{"353231":{"#nid":"353231","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Henneman Announced as New Director of Georgia Tech\u0027s MS-HCI Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech recently announced the appointment of Richard Henneman as the new director of its interdisciplinary MS program in Human-Computer Interaction (MS-HCI) and as professor of the practice in the School of Interactive Computing.\u0026nbsp; The MS-HCI degree program is a joint undertaking of the schools of Industrial Design; Interactive Computing; Literature, Media and Communications; and Psychology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHenneman, a 1985 Ph.D. graduate of the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has extensive corporate HCI experience at NCR (director of user-centered design and director of corporate usability), marchFIRST (director of information architecture), Internet Security Systems (chief information architect and manager of usability and user experience), and AT\u0026amp;T (principal \u2013 user experience research). He has also worked as an independent consultant and at Georgia Tech in research, administration, and management of an interdisciplinary MS degree program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGT\u0027s MS-HCI degree, established in 1997 with support from the Sloan Foundation, is widely considered to be one of the best HCI programs in the world. The program graduated it first class in 1998 with three students. This year, the program will graduate 34 students with 40 slated for next year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECoursework includes HCI principles and practice plus next-generation computationally-mediated application areas such as ubiquitous and mobile computing, learning science and technology, information visualization, civic media, augmented and virtual reality, interactive TV, interactive narrative, and embedded computing product design. All students complete a capstone project with a Tech faculty member.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn accepting the opportunity, Henneman said: \u0022I am so enthused about returning to Georgia Tech to lead this outstanding program.\u0026nbsp; I am especially excited about the chance to work with the students, faculty, industry partners, and alumni.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGraduates are in high demand, as companies seek to enhance their web presence and develop innovative new computer-enabled devices, games, toys, appliances, and services,\u201d said Jim Foley, the current director who will continue to work with the program in his role as IC faculty coordinator. \u201cOur program is widely considered to be one of the best in the world; Dick is the right person to maintain and enhance that reputation.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing Chair Annie Anton, speaking on behalf of the four schools offering the degree, said: \u0022It is wonderful to have Dick back at Georgia Tech to take this prestigious program to even greater prominence!\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech recently announced the appointment of Richard Henneman as the new director of its interdisciplinary MS program in Human-Computer Interaction (MS-HCI) and as professor of the practice in the School of Interactive Computing."}],"uid":"27998","created_gmt":"2014-12-09 13:08:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:41","author":"Brittany Aiello","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"353221":{"id":"353221","type":"image","title":"Richard Henneman Headshot","body":null,"created":"1449245728","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:28","changed":"1475895080","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:20","alt":"Richard Henneman Headshot","file":{"fid":"202002","name":"richard_henneman.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/richard_henneman_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/richard_henneman_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":460785,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/richard_henneman_0.jpg?itok=8CrfhBEs"}}},"media_ids":["353221"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"14646","name":"human-computer interaction"},{"id":"111841","name":"MS HCI"},{"id":"114601","name":"Press Release"},{"id":"111831","name":"Richard Henneman"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPhillip Taylor\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENews and Media Relations Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ptaylor@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eptaylor@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ptaylor@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"249681":{"#nid":"249681","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Adds Industrial Design to Human Computer Interaction Master\u2019s Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the casual observer, a game in which a Tyrannosaurus Rex chomps only on a correct pattern of colored tokens might appear to be only that \u2013 a color-sorting game. But to \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.id.gatech.edu\/people\/jim-budd\u0022\u003EJim Budd\u003C\/a\u003E, Chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.id.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Industrial Design\u003C\/a\u003E, the game represents an essential interdisciplinary collaboration that brings such products to life.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the school\u2019s new Interactive Product Design Lab, Budd\u2019s students work together with students from the College of Computing\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gvu.