The 2nd Annual Digitech Exhibition was held on Friday, March 29th, in the William Johnston Building at FSU. Innovative digital-technology projects produced by Florida State University students were on display including many from the College of Communication & Information (CCI).
DigiTech is a student-driven event designed to recognize achievements in digital technology and promote opportunities for collaboration across disciplines. For more information and to view student exhibits online, visit https://innovation.fsu.edu/digitech/.
One of the projects, SciLoc, won the Campus Contribution Award. According to SciLoc creator, Thomas Tricarico, “The Digitech experience has been amazing – showcasing our work has brought lots of new ideas and opportunities to the team.”
Student work included:
Project Team: Dietrich George, Senior in Information Technology
School: College of Communication and Information >School of Library and Information Studies
Faculty Oversight: Jane Barrager
Description
In my exhibition, I am featuring my online Interactive Resume. This was hand crafted in Photoshop in about 1.5 hours, and then coded in 2 hours. I plan on extending the site in the near future to feature my portfolio items, in which I’ve worked on international web development accounts such as Club Med, Verizon Wireless, Net10 and Kidz1stFund, to name a few.
Project Team: Erika Smits, Graduate in Library and Information Science, Will Chase, Graduate in Library and Information Science, Kaley Johnson, Graduate in Library and Information Science, John Yackulics, Graduate in Library and Information Science
School: College of Communication and Information >School of Library and Information Studies
Faculty Oversight: Dr. Sanghee Oh
Description
The Southeastern Beer Culture digital library project strives to compile a unique collection of materials related to beer culture in the Southeastern United States. Our focus is on acquiring and making accessible diverse materials that represent all aspects of the culture; everything from craft brewery promotional items, to regional event fliers to local homebrew recipes. Our goals are to provide users with information on this rich and interesting topic in a simple and user-friendly manner and to make that information as useful as possible.
Project Team: Dietrich George, Senior in Information Technology
School: College of Communication and Information >School of Library and Information Studies
Faculty Oversight: Dr. Mori
Description
This infographic was made to show the effects that sulfur dioxide can have on humans. The Laki eruption of 1783 is also referenced to show just how devastating mother nature can be. This information is important because many scientists believe that Laki is going to erupt in the near future, and seeing how the Laki eruption was the deadliest of recorded history (6+ million dead), this could effect each and every one of us. The layout of this infographic makes it extremely easy to understand, while also being visually appealing.
Project Team: Dietrich George, Senior in Information Technology
School: College of Communication and Information >School of Library and Information Studies
Description
The purpose of this exhibit is to provide readers with an update on the latest tech news, or anything that the modern geek might enjoy. It was built and optimized in WordPress, and is currently in pre-production phase.
Project Team: Michael Iglesias, Junior in Information Technology
Description
LetUsDorm.com will be home to a social collaborative platform with countless features for dormitories/apartment complexes, and students looking for housing. The site will allow students to search for other possible roommates, shop together in real-time via video chat to decide on which household appliances are needed to live comfortably while splitting the cost at the end of the purchase. These purchased items are then be shipped directly to the dormitory complex they will be residing in. No need for uHaul trucks or trailers. The platform also includes a package management feature which securely tracks inbound packages that are to be delivered to residents. Residents can also easily submit maintenance requests, organize carpooling with neighbors to campus, ability to notify neighbor of get-togethers to minimize potential confrontations, and pay rent online.
Project Team: Thomas Tricarico, Graduate in Information Science, Delondial Roberts, Junior in Information Technology, Ryan Learn, Senior in Scientific Computing
School: Interdisciplinary > Program in Interdisciplinary Computing
Faculty Oversight: Geoffery Miller
Description
SciLoc was created to track and simulate the spread of diseases. By using multiple systems to gather location information of participants, SciLoc can then simulate the spread of any disease (including made up ones!) throughout a city or region. By using a mobile phone application, this program tracks the user throughout the day and logs the locations visited. Once this information is collected, the program can then abstract the data and model generic movements throughout a town based on the program participants. The program will also allow a simulated infection to be administered to a part of the population and view how it spreads throughout a city. In the future, we hope to allow the users to create their own cities and spread their own diseases. SciLoc can be used for epidemiology studies and to simulate the realistic spread of diseases through a city and what needs to be done to stop a spread. Since it uses location data, we can take this data and model traffic flow throughout a city and could be used to modify and create more efficient traffic patterns.