• Make things you don't usually get to make in a C.S. class

• A show, open to the public, in which you will get to show off your projects.

Some directions:

• Kaleidoscope
  

• Multitouch (only students already working w. Jeff)
  

• Expanding the round table
  

• Programmable game world with images, shadows, etc. of real objects - chairs, tables, vases, etc.

• Mini-cave

• Robot vehicles that interact with people in interesting ways

• Other sorts of puppets - eg: an interactive string puppet (eg bird)

• Kaleidoscope cave (projector + two mirrors + retroreflective screen)

• Immersive sound environments

• A smart "shadow wall" for telepresence.

• Choreographing people as Breightenberg vehicles

• Lighting that responds to your position in the room (eg: vision system to see which way you are facing, and always provides indirect lighting).
• Other ideas from class...

Assignment for Feb 6:

• Find existing ideas out there that inspire you.

• Start a web page.

• Describe one or two ideas you want to work on.

• It is ok to team up into small groups if you'd like.

• Create a really compelling inspirational picture.

• Go ahead and be wild and crazy, fun and kooky, but think through the feasibility issues:
  • What are the materials?
  • What kind of engineering expertise will be needed?
  • How much programming will be needed?
  • What are the costs?
  • How much space will it take up?

• Describe the "user's experience" in some detail.

• BE PREPARED TO PRESENT YOUR PRELIMINARY PLANS ON FEB 6.