Microsoft Academic Relations Team at Maker Faire 2007

Microsoft Academic Relations Team

Inspiring Students to Make Great Things!

Projects which will be on display at Maker Faire:

University of California Berkeley

TinyMotion
TinyMotion is a pure software approach that detects the movements of cell phones in real time by analyzing image sequences captured by the built-in camera.
http://guir.berkeley.edu/projects/tinymotion/
http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jingtaow

Controller design for Electromagnetic Levitation
Feedback Systems (EE128) Class Project. The goal of this project is to design an analog controller for an electromagnetic levitation system. Students learn to apply theoretical concepts they learned in the class room to a real-world system. They learn how to mathematically model a complex physical system, design a controller to meet specifications and then implement the controller as an analog circuit.
http://nonlinear.eecs.berkeley.edu/bharath

University of California Santa Cruz

Marble Madness
Marble Madness is a 3D game in which the player controls the motion of a marble through a maze by tilting the playing surface. Players control the tilting motion using a controls they physically hold in their hands. Cameras record the motion of the controller, and translate the player's motion into on-screen action. For the player, it feels as if they are literally holding the playing field in their hand. The demonstration will allow players to play the game, as well as hear about how the motion capture was performed using low cost hardware.

Project Tara Game Engine
Project Tara is a 3D game engine written in C++ that runs on Windows. The game engine and supporting tools will be demonstrated, as will example games constructed using the game engine. These games include Ping.exe, an exploration game in which you play a network packet exploring the Internet, defeating worms and viruses along the way. Demonstrators are happy to discuss Project Tara, the gaes they created, and general game construction and game design issues.

Stanford University

Break'n News
Break'n News uses video cameras and large screen displays to connect distributed corporate teams via their breakrooms.

Vista and Office Student Lifestyle
Microsoft Student Partners presents: Microsoft ready for a new day Vista and Office student lifestyle.

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FACULTY AND STUDENT RESOURCES

MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDN AA) is designed to provide the easiest and most inexpensive way for universities to make the latest Microsoft software available in labs, classrooms, and on student PCs. MSDN AA is an annual membership program for departments that use technology in support of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses. The membership provides a complete, inexpensive solution to keep academic labs, faculty, and students on the leading edge of technology.