Student Projects¶

Periodically, the Pausch Bridge has been temporarily used to develop and display student projects. The following represents a partial listing of these events.

15-661/62-661 Interaction and Expression Using the Pausch Bridge Lighting¶

This mini course has been taught in a number of semesters with several combinations of instructors.

Co-taught by Cindy Limauro and Garth Zeglin Spring 2021.
Co-taught by Cindy Limauro and Evan Shimizu Spring 2015 to Spring 2018.
Co-taught by Cindy Limauro and Eric Paulos Fall 2011 to Fall 2012.

Spring 2021¶

Group 1: Mathematical Sequences
Group 2: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Group 3: Reality Check: Global Warming
Group 4: A Hero’s Journey
Group 5: Persephone and Hades: A Tale of Blooming Love and Frosty Separation

Spring 2018¶

Group 1: “Cross-Campus Communication”
Group 2: “Run with the Bridge”
Group 3: “My Heart is in the Bridge”

Spring 2017¶

Group 1: “15-love”
Group 2: (unknown title)
Group 3: (unknown title)

Fall 2016¶

Group 1: “Dare to Dive Deep”
Group 2: (unknown title)
Group 3: “Rhythm Bridge”
Group 4: “Subrametrics” (documentation, video)

Spring 2016¶

Group 1: “Bridge Tracking”
Group 2: “painting the bridge”
Group 3: “Brynth”

Fall 2015¶

Group 1: “Plato’s Cave Redux”
Group 2: “Virtually Art”
Group 3: “The Voyage” (Video)
Group 4: “Colors of the Cosmos”

Spring 2015¶

Group 1: “Lights On!”
Group 2: “Sparks”
Group 3: “Lighting Symphony”
Group 4: “(hue)manity”
Group 5: “Pausch Pong”

Fall 2012¶

Group 1: “Tribute to Video Games”
Group 2: “Battle Bridge”
Group 3: (unknown title)
Group 4: (unknown title)

Spring 2012¶

Group 1: “Four Seasons”
Group 2: “Animals Chasing”
Group 3: (unknown title)
Group 4: (unknown title)

Fall 2011¶

Team 1: (unknown title)
Team 2: (unknown title)
Team 3: (unknown title)
Team 4: (unknown title)
Team 5: (unknown title)

Individual Projects¶

“The Norm is Monstrous”, Kevin M. Karol¶

This multi-site installation performed April 25th-March 6th 2016 on the Carnegie Mellon University campus featured the Pausch Bridge as one location.

“Augmented Reality Interaction with the Pausch Bridge”, Evan Shimizu¶

This undergraduate research project by Evan Shimizu in Spring 2013 provided an augmented reality interface for controlling the bridge lighting. It provided a ‘virtual fingerpainting’ application in which a user viewing the bridge through an iPad viewfinder could change the lighting by swiping their finger across the display. Changes were reflected in real time both on the viewfinder and on the bridge. The project was advised by Kayvon Fatahalian.