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGVU Center\u003C\/a\u003E to put digital tools to practical use in everyday products. In the lab, the students design games, kitchen utensils and appliances, museum tour equipment and other products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt would have taken the GVU students several days to build these models,\u201d Budd said, noting the detailed cuts of the dinosaur figure for the color-sorting game. \u201cWith our students and tools on hand, they can laser cut the perfect pieces or rapid prototype 3D assemblies in just a few minutes.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELikewise, it would have taken his industrial design students considerable time and effort to design and program the sensors needed to operate the more complex games and product systems; thus, the necessity of teamwork.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERecognizing this convergence of expertise, Georgia Tech this semester added Industrial Design as the fourth partner in the interdisciplinary \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mshci.gatech.edu\/about\u0022\u003EMasters of Human-Computer Interaction (MS-HCI)\u003C\/a\u003E degree, which focuses on bringing together the broad mix of practical skills and theoretical understandings required to design and implement modern human-computer interfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has offered the MS-HCI degree since 1997. Until this semester, the degree was offered jointly by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E (IC); the\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E School of Literature, Media and Communication\u003C\/a\u003E (LMC); and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E. The addition of a fourth partner \u2013 the School of Industrial Design, which recently celebrated its 60\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E anniversary \u2013 made perfect sense to the degree coordinators.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFrom my perspective, it\u2019s a logical thing to happen, and we need a focus on bridging the gap between the physical and the digital,\u201d Budd said. \u201cOver the last 15 years, the merging of technology between physical and digital has grown dramatically.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProfessor \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/people\/james-foley\u0022\u003EJim Foley\u003C\/a\u003E, who helped start the degree and is now director, calls it \u201ca natural marriage.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe marriage of ID and HCI is driven by computers being embedded in all types of physical products and forms like toys, exercise equipment, ATMs, wearable devices such as glasses and watches and body function sensors, and on and on and on,\u201d Foley said. \u201cSo it is only natural that designing things containing computers draw on the skills of both disciplines.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhen computers were first placed into general household and personal objects, little consideration was given about exactly how to incorporate digital elements into the products. But as computing became more ubiquitous, it became evident that more thought, research and care had to be put into creating the whole product as a team and not designing each element independently.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile the computing side brings in the digital elements, the industrial design side has to consider the elements of user experience including form, aesthetics, ergonomics, human factors, materials and even the actual assembly of the product.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd with the MC-HCI program, students \u2013 no matter their initial school affiliations \u2013 gain full exposure and expertise with all of it.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll 65 of the students enrolled in the program take a common core curriculum , specialization electives from their individual schools, and general electives from the nearly 100 HCI-related courses offered by the four participating schools plus courses in Management, Music Technology, Industrial and Systems Engineering, and even International Affairs . The students do an internship between their first and second years, and work with one of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mshci.gatech.edu\/faculty\u0022\u003Enearly 50 HCI-related faculty\u003C\/a\u003E on a master\u2019s project in their second year. They also interact with \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mshci.gatech.edu\/atlanta\u0022\u003EAtlanta\u2019s lively community of HCI and UX practitioners\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents interested in applying to the program can visit the online application available \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mshci.gatech.edu\/futurestudents\/admissions\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech this semester added Industrial Design as the fourth partner in the interdisciplinary \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mshci.gatech.edu\/about\u0022\u003EMasters of Human-Computer Interaction (MS-HCI)\u003C\/a\u003E degree, which focuses on bringing together the broad mix of practical skills and theoretical understandings required to design and implement modern human-computer interfaces.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27897","created_gmt":"2013-10-29 14:34:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:18","author":"Phillip Taylor","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"249691":{"id":"249691","type":"image","title":"Interactive Product Design Lab","body":null,"created":"1449243795","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:43:15","changed":"1475894929","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:49","alt":"Interactive Product Design Lab","file":{"fid":"198064","name":"lab_lego_4.