The Project

The MHCI Project course spans two semesters, Spring and Summer. From their initial meeting in January to their final presentation in August, groups of about five people work for a real client, using HCI methods to produce a product that is both usable and useful for the client.

In January, 2003, GM came to us and asked to develop services for a car to be marketed to thirty-something in a 10-13 year time frame assuming that ample electricity and a broadband data connection are always available to the vehicle.

They were lucky enough to end up with two groups working on their project. This is the story of GM blue...Click here to see a video of our final product (If the video does not download, get real player here)

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