Students in the Human Centered Design & Engineering master's program spend their final two quarters researching, designing, and engineering a solution to an identified problem as part of their Capstone project. Students select their own project, and many are sponsored by members of HCDE's Corporate Affiliates Program.
View posters and videos from the 2017 Master's Capstone course below, and join HCDE students, faculty, alumni, and friends for the HCDE Open House on June 1, 2017 to talk to the students about their work and test interactive demos.
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An inclusively designed voice assistant that engages people in their goals and interests Emma Bulajewski, John Jessup, Samara Mohammed |
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Meditation and mindfulness in VR Kira Cassels Sponsored by Intel |
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A mobile experience that reduces the work of browsing and booking for the last-minute traveler. Val Bays Sponsored by Expedia |
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Decentralized Communications for Crisis Events Annica Garfield |
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A workshop for exploring how algorithms shape everyday life Clem Auyeung |
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Smart, friendly guidance from gate to gate Nicole Bernardi Sponsored by Alaska Airlines and the Port of Seattle |
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The problem: "Sign-out is hard!" Steve Derhammer Sponsored by Microsoft |
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Paving the way to VR for new users Gabriela Madrid Valero Sponsored by Valve Corporation |
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Grasping in Virtual Reality Todd Little Sponsored by Valve Corporation |
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Feeding Knowledge, Not Landfills Joyce Kim |
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Informing, enabling, motivating, and guiding people towards better habits Mike Northcutt Sponsored by 2Morrow Inc. |
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How can augmented reality facilitate and enable NASA's scientists to research, explore, and collaborate on Mars? Ron Alliance Sponsored by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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Deconstructing Socio-Digital Culture Spencer James |
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Smart residential water management system Diane Lee |
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Augmented reality system to allow NASA scientists, engineers, and mission planners to present data critical to the success of the Curiosity Rover Nick Alvey |
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Scout has your back! Exploring drones for personal safety. Demi Boe Sponsored by Google |
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A mobile app accessory to PTSD treatment Ritesh Bhagat Sponsored by National Center for Telehealth & Technology (T2) |
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Designing for Affective Human-Robot Interactions Sahil Anand |
SIM: The Social Robot from Nikhil Venkatesh on Vimeo. .
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An app that allows kids to record pain and mood and visualize them along with sleep data Jon Ascher |
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Get your trip together. Together. Brad Arnesen |
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Driving VR into Car Buyer Journeys Heather Bales Sponsored by CDK Global |