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lab_lego_4_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/lab_lego_4_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":468689,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/lab_lego_4_0.jpg?itok=bXoM2NVA"}},"249701":{"id":"249701","type":"image","title":"Interactive Product Design Lab","body":null,"created":"1449243795","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:43:15","changed":"1475894929","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:49","alt":"Interactive Product Design Lab","file":{"fid":"198065","name":"class_in_session.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/class_in_session_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/class_in_session_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3276800,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/class_in_session_0.jpg?itok=KjLHFEDU"}},"249711":{"id":"249711","type":"image","title":"Jim Foley in GVU Center","body":null,"created":"1449243795","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:43:15","changed":"1475894929","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:49","alt":"Jim Foley in GVU Center","file":{"fid":"198066","name":"08c1214-p4-032.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/08c1214-p4-032_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/08c1214-p4-032_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2952210,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/08c1214-p4-032_0.jpg?itok=SVdDDOIe"}}},"media_ids":["249691","249701","249711"],"groups":[{"id":"66442","name":"MS HCI"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"38451","name":"georgia tech school of industrial design"},{"id":"14646","name":"human-computer interaction"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"129401":{"#nid":"129401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant to Design Energy-Efficient Vaccine Warehousing System","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology has received a $100,000 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.grandchallenges.org\/Explorations\/Pages\/Introduction.aspx\u0022\u003EGrand Challenges Explorations\u003C\/a\u003E grant from the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/Pages\/home.aspx\u0022\u003EBill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E. The program funds individuals worldwide to explore ideas that can break the mold in how persistent global health and development challenges are solved.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\/faculty\/colton.shtml\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EJonathan Colton\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.me.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.id.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Industrial Design\u003C\/a\u003E at Georgia Tech, will pursue an innovative global health and development research project focused on designing a net-zero energy warehousing and distribution system for vaccines and drugs in developing countries. Net-zero energy describes a building with no net energy consumption and no carbon emissions measured on an annual basis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022NoSpacing1\u0022\u003EIn addition to Colton, immunization logistics consultant John Lloyd, architect Andrew Garnett and Solar Electric Light Fund project manager Steve McCarney will also contribute to the project.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022NoSpacing1\u0022\u003EThe project was one of more than 100 Grand Challenges Explorations grants announced May 9, 2012.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022NoSpacing1\u0022\u003E\u201cGrand Challenges Explorations encourages individuals worldwide to expand the pipeline of ideas where creative, unorthodox thinking is most urgently needed,\u201d said Chris Wilson, director of Global Health Discovery and Translational Sciences at the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation.\u0026nbsp; \u201cWe\u2019re excited to provide additional funding for select grantees so that they can continue to advance their idea towards global impact.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022NoSpacing1\u0022\u003EThe goal of the Georgia Tech project is to develop the design and engineering specifications for a new, energy-optimized warehousing and distribution system for vaccines and drugs. In low- and middle-income countries, vaccines and drugs are often stored in older buildings that are inefficiently laid out and wasteful of energy. In these countries, warehousing and distribution costs can amount to 20 percent of drug and vaccine supply costs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022NoSpacing1\u0022\u003E\u201cWe plan to demonstrate that energy-efficient, state-of-the-art warehousing systems can eliminate or greatly reduce the operational energy costs for storage and distribution of vaccines and drugs in developing countries with challenging climates,\u201d said Colton.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022NoSpacing1\u0022\u003EAccording to Colton, to be successful the new warehousing system will need to:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMinimize environmental impact, energy consumption, and storage and transport costs;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOffset any grid electricity consumption;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEmploy low-energy cooling techniques;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAccommodate a variety of building sizes and configurations; and\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBe able to store vaccines, drugs and dry supplies at various controlled temperatures.