Thesis Statement

This project is an object that asks the user to step out of their comfort zone to truly confront ideas of gender and learn about their personal ideas of gender. Filled with macabre imagery and uncomfortable texture, the user must peel back layers of identity to learn about different stories and aspects of transitioning that they may not have known about previously. We aim to leave people with a sense of understanding of how deep gender is tied into identity while also sympathy for those who never receive a chance to feel like themselves. 

Precedents

Technical Precedent:

frost museum

Conceptual Precedent:

Cao Hui

Conceptual Precedent:

Resident Evil Village

Aspirational Precedent:

discontent!

Sketches

Prototypes

Technical Diagram

*Must include at least 1 diagram (Technical or Use Diagram)

Guiding

Questions



1. How can we make people feel more vunerable as they interact with this project?
2. How would you interact with this? Would you rather add to it, or remove parts from it

Thesis Statement

With this project, we showcase different stories of trans, nonbinary, and genderfluid people from around the world. This is to give cisgender or questioning people a wider view of the trans experience. Gender as a concept is constantly changing and flowing, and no matter the sort of community one may have, gender plays into this and works alongside it. We want to represent this through a conceptual exhibit that explores themes of escape, community, and fluidity. The exhibit is all connected, to represent that each theme is connected and an essential part of having the others.

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Precedents

Technical Precedent:

Fort Larned National Historic Site

Conceptual Precedent:

frost science

Aspirational Precedent:

El Paso Museum of History

Sketches

Prototypes

Use Diagram

*Must include at least 1 diagram (Technical or Use Diagram)

*Final Photos

take picture of exhibit and place here

We are building a 2d platformer that teaches people how to code in simplified scheme.

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Thesis Statement



94 percent of people quit their coding project because it can be hard and confusing. We want to stop this devastating issue by teaching people to code properly, in a fun, and immersive way. Coding can be a fun and rewarding pastime, but without proper training, people quit and don't get to experience the satisfying ending of polishing your game. We are designing this game for anyone who wants to have fun and learn to code at the same time. Our age demographic is around from age 12 - 15, but can be used by anyone older.

Precedents

Technical Precedent:

Tactile Code Blocks

Conceptual Precedent:

Aspirational Precedent:

Else Heart.Break()

Sketches (Collage or Freeform)

Use Diagram

Prototypes

Storyboard

Guiding

Questions

1. What level of coding does the player need.

2. What are the essentials of programming our player should learn.

3. What is the proper balance between difficulty and excitement in our game.

Parallel Processing is a multiplayer first-person shooter designed to create a level playing field between players of varying skill, and time played. It is set in a solarpunk-inspired world where dystopian robots are playing capture the flag. Lots of games give huge advantages to players who spend lots of time playing, and for a group of friends who all have different amounts of free time, that can be frustrating. We solved that problem by having multiple mechanics in the game that change depending on how well you are doing. This means that good players get harder challenges, and worse players are given the opportunity to get better.

Precedents

Technical Precedent:

Mario Kart

Conceptual Precedent:

Hunger Games

Aspirational Precedent:

Jedi Fallen Order

Sketches

Sketches

Enviromental Models

Spike

Large Platform

Small Platform

Prototype

Technical Diagram

Use Diagram

Final Project Photo (Remove Text)

PROCESS

*Final Photos

Yggdrasil is an organized space that aims to showcase past projects from fellow NuVu students and motivate current students. Although there was already a space to display past projects, feedback showed that it was complicated, cluttered, and disorderly. This is where the idea of Yggdrasil was born. Yggdrasil was designed to be an easy-to-understand, eye-catching way of demonstrating the core values of NuVu and showcasing the projects themselves. 

It was also meant to be a motivator for current students to challenge and push themselves harder in order to flaunt their projects. Yggdrasil is named, fittingly, after the World Tree in Norse Mythology since the project I shaped like a tree. There are nine branches - to match the nine worlds - each presenting projects that are specifically chosen with these values in mind; the design itself, the impact of the project, the empathy, and the innovation and creativity that went into the project.

Thesis Statement

EVOCATIVE IMAGES

PRECEDENTS

Technical Precedent:

We were inspired by these interlocking trees, and how they curve, so we did something similar with our project. Blocks are stacked together to form the shape of a tree and support the various projects laid on it.

Conceptual Precedent:

We originally got the idea for this project from photos like this or similar to this; a tree with branches that can support and hold projects up.

Aspirational Precedent:

This project was modeled on The World Tree from Norse Mythology. The tree was said to be a giant ash tree, supporting the universe. Its roots and branches were home to nine different worlds, including ours. That's where the idea for our project, fittingly named Yggdrasil, emerged. But instead of worlds, this project's branches will showcase past projects.

MAIN SPACE

WHERE IS IT?

Sketches

PROCESS

Technical Diagram

Storyboard

FINAL 3D REDNER

Requirements 

How Each Project Will Be Chosen:

The FOUR WINNERS:

In the beginning, one winner will be chosen by the staff for INNOVATION. That winner will then choose another project to be chosen for INNOVATION the next trimester.

