Spring 2020 Capstone Projects
CTD Capstone (previously TAM Capstone) is a rigorous, two-semester course sequence required for all Creative Technology & Design majors. Normally taken during the senior year, it involves the completion of a culminating project that goes through multiple rounds of faculty review and iteration. Students develop projects of their own choosing. Typically, students share their work during the spring ATLAS Expo and during class presentations. This year, 46 projects were shared virtually during a marathon 12-hour Zoom session attended by families, friends and guest reviewers from around the country. This small collection of project presentations gives a sense of the kind of work students complete in the CTD program. For more, you can view all spring 2020 project presentations here.
Arteable
Arteable, by Bella Colosimo, Dan Strangfeld and Beau Walters, is an online marketplace that offers emerging artists a platform to sell their art, whether physical or digital, and allows art buyers to purchase quality art while knowing they are supporting emerging artists.
[video:https://vimeo.com/423390609]
fishcity.co
This online education platform, created by Alex Fiel, is centered around connecting existing educational resources into a navigable “city” visualization. Resources are structured as a city, with similar subjects forming “neighborhoods.” When finished, users will be able to navigate the paths through the city or browse, documenting their learning with projects along the way.
[video:https://vimeo.com/423391520]
Flow Room
Inside a “meditation cave” that Nate Bennett and Elsa Roeber created from paper and wire, Flow Room provides a space on the CU Boulder campus to find a sense of calm. Users activate the space by placing their smartphones in a holder by the entrance. They then select a natural environment to emulate by moving one of several stones to the center of a circle, which triggers forest sounds, a mountain stream, a thunderstorm and others. Visitors may also watch a fractal visualization projected on the cave wall.
[video:https://vimeo.com/423391792]
Mind’s Garden
Mind’s Garden, created by Kara Metcalfe, Jared Myers and Peter Rosenthal, is a musical exploration game and immersive audio visualizer. As players search for orbs with pieces of music attached, they explore a world that constantly reacts to the music around them.
[video:https://vimeo.com/423392220]
Nibble
Nibble is a progressive web app built by CTD students Kathy Nguyen and Brooke Stevens with Vue.js, Express.js, and Postgres that helps users boost productivity. The app includes an emotional connection with a pet character who encourages users to begin working on their goals and helps them stay motivated to complete tasks.
[video:hhttps://vimeo.com/423391464]
nourish
This online recipe repository, created by Becca Saulsberry, inspires and enables those new to cooking to care for their bodies and find enjoyment in it.
[video:https://vimeo.com/423392607]
Stride Learning Center Mobile App
Stride Learning App, created by Logan Aker, Brittany Choy, Jordan Denning and Kiki Garthwaite, is an academic coaching tool that streamlines the planning and communication tools for both mentors and students from Stride Learning in Broomfield. Stride serves students with ADHD, dyslexia and poor executive function, and the app helps mentors and students set goals and communicate.
[video:https://vimeo.com/423392899]