Ramps is a wheelchair to computer interface that uses existing chair mobility skills with interactive software that encourages creativity and play. The physical product of Ramps is a pair of rollers on top of slight ramps, the direction and speed of each wheel on a manual chair can be detected and transmitted to the computer. The first application made for Ramps was a Wheelchair DJ system that let the user be the MC and listen, sample and share music. The left wheel fades between tracks while the right wheel scratches the current track. Another applications include simple video games were that created to promote wheelchair skills and give the experience to those who do not use them. The design was not inspired by rehabilitation but for promoting the lifestyle of wheelchairs users, while rehabilitation is still a valid application, self expression and creativity is the driving force of Ramps.
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Designing for Constraints
Developing Assistive Technology
Dynamic Web Development
Final Project Seminar
Inclusive Game Design
Internship in Technology and Social Justice
Introduction to Industrial Design
Introduction to Physical Computing
Other
Personal Expression and Wearable Technologies
Rethinking the Switch: Applying Physical Computing for
Rethinking the Switch: Applying Physical Computing for
Sensor Workshop
Thesis
Developing Assistive Technology
Dynamic Web Development
Final Project Seminar
Inclusive Game Design
Internship in Technology and Social Justice
Introduction to Industrial Design
Introduction to Physical Computing
Other
Personal Expression and Wearable Technologies
Rethinking the Switch: Applying Physical Computing for
Rethinking the Switch: Applying Physical Computing for
Sensor Workshop
Thesis
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- Instructors
- Canetti, Sergio
- Di Iorio, Annette / Schimmel, John
- Finston, Betsy
- Hechinger, Nancy
- Igoe, Tom
- Migliorelli, Frank
- Papadopoulos, Despina
- Petit, Marianne
- Petit, Marianne / Perr, Anita
- Pitaru, Amit
- Rabbino, Caren
- Schneider, Michael
- Schneider, Michael / Perr, Anita
- Sung, Christopher
- Viemeister, Tucker
- Wilson, Kathleen
- Wilson, Kathy
- Related Classes
- Designing for Constraints
- Developing Assistive Technology
- Dynamic Web Development
- Final Project Seminar
- Inclusive Game Design
- Internship in Technology and Social Justice
- Introduction to Industrial Design
- Introduction to Physical Computing
- Other
- Personal Expression and Wearable Technologies
- Rethinking the Switch: Applying Physical Computing for
- Rethinking the Switch: Applying Physical Computing for
- Sensor Workshop
- Thesis
- Students
- Alice Yeeing Tseng-Planas
- Amanda OBrien
- Amit Pitaru
- Carlos Borges
- Christine Boomer Brumback
- Daniel Bartolini
- Daniel Soltis
- David Yates
- Desireena Almoradie
- Emily Conrad
- Fiona Carswell
- Gabriela Richard
- Heather Dewey-Hagborg
- Heidi A Press
- Jeung-Ah Kim
- Joey Elisa Guerrero
- John Lu
- John Schimmel
- Karen Roston
- Kate Hartman
- Kati London
- Kuan Huang
- Laurie Caruso
- Marc A Lesser
- Megan MacMurray
- Michael Jefferson
- Michael Luck Schneider
- Mike Bukhin
- Nanna Halinen
- oli stephensen
- Pollie Barden
- Rosie Daniel
- Roy Vanegas
- Russalette Magbanua
- Spencer Kiser
- Stephen O Kerrigan
- Thomas Ironside Ainslie
- Timothy Twillman
- Vaishali Khandare
- Vanessa Khan
- Wan-Wen Chiu
- Wlodek Koss
- Younghyun Chung
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- 2005 ITP Winter Show
- 2007 ITP Winter Show
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- Hallway Gallery Spring 2006
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- ITP Summer 2008 Gallery
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- SIG Assistive
- SIG Wearables
- Spring Show 2005
- Spring Show 2006
- Spring Show 2007
- Spring Show 2008
- Thesis Proposal Spring 2007
- Thesis Spring 2006
- Thesis Spring 2007
- Thesis Spring 2008
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