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022NoSpacing1\u0022\u003E\u201cOnce we create the design and engineering specifications for this new warehousing and storage system, we plan to select an industry partner to build and test the system in a developing country such as Tunisia,\u201d added Colton.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022NoSpacing1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout Grand Challenges Explorations: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.grandchallenges.org\/Explorations\/Pages\/Introduction.aspx\u0022\u003EGrand Challenges Explorations\u003C\/a\u003E is a $100 million initiative funded by the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/Pages\/home.aspx\u0022\u003EBill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E. Launched in 2008, more than 600 people in 45 countries have received Grand Challenges Explorations grants. The grant program is open to anyone from any discipline and from any organization. The initiative uses an agile, accelerated grant-making process with short two-page online applications and no preliminary data required. Initial grants of $100,000 are awarded two times a year. Successful projects have the opportunity to receive a follow-on grant of up to $1 million.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E Georgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E 75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 314\u003Cbr \/\u003E Atlanta, Georgia 30308 USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts:\u003C\/strong\u003E Abby Robinson (abby@innovate.gatech.edu; 404-385-3364) or John Toon (jtoon@gatech.edu; 404-894-6986)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter: \u003C\/strong\u003EAbby Robinson\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has received a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation. Professor Jonathan Colton will design a net-zero energy warehousing and distribution system for vaccines and drugs in developing countries.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech received a Gates Foundation grant to design a net-zero energy warehousing and distribution system for vaccines and drugs in developing countries."}],"uid":"27206","created_gmt":"2012-05-09 14:15:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:13","author":"Abby Vogel Robinson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-05-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-05-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"129371":{"id":"129371","type":"image","title":"Vaccine Africa","body":null,"created":"1449178634","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:37:14","changed":"1475894754","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:45:54","alt":"Vaccine Africa","file":{"fid":"194611","name":"vaccine_usaid-path-gabe_bienczycki.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/vaccine_usaid-path-gabe_bienczycki_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/vaccine_usaid-path-gabe_bienczycki_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1180698,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/vaccine_usaid-path-gabe_bienczycki_0.jpg?itok=QzWcvQFe"}}},"media_ids":["129371"],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"137","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"144","name":"Energy"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"861","name":"Africa"},{"id":"175","name":"Architecture"},{"id":"33051","name":"Bill \u0026 Melinda Gates Foundation"},{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAbby Robinson\u003Cbr \/\u003E Research News and Publications\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:abby@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eabby@innovate.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E 404-385-3364\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"118591":{"#nid":"118591","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Students Study Design Challenges at the Atlanta Airport","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport strives to provide optimal user experiences for their customers. To get a fresh perspective on some design challenges within their facility, airport officials asked Georgia Tech industrial design students for their ideas and solutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe students are part of Associate Professor of Industrial Design Jon Sanford\u2019s universal design class. Sanford, who also serves as the director of the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access, identifies projects for his students to implement universal design principals.\u0026nbsp; These principals focus the students on finding design solutions that enable everyone to use a physical space, product or interface.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe focus of the class is in universal design, which is not just about access for people with disabilities,\u201d said Sanford. \u201cOur focus is on making the environment usable for everyone, including those with disabilities. So we looked at these challenges from the broader perspective of all travelers including those that would have limitations in mobility, vision, hearing and cognitive function.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESanford worked with airport officials to identify areas \u2013 such as ticketing, the transportation mall, gate areas, and food courts \u2013 where they had concerns about usability and accessibility for travelers. He then split the class into two groups and let the students choose which areas they were most interested in working on. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe first group decided to focus on the redesign of the airport\u2019s comprehensive information and way finding system, including how travelers obtain information about the airport, their flight, destination locations (food, restrooms, etc.) and how to navigate from one point to the next.