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[UA Wellness] Summer UROP Opportunity
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chrysonthia A Horne)
Thu May 14 14:14:26 2015
From: Chrysonthia A Horne <cahorne@mit.edu>
To: "ua-exec@mit.edu" <ua-exec@mit.edu>
CC: Morgan K Moroi <moroi@mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 18:14:15 +0000
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Hi all,
We hope you are enjoying the last day of classes! I'm reaching out because =
we recently got word that the Co-Director of the Media Lab's Wellness Initi=
ative was willing to fund and supervise a UROP to build a mobile app (TIMag=
otchi) that incentivizes people to improve their wellness habits (eating, s=
leeping, excercising) in a gameified way.
The TIMagotchi project is something that UA Student Support & Wellness has =
been working on for some time, and we are hoping to recruit someone for thi=
s paid summer UROP. If you or anyone you know would be interested, check ou=
t the posting<http://web.mit.edu/urop/research/openings.html> (text below)!
We are really excited about this idea and think it would be awesome to have=
an undergrad be the one to code it! The goal is to use the UA to help laun=
ch the app next year for MIT undergrads.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out.
Sincerely,
Chrysonthia & Morgan
5/12/15
Summer 2015
Department/Lab/Center: Media Laboratory
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Roz Picard
Project Title: TIMagotchi : a digital pet for your health
Project Description: We re building a tamagotchi-style virtual pet mobile a=
pplication, in which you use your diet and exercise to care for your creatu=
re. We re engaging people in a unique, gamified way to encourage them to ma=
nage their health and stress. Upon completion we will be launching this gam=
e in our undergraduate community in order to understand student health and =
experiment with positive behavior interventions. Currently, we ve mocked up=
a web-app version which has been tested with 20 users using Javascript. It=
connects to the Fitbit API to collect exercise data. We d like to build ou=
t the back end (integrating more device support) and build an entirely new =
front end (a new animated pet, new game mechanics, and new interactions wit=
h your pet, with your data, and with others pets). We re still in the brain=
storming phase, so you can help shape the future of this project. We believ=
e we can make a really compelling game experience that can change campus he=
alth with your help. If you re a self-starting programmer who is interested=
in game design and health tech, please reach out to us!
Prerequisites: The ideal student would have a strong interest in health int=
ervention and gamification, as well as:
-Cordova/PhoneGap Experience -(AND/OR) Front-End Experience in Javascript/H=
TML
-(AND/OR) Back-End Experience in Javascript/Node/DBs and RESTful APIs
-(AND/OR) Animation and Graphic Design Experience for Web
-(AND/OR) UI Design Experience -(AND/OR) is a Recovering/Relapsing Tamagotc=
hi Addict
We re also open to going fully native (iOS or Android) with the application=
, if you have those skills. We re looking forward to hearing from you!
Contact Name: David Ramsay
Contact Email: dramsay@mit.edu<mailto:dramsay@mit.edu>
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<div>We hope you are enjoying the last day of classes! I'm reaching out bec=
ause we recently got word that the Co-Director of the Media Lab's Wellness =
Initiative was willing to fund and supervise a UROP to build a mobile app (=
TIMagotchi) that incentivizes people
to improve their wellness habits (eating, sleeping, excercising) in a game=
ified way. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The TIMagotchi project is something that UA Student Support & Well=
ness has been working on for some time, and we are hoping to recruit someon=
e for this paid summer UROP. If you or anyone you know would be interested,=
check out
<a href=3D"http://web.mit.edu/urop/research/openings.html">the posting</a> =
(text below)! </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">We are really excited a=
bout this idea and think it would be awesome to have an undergrad be the on=
e to code it! </span><span style=3D"font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Th=
e goal is to use the UA to help launch the
app next year for MIT undergrads.</span><span style=3D"font-size: 13.33333=
30154419px;"> </span></div>
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</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">If you have any questio=
ns, don't hesitate to reach out.</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Sincerely,<br>
Chrysonthia & Morgan</span></div>
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5/12/15<br>
Summer 2015<br>
Department/Lab/Center: Media Laboratory<br>
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Roz Picard</h4>
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51758px; vertical-align: top; padding: 0px 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
<strong>Project Title: </strong>TIMagotchi : a digital pet for your he=
alth</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.68000030=
51758px; vertical-align: top; padding: 0px 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
<strong>Project Description:</strong> We re building a tamagotchi-styl=
e virtual pet mobile application, in which you use your diet and exercise t=
o care for your creature. We re engaging people in a unique, gamified way t=
o encourage them to manage their health
and stress. Upon completion we will be launching this game in our undergra=
duate community in order to understand student health and experiment with p=
ositive behavior interventions. Currently, we ve mocked up a web-app versio=
n which has been tested with 20
users using Javascript. It connects to the Fitbit API to collect exercise =
data. We d like to build out the back end (integrating more device support)=
and build an entirely new front end (a new animated pet, new game mechanic=
s, and new interactions with your
pet, with your data, and with others pets). We re still in the brainstormi=
ng phase, so you can help shape the future of this project. We believe we c=
an make a really compelling game experience that can change campus health w=
ith your help. If you re a self-starting
programmer who is interested in game design and health tech, please reach =
out to us!</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.68000030=
51758px; vertical-align: top; padding: 0px 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
<strong>Prerequisites:</strong> The ideal student would have a strong =
interest in health intervention and gamification, as well as:<br>
-Cordova/PhoneGap Experience -(AND/OR) Front-End Experience in Javascript/H=
TML<br>
-(AND/OR) Back-End Experience in Javascript/Node/DBs and RESTful APIs<br>
-(AND/OR) Animation and Graphic Design Experience for Web<br>
-(AND/OR) UI Design Experience -(AND/OR) is a Recovering/Relapsing Tamagotc=
hi Addict</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.68000030=
51758px; vertical-align: top; padding: 0px 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
We re also open to going fully native (iOS or Android) with the application=
, if you have those skills. We re looking forward to hearing from you!</p>
<p style=3D"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.68000030=
51758px; vertical-align: top; padding: 0px 15px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">
<strong>Contact Name:</strong> David Ramsay<br>
<strong>Contact Email: </strong><a href=3D"mailto:dramsay@mit.edu" sty=
le=3D"color: rgb(66, 53, 101);">dramsay@mit.edu</a></p>
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