Past Projects
1) McGill
University Center for Intelligent machines - MiniPresentation System,
Reactive Room
Imagine a classroom that activates and configures the
appropriate equipment in response to instructor activity without the need
for manual control. For example, when an instructor logs on to the
classroom computer, the system infers that a computer-based lecture will
be given, automatically turns off the lights, lowers the screen, turns on
the projector, and switches the projector to computer input. The simple
act of placing an overhead transparency on the document viewer causes the
slide to be displayed and the room lights adjusted to an appropriate
level. Similarly, audiovisual sources such as the VCR or laptop computer
output are displayed automatically in response to activation cues (e.g.,
the play button pressed on the VCR; the laptop connected to a video port).
Known as the Reactive Room, these mechanisms together assume the role of
skilled operator, taking responsibility for the low-level control of the
technology, thereby freeing the instructor to concentrate on the lecture
itself, rather than the user interface.
In addition to automating
device control, the classroom was instrumented to record a digital version
of any presentation, including both the audio and video, as well as the
instructor's slides and notes written during the lecture. This capability
was provided by eClass, formerly known as Classroom 2000 (Abowd et al,
1998), a system developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology, which
performs capture, collation, and synchronization of digital notes, written
on an electronic whiteboard or digital tablet, with an audiovisual
recording of the lecturer. An extension of the eClass capture system is
the MiniPresentation System. This tool supports the preparation and
delivery of short talks, along with accompanying slides, allowing students
to practice their oral presentation skills without this needing to take
place during class hours. The development required a modified interface,
and a restructuring of the control flow so as to permit multiple
recordings and reviews of the presentation until the student is satisfied
with the result.
2)Super Mario Brothers Clone by Alan Lu, Mark Mouadeb, Gregory
Pekofsky, Avi Rosenblatt. Its a JAVA applet ... click here to play!
3) DigiVend Systems Inc.
DIS-223 firmware
DigiVend's revolutionary DIS-223 technology
provides wireless communication between vending machines and personal
computers, hand-helds, or cellular phones, giving vendors complete
inventory control remotely.
4) Giftsongs.com
checkout and affiliate program
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