\u0026nbsp; The second group addressed the design of the food court area in one of the airport\u2019s concourses and the challenges that individuals and groups have when they are using these areas.\u0026nbsp; The students\u2019 first task was to identify the usability issues in each area for travelers with different functional abilities (e.g., have a disability, carrying luggage, traveling with children, in a hurry, etc.) based on the 7 Principles of Universal Design, a set of guidelines that Sanford helped develop.\u0026nbsp; The challenge of each project was to develop new designs that were usable by everyone.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe\u2019re looking at implementing a comprehensive system that will include a mobile app that you can download and use on your personal device, kiosks that will be located throughout the airport that assist travelers with finding their way through the airport as well as locating key areas and a redesign of the signage throughout the airport including the train system, \u201d said industrial design graduate student Laura Bowers. \u201cAll of these systems will be linked together, so as you\u2019re walking or moving throughout the airport you can send and receive signals and determine where you are, where you\u2019re going and how long it will take to get there to really improve the experience of the traveler.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe group taking on the food court design challenges looked at different design options that would make that area more efficient and user friendly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe task we were given was to look at and redesign one of the airport\u2019s food courts,\u201d said Kyla DeWees, an undergraduate industrial design student.\u0026nbsp; \u201cWe looked at how to make the food court experience more enjoyable for the travelers.\u0026nbsp; We needed to redesign the food court in a way that was more universal, so anybody would feel comfortable and enjoy their experience in the food court.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe students\u2019 designs ranged from new stools, chairs and tables that were more accommodating for travelers\u2019 luggage to a new modular system for handling trash and recycling that utilized wasted space around the columns.\u0026nbsp; The new furniture had improvements such as simple hooks on the tables and protective shields on the lower backside of the chairs to help keep luggage secure.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe students were not given a budget for their designs, but did try to keep their recommendations realistic.\u0026nbsp; Jim Drinkard, Atlanta Airport\u2019s assistant general manager for planning and development, said that the Georgia Tech students provide a valuable perspective.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cFor the second consecutive year, we\u2019ve had a group of students come in who have taken a totally fresh look at the airport,\u201d said Drinkard. \u201cThese students bring in a perspective not only from a customer viewpoint, but because of their chosen profession, they are really looking for new and innovative ways to improve the customer experience here.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDrinkard added, \u201cI think it gives the students very real-life, non-textbook opportunities to show their creativity.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough the students\u2019 recommendations may not be implemented, students agree that presenting designs to the professional staff at the airport was a great experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was really neat talking with real professionals in the airport and hear their input on our ideas,\u201d said Bowers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt was a really cool experience,\u201d said DeWees.\u0026nbsp; \u201cYou really see the challenges that the airport faces.\u0026nbsp; You don\u2019t think about it sometimes when you\u2019re in and out and you\u2019re running around, but when you are actually able to go and focus on what\u2019s going on you, realize there are some design problems.\u0026nbsp; You realize that we need to help them with that. 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In this process, which dates back thousands of years, molten metal is poured into an expendable ceramic mold to form a part.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe mold is made by creating a wax replica of the part to be cast, surrounding or \u0022investing\u0022 the replica with a ceramic slurry, and then drying the slurry and hardening it to form the mold. The wax is then melted out \u2013 or lost \u2013 to form a mold cavity into which metal can be poured and solidified to produce the casting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInvestment casting is used to create precision parts across diverse industries including aerospace,\u0026nbsp;energy, biomedical and electronics. Das\u2019s current efforts are focused on parts used in aircraft engines. He is working with turbine-engine airfoils \u2013 complex parts used in jet engines \u2013 in collaboration with the University of Michigan and PCC Airfoils.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToday, Das explained, most precision metal castings are designed on computers, using computer-aided design software. But the next step \u2013 creating the ceramic mold with which the part is cast \u2013 currently involves a sequence of six major operations requiring expensive precision-machined dies and hundreds of tooling pieces.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The result is a costly process that typically produces many defective molds and waste parts before a useable prototype is achieved,\u0022 Das said. \u0022This trial-and-error development phase often requires many months to cast a part that is accurate enough to enter the next stage, which involves testing and evaluation.