Masters of Human Computer Interaction
2004 Projects

HCII :: Masters Capstone Projects :: 2004 Projects


Assistant Interface The goal of our project is to design and develop the teacher interface for the Assistment system in the form of an interactive web site. This project aims to support teachers in their efforts to prepare children for high stakes testing.	RoadCaster Roadcasting is a system that allows anyone to have their own radio station, broadcasted among cars in an ad-hoc network. It plays the songs that people want to hear and it transforms car radio into an interactive medium.	TireTracks Jukebox Designing a usable and desirable hard-drive -based car stereo system for storage and playback of up to 6000 digital music files, taking into account the client's technical, design and schedule constraints.

Science Activity Planner The project involved redesigning the planning software scientists at NASA are currently using for both the Spirit and Opportunity Mars Exploration Rovers. Our client for the project was NASA Ames Research Laboratory HCI Division and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.	TeamMail TeamMail is a Java email client that incorporates lightweight task management functions right into your email Inbox. TeamMail is a fully-functioning prototype, built on top of Columba, an open source Java email client.TeamMail is unique because it targets the rarely-planned informal workflow between collaborators.	TI Algebra Designing an unintimidating, desirable and easy-to-learn calculator that students and teachers can confidently use to learn and teach Algebra I. A niche calculator for Algebra I that addresses the needs of teachers who are reluctant to use current calculators because they are too hard to use, or do too much.

	Project Tweety Designing a learnable and desirable graphing calculator for high school Mathematics curricula, grades 9-12. Our underlying charge was to get the busy teacher, who fails at learning and embracing the technology, to teach with it regulary in his/her classroom.