Open Innovation Spring 2023

Zenscape FInal

Jasmine Horowitz and 2 OthersGabe Murray
Patrick Tibbetts

ZenScape

Jasmine, Patrick, & Gabe

Gabes:

1 in 4 Gen Z respondents have reported feeling emotionally distressed. Tile Gen is a mobile video game that uses sounds and weather to make the user feel calm. Stress, anxiety, and mental health overall are a big part of a human's life. However, as humanity has progressed people have started to gain problems with their mental health.


    Tile Gen focuses on helping teenagers with stress and anxiety problems. When the user logs on they can explore a colorful or cozy world that extends on forever. During their journeys,they can meet NPCs(Non-Player Characters) who give them quests such as fishing or gathering apples. While completing these quests or adventuring sensors on the user's phone will use light and noise levels to change the music and weather. This changes the user's actual environment and helps them calm down by creating an entirely different world.


Patrick.

Zenscape is a calm procedurally generated game where one walks around discovering lakes and mountains. There will also be music triggered by the weather and will also depend on the noise level in real life. Zenscape is made to help people who have trouble being outside have an easier time by giving them sensory input so they don't have to listen to all the noise in the world. Zenscape is going to be a game to explore and calm the user down on places like the subway where it can be loud and you might need something to help you calm down. Zenscapes soundtrack was made specifically to help people calm down with serene and quiet music. Zenscape can also just be a game one plays at home if they just want a safe place to play around and be calm outside of the real world and their burdens.


Zenscape was made using unity for the game with models from Blender/Rino and coded in C#. Zenscape is currently built to be able to play on a computer or laptop but is not yet able to be played on phones or tablets. This is due to the movement for Zenscape using a keyboard and not being playable with a touch screen.

Jasmine Horowitz
Zenscape is a procedurally generated game meant to relax the user. Zenscape achieves this goal by including trees, lakes, and beautiful scenery. The project also includes a beautifully composed soundtrack that plays based on the weather and surroundings. The project can be played by anyone, on the go on their phone, in the comfort of their home setup, and even on the subway with no cell service. Zenscape had its music specially composed to relax the users. The music paired with the beautiful Generation Zenscape has the perfect formula for relaxation.

Zenscape gauges the loudness coming from your microphone and uses that in its code to influence the odds of what the weather will be. The game is controlled using WASD controls or a joystick. And the player can move in all dimensions. All the player has to do is walk around, and the game will handle the rest.


Sylvan Solar Shade

Beckett Munson and Sasha Hill

Sylvan Solar Shade


Sylvan Solar Shade is a modular shade pavilion designed to improve the public space in Lafayette Square, Cambridge, MA. The ongoing efforts to create outdoor public spaces within Cambridge have been aimed to foster a comfortable and enjoyable environment. The limited shade cover in Lafayette Square has made the seating increasingly hostile to the large potential user base. Sylvan Solar Shade utilizes shade patterns inspired by local trees and a module 'pop-up' design to create a flexible and inviting public space.



    Sylvan Solar Shade is a system made up of steel slotted angles and hexagonal panels that together can be used to construct shade covers that can vary in size, shape, and orientation. All of the connections between the slotted angles are done through 3D-printed pegs that allow for strong friction fits at many positions. The panels also have identical pegs that allow for them to be fastened to the slotted angles. In addition, the panels also have a hole that is sized so that when these bulbous pegs are inserted it acts as a ball joint. This function allows panels to be connected to one another, as well as makes the orientation of these panels to be variable. When used in tandem, the slotted angles can be used to quickly construct a frame for which the hexagonal panels can build off to create a sprawling canopy. Sylvan Solar Shade leverages the accessibility of materials, and the ability to adapt to different scenarios to facilitate the creation of inviting space for the pedestrians of Lafayette Square.

Femme Unleashed

Kayla Toussaint and 2 OthersMercy Schmidt
Kylee Hill

Femme Unleashed

By: Kylee Hill, Kayla Toussaint, and Mercy Schmidt

Combatting misogyny in the workplace

Femme Unleashed is a fashion line designed for people who present as feminine in the workplace. We want to question the idea of “professional clothing”, as it is often not inclusive of all body types, cultures, and all forms of femininity. Our fashion brand does this by incorporating elements of stereotypes and embarrassing them while also sending a message with various statements and logos on the pieces.

