Here are the highlights of my portfolio. These are the projects that I learned the most from and am most pleased with. They are presented in chronological order. Projects will open in a separate browser window.

	Do Fish Sleep? Harvey the Hoverer Tells All! Do Fish Sleep?: Harvey the Hoverer Tells All is a multimedia introduction to ichthyology for children. It is a linear tutorial which helps answer the question, "do fish sleep?" It teaches elements of biology, physics, anatomy and vertebrate biomechanics using text, still images, video and animation. All content was gathered and produced by myself and my partner, Kara Carlberg. This was the first educational multimedia title I worked on, and the fabulous experience I had on the project sparked my interest in educational technology.
	Journey into the Brain: The Analysis of an Educational Software Product This project involved evaluation, user studies and redesign of a to-be-release educational software product. I learned how to conduct user studies - from writing the study questions to obtaining subjects to setting up equipment to interpreting results.
	Drowsy Driver Deterrent Driving drowsy is a frighteningly common occurence, and a very potentially deadly one. 50% of users surveyed admitted to having fallen asleep at thte wheel. 83% of those accidents resulting from falling asleep at the wheel result in fatalities. DDD is a thoroughly researched captological design intended to stop people from driving drowsy. DDD would use sensors to detect physiological signals indicating imminent sleep, and sound alarms to prevent it. We envision an extensive system which may involve incentives from auto insurance agencies, the police and corporations.
	An Interview with Marge Cappo, Designer As a student in LDT, I learned much about the principles of design - and in countless exercises was made to apply them. But how much of the things I learned in books are used "in real life?" This interview with Marge Cappo, president of Learning in Motion, helps reveal what "real life" designers think about and consider good/bad design strategies. Marge Cappo was my internship supervisor at Learning in Motion.
	The Human Hand: Preliminary Design Document for a New Concept in Multimedia CD-ROMS I took a fantastic interdisciplinary course at Stanford on the human hand, taught by Ellen Porzig. The content for this course so excited me, and had such a hands-on nature (pun intended) that I was struck with the idea of translating the course into an educational multi-media CD-ROM. Here is the vision set down on paper.
	Parking Guidance System Choose a difficult driving task. Design a technology to make it less difficult. Our choice of challenge - design a computer aided parallel parking system. The result: PGS (Parking Guidance System, an integrated system of sensor technology which serves to aid and reinforce good parallel parking habits. Designed for all levels of parking skills.
	Sensus In this hectic world of last-minute deadlines and coffee binges, mental blocks can become major stressors. Sensus is a tool to be used by workers in their work environments to overcome the frustration of a mental block. What is unique about Sensus is that it engages multiple senses to accomplish its goal: sight and touch. By using multiple senses in problem solving, Sensus aims to help open up new sources of inspiration and new modes of thought. Sensus was quite an achievement for it is the only project I've worked on involving hardware construction. In the process, I learned some about chip construction, how to wire up a chip, and most importantly - how to solder!
	A Short Thought Paper: Identity and Education Education is nothing more than a process which creates a functioning citizenship. Through the guise of "education" children are spoon fed the propaganda of their nation. Could this not be said to be an unethical process? Is education unethical?
	InforMD: A Web-based Tutorial Authoring System for Doctors InforMD is my masters project for my degree in Learning, Design and Technology. It is the culmination of a year's learning in educational theory, human-computer interaction studies, and design experience. What I am most proud of regarding this project is that I was able, through several user studies, to validate the need for such a product. My hope is that perhaps, someday, I will be able to pursue the implementation of InforMD.