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy contrast, Das\u2019s approach involves a device that builds ceramic molds directly from a CAD design, completing the task much faster and producing far fewer unusable parts.\u0026nbsp; Called Large Area Maskless Photopolymerization (LAMP), this high-resolution digital process accretes the mold layer by layer by projecting bitmaps of ultraviolet light onto a mixture of photosensitive resin and ceramic particles, and then selectively curing the mixture to a solid.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe technique places one 100-micron layer on top of another until the structure is complete. After the mold is formed, the cured resin is removed through binder burnout and the remaining ceramic is sintered in a furnace. The result is a fully ceramic structure into which molten metal \u2013 such as nickel-based superalloys or titanium-based alloys \u2013 are poured, producing a highly accurate casting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe LAMP process lowers the time required to turn a CAD design into a test-worthy part from a year to about a week,\u201d Das said. \u201cWe eliminate the scrap and the tooling, and each digitally manufactured mold is identical to the others.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA prototype LAMP alpha machine is currently building six typical turbine-engine airfoil molds in six hours. Das predicts that a larger beta machine \u2013 currently being built at Georgia Tech and scheduled for installation at a PCC Airfoils facility in Ohio in 2012 \u2013 will produce 100 molds at a time in about 24 hours.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlthough the current work focuses on turbine-engine airfoils, Das believes the LAMP technique will be effective in the production of many types of intricate metal parts. He envisions a scenario in which companies could send out part designs to digital foundries and receive test castings within a short time, much as integrated-circuit designers send CAD plans to chip foundries today.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMoreover, he said, direct digital manufacturing enabled by LAMP should allow designers to create increasingly sophisticated pieces capable of achieving greater efficiency in jet engines and other systems.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis process can produce parts of a complexity that designers could only dream of before,\u201d he said. \u201cThe digital technique takes advantage of high-resolution optics and precision motion systems to achieve extremely sharp, small features \u2013 on the order of 100 microns.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDas also noted that the new process not only creates testable prototypes but could also be used in the actual manufacturing process. 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These individuals had sustained their injury more than a year before the study, a time frame when most rehab patients see very little improvement for the remainder of their lives.\u0026nbsp; Remarkably, the device was primarily used while the participants were going about their daily routines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe device is called \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zi6t89pi17c\u0022\u003EMobile Music Touch\u003C\/a\u003E (MMT). The glove, which looks like a workout glove with a small box on the back, is used with a piano keyboard and vibrates a person\u2019s fingers to indicate which keys to play. While learning to play the instrument, several people with SCI experienced improved sensation in their fingers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech and Atlanta\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.shepherd.org\/\u0022\u003EShepherd Center\u003C\/a\u003E recently completed a study focusing on people with weakness and sensory loss due to SCI.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAfter our preliminary work in 2011, we suspected that the glove would have positive results for people with SCI,\u201d said Ph.D. graduate Tanya Markow, the project\u2019s leader. \u201cBut we were surprised by how much improvement they made in our study. For example, after using the glove, some participants were able to feel the texture of their bed sheets and clothes for the first time since their injury.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarkow worked with individuals with SCI who had limited feeling or movement in their hands. Each suffered a spinal injury more than a year prior to the study. The eight-week project required study participants to practice playing the piano for 30 minutes, three times a week.\u0026nbsp; Half used the MMT glove to practice; half did not.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe MMT system works with a computer, MP3 player or smart phone. A song, such as Ode to Joy, is programmed into a device, which is wirelessly linked to the glove. As the musical notes are illuminated on the correct keys on the piano keyboard, the gadget sends vibrations to \u201ctap\u201d the corresponding fingers. The participants play along, gradually memorizing the keys and learning additional songs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHowever, these active learning sessions with MMT were not the primary focus of the study.\u0026nbsp; The participants also wore the glove at home for two hours a day, five days a week, feeling only the vibration (and not playing the piano).\u0026nbsp; Previous studies showed that wearing the MMT system passively in this manner helped participants learn songs faster and retain them better.