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SimStudent: Usability Research and Prototyping
SimStudent is an e-learning platform where students learn by teaching.
A student tutors an interactive learner that develops cognitive skills from
worked-out examples and through tutored problem-solving.
During our research, we conducted a usability study on SimStudent and prototyped
a new interface for the system. Learn More...
Blake Artushin, Veronica Borges, Hitee Chandra, Amanda Gobaud, Anubhuti Jain
Alfred: Designing an Intelligible Home Agent
Alfred is a network of digital bulletin boards and
informational screens placed at all entrances of the home, as well as located in key rooms such as the
kitchen, living room, and bedrooms. This system is aware of items in the home and communicates through
multiple mediums to help you keep track of the items you need on a daily basis.
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Veronica Borges, Daniel Chow, Stephanie Federwisch, Brian Yee
MakeMyNight: An iPhone App for Empty-Nesters
Make My Night is an iPhone application, targeted for urban elders or
empty-nesters meeting up with friends. The app allows users to find upcoming events and invite groups of friends
to attend with them. The friends can then collaborate and find a showtime that works best for each of them.
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Molly Samuels, Veronica Borges, Rohith Salim, Blake Artushin
Nourish: An Online Recipe Manager
Nourish is an online recipe manager that allows users to customize their
recipes by selecting their specific dietary restrictions.
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Lauren Beckwith, Veronica Borges, Ahra Cho, Tongbo Huang
MobileFlyLady: Designing an iPhone App
As parents become empty-nesters, they find that their nests are really not
that empty. Rooms are cluttered with their children’s belongings that have accumulated over many years. During this
transition, parents are faced with the difficult task of deciding what do with all that “stuff.” Mobile Fly Lady was
designed to help parents accomplish this quickly and painlessly by allowing easy organization and communication with
their children. Learn More...
Veronica Borges, Nicole Ifill, Christine Zhao, Kirsten Thulborn
Mobile Synth: A Music Synthesizer Android App
Mobile Synth is an android music synthesizer that has an innovative
touch graphic pad as music input. You can draw your music and make beats like you've never done before. Learn More...
Veronica Borges, Pablo Bariola, Chua Chong Han