Julia CheninSmith-HCVInteracting with DuolingoDuolingo is a language-learning mobile application its founders claim to be “the world’s best way to learn a language”. The project was…3 min read·Apr 20, 2020----
Julia CheninSmith-HCVCombining Physical and Virtual EnvironmentsEach person brought to our class 15 seemingly random objects from their surroundings. From these different environments we created one…3 min read·Apr 14, 2020----
Julia CheninSmith-HCVThe Impact of Technology on EducationNo one could have predicted the situation we are currently in. For most of us at Smith, we’ve chosen to attend for the small class sizes…2 min read·Apr 7, 2020----
Julia CheninSmith-HCVSiri & IThis weekend I spent some time talking to my phone through Siri. In the past I’ve avoided using Siri and other virtual assistants because…3 min read·Mar 2, 2020----
Julia CheninSmith-HCVBalancing Natural & Unnatural InterfacesI spent most of our time in the gaming lab playing Octodad and Little Big Planet 3 on the PlayStation 4 in the smaller room. The way I…4 min read·Feb 16, 2020----
Julia CheninSmith-HCVThe modern landline phone designMy partner Bushra and I chose to redesign the landline phone on the wall near the entrance of the room. The main focus of our redesign…2 min read·Feb 10, 2020----
Julia CheninSmith-HCVWhat He Sees in HerHer is a 2013 movie about a man named Theodore Twombly who is currently going through a divorce and experiencing a lull in life. He…4 min read·Feb 4, 2020----