The Passion Wheel is designed to help baby Boomers and retirees in the Pittsburgh community to improve their social engagement while supporting local non-profit organizations with knowledgable volunteers to enhance their services.

We embarked to design for the CMU Playschool Community to augment the children's experience of play at the school playground through IoT connectivity and a sprinkle of magic!

An IoT project that helps re-distribute community food to reduce food waste.

A project that nudges the human behaviour to reduce the paper-cup usage; bringing about an environmental change

Transforming solitary waiting at bus stops into a collaborative and engaging experience through gameplay and ambient light.

Ambiently communicate air quality inside of and outside of the home.

A light that enhances the quality of your life.

An ambient device that not only helps you prepare food just like your mom but also enables you to cook with your mom while staying thousands of miles away!

“Quote” is a bookcase for urban readers. With a quiet outerior, white-coated wood, and natural pine wood legs it fits anywhere in small urban living lifestyles. With IoT connect, “Quote” helps people feel attached to books that they have by displaying the memorable quotes they saved.

Connected Bedrooms offers an experience for distant couples which enables them to feel a sense of togetherness even when they are miles away from their loved one.

Connect people over distances with a common goal of staying fit by building an avatar to visualize fitness stats.

Our goal is to encourage people to drink 67oz water every day and stay with a healthier lifestyle.

By connecting to the user's digital devices like kindle, laptop, tablet & phone, the light could adjust the brightness and color temperature based on the user's device activation and reading habits.

The milk box

Build a enchanted child monitor in the form of a teddy bear for the child to sleep with

An IoT device to enhance your friendship.

This project attempts to create a simulation of future bioluminescent plants that can provides an ambient atmospheric light after sunset and responds to humans by communicating in subtle ways.

This IoT device is designed to protect the plant from hurt. It will release a sound and light when someone is touching or treading on it.

These garden fairies can help make sure your plant grows smoothly by watching over how much light it's receiving and whether or not it has started to wilt!

A plant that reminds owners of its existence through one primary functionality: active listening. This IoT device is a plant that rotates to watch the current speaker. This gives the speaker a sense of impact, reminds them of the plants existence, and also subtly reminds users that their data is being logged. It's an impactful but subtle way to approach disclosure and transparency - all while helping to keep this cute little guy alive!

Help your mini cactus get enough direct sunlight every day!

An Internet of Plant that accompanies people in the bedroom.