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In the beginning, one winner will be chosen by the staff for EMPATHY. That winner will then choose another project to be chosen for EMPATHY the next trimester.

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In the beginning, one winner will be chosen by the staff for DESIGN. That winner will then choose another project to be chosen for DESIGN in the next trimester.

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In the beginning, one winner will be chosen by the staff for IMPACT. That winner will then choose another project to be chosen for IMPACT in the next trimester.

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The other projects on the wall will be chosen by student vote via survey They will be chosen for technical prowesses, computing prowess, creativity, documentation, fabrication, public speaking, etc. Each trimester, twenty projects will be randomly chosen. Then the student will vote on those they liked.

MATERIALS AND REQUIREMENTS

Materials: 

Wood

Cheap Metal

Glass

Wires

Lights/Fairy Lights/LED Lights

Projection

Magnets

Papers

3D Printed Plastic

Screws, Bolts, and Nuts

1. Guest Interest

Our project needs to be eye-catching and easy to understand but also needs to fit in with the rest of Nuvu.

2. Project Organization/Display

As stated, our project needs to be orderly and easy to understand; preferably with notes explaining what the project is about. 

3. Student Competition

The project must motivate students to do their best so their project gets on the wall. But there's a fine line to cross, and the wall shouldn't divide anyone.

4. Student-Student Interaction

The space also is going to be a place to sit, which means this project also must let students interact and chat.

5. Improve the Vibe of NuVu and Bridge the Gap Between the Hallways and Mural Aesthetic

Our project has to look nice and eye-catching, but not clash with the rest of Nuvu

Thesis Statement

Art is an important part of NuVu's educational model. Many students here came to NuVu partially because of their interests in art. The NuVu space is decidedly bland, especially on the walls. The only showcase of student work (next to the photobooth) is overcrowded, and nearly useless. The goal is to decorate the NuVu space with meaningful illustrations about the studio experience, and spread out examples of student work to more effectively showcase it.

Precedents

Technical Precedent:

Underground Mural

Conceptual Precedent:

Changing Seasons Mural

Aspirational Precedent:

Fresco

Hexa-Play is a sensory based toy designed to help students new to the Montessori method become familiar with the Montessori curriculum. Hexa-play has a number of gadgets designed to stimulate the senses of 2-5-year-olds. Hexa-Play is designed to grow and change with a student as they progress along their Montessori plan.

Who:

Hexa-Play is meant for students new to the Montessori style of learning and having trouble with the more self-directed way of learning

What:

Hexa-Play is a cube with different types of fidget-like objects on it. These vary from tactile die poppers to rain sticks or gear walls.

Why:

Hexa-Play is made to make kids have an easier and more enjoyable transition into the Montessori method. This avoids the kid feeling stuck, understimulated or lost.

Research & Observations

Children Have Agency

Children Are Expected to Communicate

Montessori Plan

Support Concentration

Active Learning

Lesson Plan

User Overview 

Age:

4-5

Number of Students:

1-2

Lessons:

Collaboration:

Fine & Gross Motor Skills, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

Younger w/ Older

Phase 1: exploration

Phase 2: introduce vocab & concepts

• Remove the blue side from Hexa-Play and set the main box aside.
• Carefully examine the different gears and pegs, demonstrating how the gear moves around the peg.
• Remove one of the gears and move it to a different peg.

• Vocabulary
• Gear, Peg, Spin, Move,

• Concepts:
• Cause and effect

Phase 4: student practice

Phase 3: instructor demonstration

• Once the students have explored the gears and how they rotate, the instructor can demonstrate how gears can interact with each other.
• The instructor picks a gear up from its peg and places it so that it interlocks with a different gear.
• The instructor then spins the first gear and shows how it affects the second gear.
• The instructor then reattaches all of the gears and shows how the blue side fits back into the Hexa-Play.

• Allow the students to remove and play with the blue side (gear wall). If they try to remove a different side, direct them back to the blue side.
• When a student is done playing, encourage them to return the gears to their pegs and the blue side to the Hexa-Play. If the student moves on to a different toy and is focused, you can clean it up yourself and show them next time.

Potential Expansion

Thesis Statement

Global warming is a pressing issue in society. In order to make a step towards solving global warming, more people need to be aware of it. Global warming is an important issue because it causes a rise in sea level, loss of coastal land, increased droughts and floods, and it poses a threat to biodiversity. Since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels (like coal, oil, and gas) which produces heat-trapping gases.This is designed for the entire community because many people are not even aware of how bad global warming actually is, and that is what's trying to be solved here. The more people that are aware of this issue, the better.

Our Idea

Precedents





Sketches

Prototypes

Use Diagram

Guiding

Questions

○How do we make more people aware that global warming is a pressing issue?

○What is a specific way in which global warming affects flowers?

○How do we get people interested and engaged in global warming?

○How do we make sure people are mindful of global warming? 

○In what way do we want people to be mindful?

○What areas around the world is global warming impacting the most?