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User Experience & User Interface Design

Physical-Digital

Physical / Digital Concept Prototyping

I leverage a broad knowledge of experiential technologies including Augmented and Virtual Reality, voice, gesture recognition, projection-mapping, and IoT to transform vaporous notions into elegant products and experiences.   

 

Digital agency powerhouse, SapientNitro, brought me onboard to create an experience-technology innovation lab. Starting locally, I developed the resources, team, and process necessary to focus key creative minds within the company to deliver a functional prototype of a new concept every three weeks.  

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These patentable prototypes were designed to serve niche audiences such as the hearing-impaired, hospitalized children, car-builders, first-time home buyers, and others.  The process I directed for each project started with first-hand research and ideation, moved into concepting, UX+UI design, fabricating, and finally coding.  

 

The success of the first lab in Boston led me to expand the program into a global network, racking up awards and industry recognition along the way for the innovative approach.  Enjoy a sampling of case studies below...

Heart2Heart
01:27

Heart2Heart

A wearable device that promotes emotional well-being by connecting two people through a heartbeat in real time.
ThirdEar
01:39

ThirdEar

The ThirdEar system assists people who use Bluetooth hearing aids by selectively listening to the sounds in their environment for signs of trouble. It is an app-based system that incorporates a mobile device, environmental sensors, a micro-controller, wireless serial network, and real-time cloud-based natural language processing.
Pitching Robot
01:24

Pitching Robot

Major League Baseball pitching machine made internet-enabled. Allows the first pitch of the game to be thrown remotely. Allows folks who can't travel to participate in a time-honored American tradition.
Need-2-Go-Basis
01:59

Need-2-Go-Basis

We created an Augmented Reality scavenger hunt in which the winners are whisked-away to a VIP party.
SuperSubTitler
02:20

SuperSubTitler

What if you could SEE what people are saying in real-time, like your own personal subtitle system? And what if it translated languages, too!?
Cast-A-Cup
01:46

Cast-A-Cup

"Hook-up through your cup!" A connected beverage cup instrumented to extend your social networks.
Flight Club
02:20

Flight Club

"The first rule of FLIGHT CLUB is to tell everyone you know about FlightClub." A connected beer flight tray and companion app that promotes microbrewery tourism through gamification.
AutoMagic Lock
01:23

AutoMagic Lock

A proximity-controlled, hands-free, bluetooth bike security system.
STFU
01:05

STFU

The Sonic Topographical Frequency Utility samples the surrounding loudness and creates a 3D time-plot of what it hears.
Junk Yard Drones
02:12

Junk Yard Drones

An "eyes-in-the-skies" approach to part-picking from the comfort of your very own connected device.
HobbyLink
01:48

HobbyLink

A video-chat, knowledge-sharing social network providing subscribers with instant access to experienced practitioners of a particular hobby.
Whose Sign Is It Anyway?
01:24

Whose Sign Is It Anyway?

Set in a bar environment, a large visual display guides sports fanatics through a trivia competition based solely on gestures.
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