Award Winning Designs
During Fall 2020, I taught a course — CS449/649: Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Waterloo. Students worked together in teams to design a solution for a real-world problem. There were 17 teams formed, each containing 4–5 students. A list of topics were given, such as “helping student cohorts stay in touch,” “enhancing team building in remote settings,” and “reducing carbon footprint.” Throughout the term, students completed a design cycle of five stages including empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. In the end, I was super amazed by the final designs submitted by the students! The projects are, simply astonishing!
Here I present some of the best designs recognized across the class. For more information, please read their Medium blogposts.
Best Design Award
“Reducing carbon footprint with Kiwi” by Creative Quackheads
Best Design Honorable Mentions
“Designing a better way to connect student cohorts” by Random
“The Inspire project” by Wakanda
“Uncovar: shaping the future of online field trips” by Blue Bird
Nominated
“Encouraging engagement and interactivity during online classes” by Perogies
“QuizBox: designing an experience that helps students learn better” by Grain Obtainers
“It’s always “Yeehaw” and never “Haw Yee?”: designing Howdy” by Dad Joke
“Supporting the maintenance of good mental health” by LTTPS
“CommuniCourse: from a problem to a prototype” by Baguettes
“Encouraging healthy diets” by EatGud
