Lignin is an energy dense polymer that forms the secondary layer within a plants cell wall. Within the cell wall, lignin acts as a matrix material, providing structural integrity to the plant. This polymer is often a byproduct from harvesting…
Lignin is an energy dense polymer that forms the secondary layer within a plants cell wall. Within the cell wall, lignin acts as a matrix material, providing structural integrity to the plant. This polymer is often a byproduct from harvesting cellulose and has traditionally been used in resins, insulation, and adhesives. Recent research has indicated that lignin’s hierarchical structure may offer advantage in dissipating fracture energy while its fibrous composite arrangement prevents crack growth. Because of lignin’s unique chemical characteristics, different formulations and combinations with resins and bioplastics using lignin has started to make way for a new cost-effective and non-polluting alternative for the current petroleum-based plastics used globally. The goal of the following project was to develop a material that could show resilience in replacing the petroleum-based plastic used in small format items whilst also demonstrating high efficacy in biodegradation.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is a civil rights law that protects the rights of people with disabilities. Within InnovationSpace, my team and I investigated the problems of ADA regulations within hotels. Despite how the ADA is…
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is a civil rights law that protects the rights of people with disabilities. Within InnovationSpace, my team and I investigated the problems of ADA regulations within hotels. Despite how the ADA is meant to prevent discrimination from occurring, many disabled people still face problems today in hotels from inconveniences to ADA regulation violations. As said in the mission statement of the hotel project in InnovationSpace, going where you want, when you want and with whom you want, is a basic human right that everyone deserves to enjoy, so it is essential that people with disabilities are properly accommodated. Being intrigued of the expectations and reality of ADA compliance found in hotels, I decided to further investigate this gap.
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Game design and product design are natural partners. They use similar tools. They reach the same users. They even share the same goal: to provide great user experiences.
This thesis asks, "Can game design build better product learning experiences, and if…
Game design and product design are natural partners. They use similar tools. They reach the same users. They even share the same goal: to provide great user experiences.
This thesis asks, "Can game design build better product learning experiences, and if so, how?" It examines the learning situations created by and necessary for product design. It examines the principles of game learning. Then it looks for opportunities to apply game learning principles to product learning situations. The goal is to create engaging and successful product learning experiences, without turning products into games.
This study uses an auto-ethnographic evaluation of a gameplay session as well as participant observation and interviews with gamers to gather qualitative data. That data is sorted with an A(x4) framework and used to create user experience profiles.
The final outcome is a toolkit that identifies areas where game design could improve the design of product user experiences, especially for product learning.
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