

Upon a sagacious suggestion from our professor, we integrated a musical element, enriching user interaction with harmonious notes upon key activation. While Heer led the charge in design and conceptualization, Kai took the helm in crafting the user interface and ensuring seamless functionality on both the front-end and back-end using HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Simultaneously, Logan integrated the musical effects into the website, guaranteeing flawless operation of the entire system.

Sensory-based bird fall

Logan pioneered the sensory-based unlocking method, introducing innovative concepts such as the shake pattern, where users move the phone in a specific pattern to interact with the screen and unlock the device. Another inventive idea involved using vocal cues, where users could hum a tune, and the device would unlock once the correct melody was sung. As the implementation evolved, remarkable concepts emerged, including the angle unlock, which required physically manipulating the phone to reach a specific angle for unlocking. Another concept was the ladder, where a ball navigated between rungs, ultimately landing on the correct one to unlock the device. Ted endorsed this implementation, recognizing its potential.

Throughout the iterations, notable improvements were made, notably refining the locking mechanism to incorporate a tile-based approach rather than simply reaching the end, enhancing overall security. Additionally, meticulous attention was paid to the user interface. Ted authored the Unity script for the unlock screen, augmenting it with various illustrations to enhance the website's visual appeal.

From the initial sketches, the best were chosen and further refined using the 10+10 method.

From these refined sketches, the final prototypes for the guitar screen lock and bird fall lock were implemented, as shown in the videos above.

Source Code

• Touch Based Guitar Unlock
• Sensory Based Bird Unlock

The development process for the engaging clicker button game involved evaluating and selecting the top 10 ideas out of 40. The "Monkey Poop War" concept, though unique, was considered too complex. The "Clicker Game" stood out for its simplicity and creative potential. Other ideas included bird-viewing, color combinations, and expression-changing applications.

The top contenders were "Monkey Poop War," "Clicker Game," "Bird Sounds," "Color Changing Game," and "Expression Changing." Sketches for the color mixing game showed creativity but faced limitations. The monkey poop game offered complexity but was ultimately set aside due to logistical challenges. The bird-viewing application needed further depth.

The process highlighted the need for an idea balancing uniqueness and feasibility. The clicker game emerged as a promising choice, with Thet's implementation adding innovative elements like a metronome and various game modes to improve hand-eye coordination and reflexes.

The resulting clicker game is designed to enhance hand-eye coordination and reflex responses in a fun and interactive manner. It offers diverse modes including 'Normal Mode' for classic clicking, 'Color Mode' for visual stimulation, and 'Animal Mode' for both entertainment and education. With these options, players can tailor their experience, ensuring hours of entertainment and skill-building.

Ideation Ranking

We created a tier list of our top 40 ideas so that it is easy to rate them, our tier list ranged from (S) to (D), where (S) represents the top of the tier list and (D) represents the bottom-most tier. This made the sorting easier, making us consider only the top 10 ideas. Following are those top 10 ideas.

After making this tier list, we were left with 10 ideas to consider, although all these 10 ideas were worth considering monkey poop war, clicker game, bird sounds, color changing game, and expression changing, were some of our top ideas to consider from. Other than these 10 ideas there were many influential and great ideas that could have been considered, but we unfortunately had to stop working on them due to the time constraints.

From all of this implementation, it was revealed that some ideas like the color theory game, and bird sounds application were simple and easy to pursue but they lacked creativity while on the other hand games like the monkey poop game were fun and unique but a bit intimidating to approach. Overall it felt like there was a need for an idea that provided us a middle ground for uniqueness and approachability.

Source Code

This source code represents a webpage for "The Clicker" game. The Clicker utilizes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, along with Tailwind CSS for styling and functionality.

Full stack development of a 3-tier architecure web application.
Tool for admitting and diagnosing patients remotely. I was in charge of the clerk functionality, shown below.

• Front-End: Vue.js, TailwindCSS
• Application & API: Python Flask-Restful
• Database: SQLite3

    """Sample Query using list comprehensions to build json with nested lists"""

    # Get Patients and keys of all their forms. Null if no report of that kind exists
    cursor.execute(
        "SELECT p.P_SSN, n.Fname, n.Lname, n.Is_approved, m.TPAL_total \
        FROM Patient as p \
        LEFT JOIN New_Applicant_Form as n ON p.P_SSN=n.P_SSN \
        LEFT JOIN Medical_History as m ON p.P_SSN=m.P_SSN \
        ORDER BY n.Is_approved ASC ;")

    forms = cursor.fetchall()
    forms = [dict(f) for f in forms]

    # Get all covid screens of each patient
    for form in forms:
    cursor.execute(
        "SELECT Date FROM Covid_screen WHERE P_SSN = ?;", (form["P_SSN"],))
    screens = cursor.fetchall()

    form["dates"] = [f["Date"] for f in screens]

    # Get all reports of each patient
    for form in forms:
    cursor.execute(
        "SELECT Report_ID FROM Report WHERE P_SSN = ?;", (form["P_SSN"],))
    reports = cursor.fetchall()

    form["reports"] = [f["Report_ID"] for f in reports]