Tag: Athens
-
Nuci’s Space
Nuçi’s Space is a non-profit health and music resource center in Athens, GA. The aim of the organization is to prevent suicide by providing obstacle-free treatment for musicians suffering from depression and other such disorders. Nuçi’s Space struggles with low awareness in the Athens community. The story behind the organization is emotional and meaningful, yet…
-
Gallery @ Hotel Indigo
Didi Dunphy has expressed concern that there is a lack of visibility for the Gallery at Hotel Indigo in the Athens area. The vast majority of visitors to the gallery are guests at the hotel, not local Athens residents. There is also a weak user experience for those who visit the gallery and there is…
-
NewsKit
Wouldn’t it be cool if interactive stories, such as those created by The New York Times, would be available for local and community news? Our group NewsKit is bringing interactive media to the traditional newspaper website. Modern function and design is no longer limited to the biggest national newspapers such as the New York Times.…
-
Vintage Athens
The city of Athens, GA is well-known for several things: The University of Georgia, the football played in Sanford Stadium, the music scene, even just the college town feel of so many local businesses. In Athens, there is an intrinsic feeling of pride when one can take part in supporting a local business, seeing local…
-
Slingshot
Slingshot is a one-of-a-kind a music, electronic art, and technology festival that takes place in Downtown Athens. This festival pushes boundaries and exposes festival goers to ideas and experiences that are truly unique. The few short days of the event are full of international, national, and local acts on stage, artworks throughout the urban environment,…
-
ArtBeat
Have you ever been in a local restaurant and admired a piece of art that hangs on the walls? You probably wondered who the artist is, or what is the story behind the piece of work. Wouldn’t it be cool if you were able to view the artwork and also interact with it? ArtBeat is…
-
Artmented Reality
Artmented Reality features an innovative way to showcase the Georgia Museum of Art by involving visitors in a new and innovative way — an augmented reality tour. New and old visitors alike can enhance their museum experience by using technology to see and learn about the artwork in an all new way. For the project,…
-
Bartram Trail
When our group first began to discuss the direction we wanted our project to go in, we wanted to be sure that the project captured just how cool of a guy Bartram was. And indeed, he was a crazy guy. He traveled through wild country from Charleston up into West Virginia, meeting Indians, buffalo, and…
-
UGA Causes
UGA Causes is a web application that connects students to university service organizations. The website connects inspired students to the campus volunteer organizations that best fit them– all by using simple keyword search, interest categories, and organization names. The website is unique to other volunteer search engines because of its focus: The University of Georgia…
-
The Last Call
Did you know that alcohol abuse is the leading cause of death in people under the age of 21? Over 70 percent of high school students have had at least one alcoholic beverage, and this number increases dramatically as students leave home to start their college years. Young adults start experimenting with alcohol as a…