ETC Silicon Valley Blog http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:08:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.2 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-ETC_rebel_Mark_square-32x32.jpg ETC Silicon Valley Blog http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog 32 32 Final Presentations – Spring 2016 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/final-presentations-spring-2016/ Thu, 05 May 2016 22:34:58 +0000 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/?p=4089 20 students, 16 weeks, 4 projects. For Final Presentations we had 34 guests join us during their lunch hour to see the outcome of the students’ work and discover some of the lessons the teams learned in the process.

Embedded below are the 15 minute presentations followed by Q&A.

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]]> Anthony Daniels Visits http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/anthony-daniels-visits/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 17:32:39 +0000 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/?p=4083 Anthony et al 2k
Our good friend and Visiting Scholar, Anthony Daniels, spent a few days with us this week. He spoke to all the students in an informal Q&A session and then spent over an hour with each team learning about their projects, play testing, and giving valuable feedback.

]]> Halves Presentations – Spring 2016 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/halves-presentations-spring-2016/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 04:42:07 +0000 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/?p=4077 On Wednesday, March 23, we were joined by 31 guests for the teams’ Halves Presentations. Demos were also set up so that people could try out the current builds of the projects.

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]]> Reality Computing Meetup http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/reality-computing-meetup/ Fri, 19 Feb 2016 17:59:37 +0000 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/?p=4065 A bunch of us went to a Reality Computing meetup at Autodesk in SF. Six speakers and some interesting new connections for everyone.
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]]> Quarter Walkarounds http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/s16-quarter-walkarounds/ Thu, 11 Feb 2016 00:03:31 +0000 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/?p=4057 Week 5, and it’s time for Quarter Walkarounds. The teams set up demos and information in their workspaces and we invited people from EA to visit, play demos and give feedback. We had about 14 visitors come through. The videos below were shot soon after our guests left and are representative of the experience they had. But first, let’s eat.

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]]> Visiting the Computer History Museum http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/visiting-the-computer-history-museum/ Sat, 06 Feb 2016 06:36:15 +0000 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/?p=4043 highlight-chm-appToday (Friday 2/5) thirteen of the students and Carl went down to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. We spent a few hours there seeing the evolution from punched cards to modern graphics and games. 160205-09931

]]> Traffic http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/traffic/ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:59:16 +0000 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/?p=4038 Traffic_logo_170Team Traffic’s goal is to integrate gaming as a tool into the design process. In the game, users design cars through play. As players test drive their virtual cars the system collects car performance data. A revolutionary AI-informed software then uses the data to generate new car designs. Player can iterate their design, test it in-game, and engineer a unique car best suited for their play style. The team is working closely with design researcher Mickey McManus from Autodesk and action filmmakers Bandito Brothers to explore design through gameplay.
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]]> Funival http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/funival/ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:54:21 +0000 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/?p=4034 Funival_logoProject Funival is creating carnival games for families to play together on connected TV platform. Working closely with the Office of the Chief Creative Officer at Electronic Arts, the team is exploring unique game mechanics to make full use of the connected TV platform, and designing games suitable for single player and multiplayer experiences. Drawing inspiration from traditional carnival games, Project Funival is giving these games new life on a family’s televisions and mobile devices. The project’s goal is to recreate the exuberant atmosphere of arcades and amusement parks in the living room, and bring families closer together through play.

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]]> EnterNet http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/enternet/ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:52:19 +0000 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/?p=4028 EnterNet_logoTeam EnterNet is creating a product in the Internet of Things. They are experimenting with small platforms such as Raspberry Pi and Arduino along with sensors and engaging outputs to create highly physical connected devices. The IoT prototypes interact with people and their environment in a unique way, while also taking advantage of data and APIs in the cloud.
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]]> ARchitect http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/architect/ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:45:35 +0000 http://www.etc.cmu.edu/siliconvalley/blog/?p=4024 ARchitect-LogoTeam ARchitect is developing an augmented reality application which is targeted towards solving real world problems. They are developing the application for iOS using the Structure Sensor by Occipital. Leveraging the benefit of 3D scanning for volumetric reconstruction, real world occlusion and unbounded positional tracking, they are building a product that can be used in everyday life. The final deliverable is a distributable app that anyone can download from Apple’s app store.
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