Category: Final project

Explosive Schedule Reminder by Keith and the Rest: Final Documentation

Introduction This project was a 7-week challenge to create a device that can provide assistance to a person living with a disability. We collaborated with Community Living and…

Portable Schedule Playback Device by Apples Group: Final Documentation

Introduction: Our client Mark lives with a visual impairment and mild memory loss due to a traumatic brain injury. From our conversation with Mark and his caretaker Bill,…

Phone Holder and Alarm by Team Peaches: Final Documentation

For this project, we were tasked to create an assistive device for a client with a disability. Our class focuses on small electronics and interaction, so we had…

Mood Communicator by Team Guava: Final Documentation

0. Project Introduction We are Team Guava, and our client is Shaude. Over the weeks, we talked to and interacted with Shaude to get to know her better…

Bill’s Cooking Buddy by Hue Values: Final Documentation

  Introduction In this class, we worked collaboratively with our client  Bill, who has achromatopsia and is sensitive to light. We aimed to create an assistive device to…

Team Keith and the Rest

Introduction: For the final project of the Intro to Physical Computing class, our Team Alycai, is working with Keith, a brain injured patient from Pittsburgh, and developing an…

Interview with Shaude: Team Guava

Introduction: For our Intro to Physical Computing class’s final project, our group, the Guavas, is working with Shaude, an individual from Pittsburgh with cerebral palsy, to develop an…

Interview with Darnisha: Team Peaches

This project connects our group (Team Peaches!) with a client from Community Living and Support Services (CLASS). CLASS is an organization that provides a myriad of services to…

Interview Documentation: Team Hue Values & Bill

Interview Documentation: Team Hue Values & Bill Introduction For our Intro to Physical Computing class’s final project, our group, the Durians, is working with Bill, an individual from…

Apples Group: Meeting with Mark

Introduction Team Name: Apples Team Members: Cameron, Stan, Lily In this course, 60-223: Intro to Physical Computing, our team is working with Mark, a member of Pittsburgh’s Community,…