my projects. Below are several academic projects that I have been a part of.
vance e. flea
authors Lisa Chan, Elena Chang, James Huffman, Walter Shen, Tony Tulathimutte
CS377a | Jun 2003

Vance E. Flea is a conceptual video game focused on the design of characters (fleas and dogs!). Character design includes model sheets and cut scenes. Awarded "Pushing the Envelope."

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palate
authors Lisa Chan, Elena Chang, Vincent Pham, Walter Shen | CS247a | Mar 2003

Palate was designed for an HCI project titled "Picasso's Robot" where the goal is design an expressive art tool. Our product combines the art of cooking with painting. Palate uses cooking technique and ingredients to create abstract visual art. This application is for children ages 5-8 years old. We ran two user tests at a nearby elementary after school program that contributed to the evolution of our design.

TRY PALATE [requires Flash Player 6.0]

constellation guide
author Lisa Chan | CS247a | Feb 2003

This Constellation Guide attempts to teach people about the constellations in the sky. It is not fully implemented but gives an idea of how a fully developed interactive constellation guide would work. It differs from other programs by allowing the learner to "practice" identifying the constellations.

TRY CONSTELLATION GUIDE [requires Flash Player 6.0]

needfinding
author Lisa Chan | ME313 | Dec 2002

The goal of this Needfinding Project was to present a solution to an everyday need. The process involved sketching and rigorous brainstorming from mindmaps to storyboards.

All my ideas and sketches for this project are documented in an idea log.

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conquistabears!
authors Lisa Chan, Howard Tsai | CS248 | Dec 2002

Conquistabears! is a 3D video game developed in C++/OpenGL. Graphic elements include 3D bear models with animation, texture mapping, and lighting. Other features include collision detection and an on-screen user interface.

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hemp (home environment management portal)
authors Lisa Chan, Shankar Rao, Koichi Tsunoda, Martin Yip| CS160 | Dec 2000

HEMP is a home remote control system that allows users to control household appliances from the web and PDA. HEMP was designed through contextual inquiry and task analysis. It evolved from paper prototype to visual basic and finally to html on the web and java on the Palm M100.

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