\u0026nbsp; The researchers hoped that the passive wearing of the device would also have rehabilitative effects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt the end of the study, participants performed a variety of common grasping and sensation tests to measure their improvement.\u0026nbsp; Those who used the MMT system performed significantly better than those who just learned the piano normally.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSome people were able to pick up objects more easily,\u201d said Markow. \u201cAnother said he could immediately feel the heat from a cup of coffee, rather than after a delay.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarkow believes the increased motor abilities could be caused by renewed brain activity that sometimes becomes dormant in persons with SCI. The vibration might be triggering activity in the hand\u2019s sensory cortex, which leads to firing in the brain\u2019s motor cortex. Markow would like to expand the study to include functional MRI results.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe glove has evolved in recent years under the leadership of Georgia Tech\u2019s Thad Starner and Ellen Yi-Luen Do, as well as Deborah Backus, director of multiple sclerosis research at Shepherd Center. The initial concept, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/release.html?nid=39815\u0022\u003EPiano Touch\u003C\/a\u003E, developed with the team by then master\u2019s student Kevin Huang, demonstrated that people could easily learn to play the piano by wearing the glove and feeling its vibrations. It didn\u2019t take long for Starner to see the larger health benefits.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cEquipment used for hand rehabilitation may seem monotonous and boring to some, and doesn\u2019t provide any feedback or incentive,\u201d said Starner, who oversees the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/%7Ethad\/\u0022\u003EContextual Computing Group\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cMobile Music Touch overcomes each of those challenges and provides surprising benefits for people with weakness and sensory loss due to SCI. It\u2019s a great example of how wearable computing can change people\u2019s lives.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStarner is an associate professor in the School of Interactive Computing. 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The gadget, Mobile Music Touch, was successfully used by individuals with tetraplegia who suffered their injury more than year before the study, a time frame when most rehab patients see very little improvement for the remainder of their lives.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech has created a wireless, musical glove that may improve sensation and motor skills for people with paralyzing spinal cord injury."}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2012-07-16 08:59:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:29","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-07-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"140181":{"id":"140181","type":"image","title":"Mobile Music Touch Glove 1","body":null,"created":"1449178710","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:30","changed":"1475894771","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:11","alt":"Mobile Music Touch Glove 1","file":{"fid":"194912","name":"dscn1051.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dscn1051_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dscn1051_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2646814,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dscn1051_0.jpg?itok=WZckZ00V"}},"140191":{"id":"140191","type":"image","title":"Mobile Music Touch Glove 2","body":null,"created":"1449178710","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:30","changed":"1475894771","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:11","alt":"Mobile Music Touch Glove 2","file":{"fid":"194913","name":"dscn1056.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dscn1056_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dscn1056_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2641293,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dscn1056_0.jpg?itok=Jhj46up6"}},"140201":{"id":"140201","type":"image","title":"Mobile Music Touch Glove 3","body":null,"created":"1449178710","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:38:30","changed":"1475894771","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:11","alt":"Mobile Music Touch Glove 3","file":{"fid":"194914","name":"dscn1057.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dscn1057_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/dscn1057_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2698336,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/dscn1057_0.jpg?itok=ZLejdUDF"}}},"media_ids":["140181","140191","140201"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zi6t89pi17c","title":"Mobile Music Touch Demonstration"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~thad\/","title":"Contextual Computing Group"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/","title":"College of Computing"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech College of Architecture"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"},{"id":"42941","name":"Art Research"},{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"1946","name":"GVU"},{"id":"38081","name":"Mobile Music Touch"},{"id":"1942","name":"Piano Touch"},{"id":"1944","name":"Thad Starner"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003EMedia Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-2966\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"69751":{"#nid":"69751","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mini Maker Faire Celebrates DIY on Campus","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESpinning off an idea from \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/makezine.com\/\u0022\u003EMAKE Magazine\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oreilly.com\/\u0022\u003EO\u2019Reilly Media\u003C\/a\u003E,\na mechanical engineering student will bring the first Atlanta Mini Maker Faire\nto Georgia Tech\u2019s campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event \u2014 which\ncalls itself \u201ca celebration of all things DIY\u201d \u2014 will feature the skills and creations\nof a variety of makers from the region, including blacksmithing, kinetic\nsculptures, robots and 3D printers. About 50 makers will be in attendance with\ntheir wares, including many from the Tech community. This smaller version of\nlarger Maker Faires that have been held in Detroit, New York and California gives\nthe event its \u201cmini\u201d moniker.