Tag: Tech
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Sic ‘Em Sports
Sic ’Em Sports brings football to your fingertips! Sic ’Em Sports is currently a fully functional second screen app prototype developed for UGA Athletics and set to kick off for the 2017 Football season. This app is the one stop shop for an all-in-one iOS application that UGA sports fans use to stay updated, connected,…
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Artificial Intelligence
The New Media Institute (NMI) is a academic unit that has been growing since its creation in 2000. The program started with about 30 students but now fosters 542 students. Between the 542 students there is about 400–500 emails that get received during a semester regarding New Media classes, advising, POD, etc., which can get…
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Umano
umano is a fashion for good clothing brand based in athens, georgia. in employing a one-to-one business model, umano donates a backpack with art supplies to a child with every t-shirt sold. aside from working to unleash creativity, umano is also committed to pushing the envelope with technology, incorporating new media to tell their story…
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Botender
Tired of waiting around to flag down your bartender? Meet Botender! Botender is a friendly, intuitive, chatbot designed to take your order, payment, and then provide the user with an order number and ETA. Your order will automatically enter the bar/restaurant’s computer system and once it is prepared, it can be picked up with a…
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Tech Toys: 360 Fly & Google Cardboard
Recently, the NMI has had some fun testing out new gadgets. We are always eager to explore the latest technology and their applications in and out of the classroom. In its efforts to explore the future of photography, the NMI recently acquired a 360° video camera (the 360Fly, to be exact) – it shoots video…
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Waterlight
Why does maintaining a clean watershed matter? Well, water running through the University of Georgia’s watersheds flow into the lakes and rivers which you kayak, hike and swim in. We are WaterLight, a web-based application whose goal is providing easy access to recreational opportunities in bodies of water connected to those watersheds. The four watersheds…
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Polidex
Every four years, American society is simultaneously connected and divided through the Presidential election season. One of the biggest issues faced at voting booths is the lack of millennial turnout. Our goal is to uncover a story within the political process that will make millennials feel personally invested in the election season. While politicians have…
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Ease
EASE is a virtual reality app made to make relaxation enjoyable for those on the go. EASE features fully immersive 360-degree video as well as step-by-step guided meditation to ensure a relaxing experience. According to the American Psychological Association’s 2014 study, Stress in American: Paying With Our Health, forty-two percent of adults say they are…
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Stall
Transgender rights have been saturating our media and mouths lately, with the masses unfortunately disagreeing on where individuals who identify as all-gendered or transgender should use the restroom. But the fact of the matter is, everyone has to go. So our team ventured out to create a platform that would both get individuals where…
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Hype
In 2015, over half of all children in the United States aged 6 or older have cell phones. And even before then, kids are beginning to familiarize themselves with smartphone or tablet technology by playing with their parents’ devices. Violent games, graphic images and pop-up prompts to purchase all await your toddler’s developing mind… But…