Code Cruiser

Trevor McDonald and 2 OthersEthan Braunstein
Isa Murray

ACT-cessories

Xiao Mei Casado and Emerson Bruce

ACT-cessories

By Emerson Bruce and Xiao-Mei Casado

ACT-cessories is an accessories line created in support of Reproductive Rights. The line has many products; bracelets, bags, earrings, and necklaces. The products range in their statements, from subtle pieces with corresponding colors, to bold pieces that declare the users beliefs in bodily autonomy. Along with a range of products, ACT-cessories' online store is also a forum for our clients to educate themselves further about their rights, options, and anything else relating to Reproductive Rights. There are links to many different trustworthy organizations for users to explore, donate to, and volunteer with.  


Emerson's Brief:

ACT-cessories is an accessories line based around and in support of reproductive rights. The goal of this company is to bring awareness to reproductive justice and to help people become better informed individuals. ACT-cessories is a line of earrings, bags, bracelets, and necklaces. Along with these products, the company also has an immense website that can be used as an online shop, as well as an educational forum. The website has links and information about many different organizations that support reproductive justice and bodily autonomy. 


After Roe V. Wade was overturned in 2022, it left many people feeling upset. The company was created out of a passion for bodily autonomy that was sparked from the Supreme Court decision. The target audience is teenagers and young adults of any gender. An important piece of ACT-cessories is the commitment to equality. Reproductive rights affect all genders and people with uteruses; it is not only a women's fight. The products also range in subtly so that people in every situation can support this cause. Whether the products boldly state the user's pro-choice beliefs or simply have colors that correspond with the cause, anyone is able and welcomed to wear the products. The goal is for the products to spark conversations, create awareness, and help further the fight for reproductive justice.

AASLR

Ryan Ferguson and 2 OthersGabe Salfity
Owen Hotra

AASLR

Owen Hotra, Gabe Salfity

(Automatic American Sign Language Robot)

The AASLR can take words written on a computer and translate those into sign language using the ASL alphabet. It has working fingers, thumbs, and wrist motors to get as much potential movement as possible. 

Final Presentation

Sienna Proctor and Macy McKinney

Clean Cow Co.

Our project is a soap bottle stem that plays music and jokes when pressed down on. The base of the soap stem is stretchy silicon so that it can fit any size bottle. When activated, it plays sound for 20 seconds to entertain kids into washing their hands for enough time (per CDC recommendation). Our product is an easy addition to any home that will help improve kids' hygiene and stop the spread of many diseases that start with dirty hands. Choose a clean future, choose Clean Cow Co.

SkiHUD Digitale

Ari Sinert and 5 OthersHunter Stillwell
Schuyler Johnson
Lloyd Graves
Noelle Aminoff
Jade Vincent

SkiHUD Digitale

"It's even funnier the SIXTH time!"



-Ari Sinert, Hunter Stillwell, Lloyd Graves


SkiHUD is an innovative solution used in assisting ski patrol to ensure the safety of skiers. The project addresses the main concerns of ski patrol including the lack of communication and fear of missing something. Through the combination of advanced machine learning techniques, computer vision, and augmented reality SkiHUD grants the user a higher level of awareness on the slopes.

SkiHUD 3.0 Physical

Schuyler Johnson and 5 OthersJade Vincent
Noelle Aminoff
Ari Sinert
Hunter Stillwell
Lloyd Graves

SkiHUD 3.0 Physical

"If I had a nickel for how many times SkiHUD was proposed..."

Schuyler Johnson, Jade Vincent, Noelle Aminoff

SkiHud is an innovative heads-up display designed to enhance the skiing experience through the implementation of an augmented reality (AR) system. The current version of SkiHud primarily caters to Ski Patrol operations, offering invaluable assistance in rescue missions and patrol activities. By providing essential data such as radio communication, AI video processing, and sensor information encompassing speed, altitude, and patient vitals, SkiHud serves as a comprehensive tool for Ski Patrol teams.

Cake Books

Ryan Ferguson and Amedeo Bettauer

Cake Books

"Reading Can Be Fun Again"

Amedeo Bettauer + Benny Armstrong

Cake Books is a project making follow-along audiobooks that connect baking to literature. American leisure reading has been plummeting, with the average adult reading 10 minutes a day. We believe reading can be more appealing by adding the immersive element of baking while you listen to an audiobook that connects the two activities thematically. Cake Books brings our natural sweet tooth to make reading more fun.