Emily LiuinSmith-HCVTouchscreen Laptops and Unexpected Use CasesI’ve had a touchscreen laptop for my entire college career. My dad rushed me to the Microsoft store, wearing clothes meant for karate…May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
Emily LiuinSmith-HCVRSA Encryption: How Sites Stay SecureWhen I was in middle school, I read about the codebreakers of WWII. This sparked my interest in cryptography, where I sat down and…May 7, 2020May 7, 2020
Emily LiuinSmith-HCVZoom Please Make CaptionsI was pleasantly surprised by what I observed of the captions during the talk with Lisie Lillianfeld. I noticed that they would…Apr 30, 2020Apr 30, 2020
Emily LiuinSmith-HCVUser Interfaces in PracticeI looked through the history of accessibility design and was awed at how many elements of everyday life I take for granted were developed…Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 2020
Emily LiuinSmith-HCVMaking Touch and Speech InterfacesLast week, I worked with Mai Ngo to design an interface that could build miniature circuitry in real time. The fully-realized project is…Mar 3, 20201Mar 3, 20201
Emily LiuinSmith-HCVIn-Game EnvironmentsI first played the Paperboy game in the gaming lab on an Atari emulator. I grew up on PC real-time strategy games, and this was:Feb 18, 20202Feb 18, 20202
Emily LiuinSmith-HCVFun with LightingMaddy Fox and I tackled the center lights control panel for our redesign. I am by no means an engineer or product designer, so I found it…Feb 11, 2020Feb 11, 2020
Emily LiuinSmith-HCVBlack Panther: The Magic of Science FictionIn depictions of advanced civilizations, there is usually some kind of all-cure or multipurpose miracle element that is part of their…Feb 4, 20201Feb 4, 20201