Product, Year, & Company |
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LEGs Kit, '09 Glofun Labs |
Phone application allowing consumers to create and share Location-Enabled Games (LEGs). [under development] | Lead project management; feature design; UI design in collaboration with designer & programmers; field testing |
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GPS Fishtrap, '07 Glofun Labs
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Location-enabled game for Sprint phones
played along walking paths.
Features include a geo-stabilized fish SONAR and a fluctuating
marketplace.
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Project & team management; game design; UI code (J2ME); field-testing |
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Glofun RayGun,
'05 Glofun Labs
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Physically intense GPS game for Nextel phones -- think space
invaders in 360º except your defenses rely
on your real-world velocity and direction.
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Project & team management; game design; software tool design; original music; field testing; |
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Double Aught Road
Race, '00 James Robarts
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Software-guided road rally using laptops running GPS-triggered
clues and timers for teams racing in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Not a commercial product.
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Concept; sponsorship; project management; game creation using Access & VBA; game route selection; prizes |
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Wearable Computer Prototypes &
Products, '98-'01 Tangis Corporation |
Various mobile PC platforms were used to investigate and demonstrate
consumer and industrial applications that could be used while in-motion (e.g., walking). Products offered for sale included kits for
creating hands-free, eyes-up, voice controlled inspection software for factory and
field inspectors.
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Established product development teams; organized strategic and product brainstorming sessions; developed and reviewed functional specifications and schedules; usability test subject |
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Broadcast PC, '96 Microsoft, Advanced Consumer Devices Group |
Windows' first integration of broadcast TV content. Included Electronic Program Guide using satellite and Internet data sources. New Windows components included unidirectional network receiver and MPEG decompression. Deliverables included Broadcast Architecture Platform Development Kit, and design feedback for Gateway Destination line of TV-optimized PCs. |
Technical specifications; PC and tuner board manufacturer liaison; Windows extensions for media control input devices; UI design and usability testing; patent disclosures |
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TrueType Font Packs,
'92-'94 Microsoft, Windows System Group |
Market-changing series of high-quality low-priced Windows WYSIWYG fonts. | Used contractors to create, test, document, and package fonts & utilities for all Microsoft font packs. |
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Windows Printing System,
'92-'94 Microsoft |
Initially separate ROM cartridge product that provided the first fast WYSIWYG printing
from Windows for HP printers. Later integrated into Windows 95.
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Designed and tested UI (including driver installation and Print Monitor); wrote and maintained Functional Specification; produced online and printed user information & SDKs using contractors; established code standards; moderated code walkthroughs; orchestrated morale events; participated in budget and strategy planning and negotiation. |
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