Tag: Tech
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inUGA
How much time did you spend in college as a new student trying to figure out where you belong? Don’t you wish you had a roadmap to guide you through those first few months? inUGA is an app designed to give students a personalized tour of their campus that introduces them to places, clubs and…
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UGA Experience
Bringing the campus tour to you. Imagine being inside roaring Sanford Stadium during a football game, or walking around the iconic Arch for the first time without even setting foot on the University of Georgia campus. UGA Experience can give you an immersive preview into your life as a future Georgia Bulldawg. On the UGA…
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Tech Toys: Alexa
Meet the NMI’s newest office addition, Alexa – Amazon’s smart voice-powered assistant. Alexa has moved into the NMI break room where she currently assists with simple tasks such as playing music on command and turning the lights on. The real fun will come next semester when capstone teams are charged with taking advantage of Alexa’s API to build…
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Tech Toys: Drones
Over the past couple years, drone technology has taken off (pun intended). In response, the FAA has been finalizing regulations surrounding drones and their pilots. The NMI was an early adopter of drones in both classes and Capstone projects, so we’ve been paying close attention to each update. In August, when the FAA announced that…
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Tech Toys: 360 Fly and 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 360° horizontally…
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SLAM Recap: Cheers to 15 years!
Speaking of our birthday … what better way to celebrate than with Dr. Shamp, graduating seniors, returning alumni, and cake? We enjoyed an AMAZING Spring SLAM celebration at Terrapin Brewery, with 13 capstone groups showing off their hard work from this semester to guests from all over the country. Students made valuable connections at the networking…
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Vintage Athens
Walking along the streets of Athens, the air filled with a sense of comfort. When an Athenian or a University of Georgia student leaves this town, the town never leaves them. The people of Athens love their city, but they have no way to effectively and efficiently collect the historical memories of their town. Here…
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TrailGuard
Trail Guard allows hikers to travel with greater peace of mind knowing that their safety is being monitored through an interactive application designed to respond to hikers in need. The search and rescue system gives hikers the option to check in before they begin their hike to ensure their safety and improve their hiking experience.…
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Pulse
A healthy lifestyle and an efficiently working body have direct effects on workplace productivity and office morale. Activity is fun, but maintaining an active lifestyle is also among the most essential elements of daily life. We are solving this pandemic by designing a simple, hand-held fitness tracking web application, which we call Pulse. The easy…
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Oculus Expedition
The Oculus Expedition is an educational application that can be used with the Oculus Development Kit 2 to give users an entirely immersive experience in the solar system. Designed by a team of four students from the New Media Institute at the University of Georgia, the Oculus Expedition began as a way to merge the fields of…