Category: 2021 Projects
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WatchDawg
Imagine you’re trying to train a puppy. They have the attention span of a toddler (and the same rebellious spirit, too). You’d like to track your pup’s progress, but you can’t hold your phone and prevent them from taking off after a squirrel at the same time. Using your Apple Watch seems like a good…
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Xperience Room
Xperience Room is a virtual reality application which allows new users of virtual reality to walk through a virtual room housing two different simulations. Users can shrink to the size of a tiny mushroom and then surpass the heights of the tallest trees, interact with the environment, and then be mesmerized by the 360-high impact…
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ACC Transit Web App
The Athens-Clarke County Transit Route Display is a web application which offers easy navigation and a simple and clean design that makes daily commute planning effortless and accessible to people across a variety of demographics in the Athens-Clarke County area. The new route display allows users to find their bus and route in real time…
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One Fifty One, Inc.
One Fifty One, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Douglas, Ga that works to relieve poverty in rural Georgia communities. In its current operations, the organization hosts summer camps at local churches. Each summer, campers assist local families in unsafe living conditions by providing critical structural repairs to homes at no cost to…
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Athens Creative Directory
Our team collaborated with the Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Department and CREATE Athens to improve the Athens Creative Directory (ACD), a one-stop resource to discover and connect with local creatives. Accessible on both web and mobile, users can discover artistic services, share their art, and be a part of the creative community here in town.…
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Stay or Leave
The J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development at the University of Georgia has collaborated with the Georgia Commission on Family Violence to create an online virtual simulation to replace in-person domestic violence mediation training for lawyers, conflict mediators and anyone who can benefit from learning more about domestic violence. The simulation guides users through an…
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Simpol
Roughly 24 million Gen Z-ers were eligible to vote in 2020, but only a fraction cast a ballot in the national election. Local elections notoriously have lower participation than national elections, even though local politics have more direct impact on communities. Simpol is determined to demolish educational and accessibility barriers to increase informed voter turnout at the local election…
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Juxtapose
Simply navigating to many local news websites prompts a barrage of pop-up ads, autoplaying videos and an unorganized assortment of content. While local news is incredibly important for informing communities, many outlets do not have an optimal digital presence due to a lack of resources as the media landscape continues to shift. Local newsrooms have…
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Athens Little Free Pantry
Every day there 25,413 people living in Athens-Clarke county that wake up in the morning not knowing if there will be enough food for the day. Will they have to skip breakfast and lunch? Will they have the opportunity to eat today? Help the local Athens non-profit, Athens Little Free Pantry, in their mission to…
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Athens Public Art
Calling all Athenians, tourists, and UGA Students: Are your parents coming up to visit for a weekend? Are you looking for a new outside activity? Do you need a cute date idea? Look no further! The Downtown Athens Art Guide will provide you with a day of free fun that will allow you to learn…