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI thought Atlanta would be a great place for a Mini Maker\nFaire because there haven\u2019t really been any in the South before, and I know the\nSouth is filled with just as many makers and crafters as the rest of the\ncountry,\u201d said Eric Weinhoffer, the ME student organizing the event. \u201cGeorgia\nTech is an extremely good location to host an event like this, thanks to the\ntechnological advancements that come out of the Institute every year. The\nschool itself is an inspiration to makers.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event is free to attend and will welcome students,\nfaculty, staff and guests in the Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex (MRDC)\nparking lot, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=69229\u0022\u003ESaturday, Sept. 10\u003C\/a\u003E, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Most makers will be\nexhibiting their work, but some will have creations for sale as well. To learn\nmore about the makers who will be in attendance, visit the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.makerfaireatl.com\/Atlanta_Mini_Maker_Faire\/Home.html\u0022\u003EAtlanta Mini Maker\nFaire website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe first Atlanta Mini Maker Faire will take place on Georgia Tech\u2019s campus.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The first Atlanta Mini Maker Faire will take place on Georgia Tech\u2019s campus."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2011-09-01 08:55:21","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:05","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69230":{"id":"69230","type":"image","title":"Atlanta Mini Maker Faire Logo","body":null,"created":"1449177239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:13:59","changed":"1475894606","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:26","alt":"Atlanta Mini Maker Faire Logo","file":{"fid":"192738","name":"atlanta_minimf.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta_minimf_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta_minimf_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":48446,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/atlanta_minimf_0.jpeg?itok=jRq6kXZd"}}},"media_ids":["69230"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.makerfaireatl.com\/Atlanta_Mini_Maker_Faire\/Home.html","title":"Atlanta Mini Maker Faire"},{"url":"internal:\/!\/AtlMakerFaire","title":"Atlanta Mini Maker Faire on Twitter"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"},{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"},{"id":"148","name":"Music and Music Technology"},{"id":"152","name":"Robotics"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14181","name":"ammf"},{"id":"13945","name":"atlanta mini maker faire"},{"id":"541","name":"Mechanical Engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:eweinhoffer@gmail.com\u0022\u003EEric Weinhoffer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EAtlanta Mini Maker Faire\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.shaw@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Shaw\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ECommunications and Marketing\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}},"175131":{"#nid":"175131","#data":{"type":"news","title":"TechArts Festival Seeks Project Proposals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 2013 TechArts Festival, a weekend event slated for April 11-13, seeks proposals from students and faculty interested in participating in this new celebration of the arts on campus.\u0026nbsp; \u201cThe TechArts Festival is a singular event designed to celebrate the creative arts spirit on campus. It is intended to showcase annually that music, dance, theatre, literary arts and visual\/digital media arts not only flourish in the midst of our technological research university, but also inspire and reflect both research and education,\u201d says Aaron Bobick, Chair of the Georgia Tech Council of the Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Festival will feature a variety of arts experiences at both indoor and outdoor venues. The work can be independently produced by students or faculty affiliated with Georgia Tech or produced as part of an academic or research project. Projects can showcase the convergence of art and science\/technology, or be solely artistic in nature.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EExhibit proposals can be submitted at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-exhibition\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-exhibition\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-exhibition\u003C\/a\u003E and performance proposals at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-performance\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-performance\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/content\/techarts-performance\u003C\/a\u003E. 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