Side Projects and Hackathons
Tags
hackathon
project
friends
Description
When
Sep 1, 2015 → Jun 1, 2017
Where
Several Places, but mostly College Park, MD
Amazon Sellers LA
I remotely organized a monthly meetup in Los Angeles, CA with over 250 members.
FeelVision
FeelVision is a navigation tool built for the blind, who would normally rely on using white canes to walk. Using Leap Motion IR cameras and Pebble Smartwatch haptic feedback, we introduce a cane-free navigation environment while giving the blind ability to recognize what is in front of them through computer vision technology.
This hackathon project won "Best Use of IBM Bluemix" at PennApps XII.
Software Used:
Pebble Smartwatchfor haptic feedback
Leap Motionfor infrared cameras
IBM Bluemixfor object detection and classification
Pythonfor scripting
VRoom-VRoom
VRoom-VRoom is an immersive user experience that integrates virtual reality via an Oculus Rift. The user controls a miniature vehicle trapped inside a tabletop maze with the objective of finding the treasure hidden at the center of the labyrinth.
This project won "Best Hardware Hack" at Hoya Hacks in Washington, D.C.
Software Used:
Pythonfor scripting
HTMLandCSSto build the webpage
Cardboardto build the maze (not software)
libmyolinux
We found out that the Myo Armband did not have native Linux support - so we decided to provide it!
We reverse engineered the bluetooth protocol of the armband to provide a shared C library, libmyolinux, which allows the raw packet data to be interpreted and displayed to the user.
This project won the Grand Prize at HackUMBC Fall 2014.
Software used:
Pythonfor scripting
Pygameto build the interactive demo
Cto process packet data
Thalmic Myo Armbandto get gesture data
Eldritch Esbat
Hung an 8 foot tall paper-mache nose from the side of the Physics building.
