January–December 2005
At MIT, there are a host of activities from which to choose. Identifying the best opportunities for enriching campus life requires a clear view of what is available within the contexts of location, class schedules and time.
The placeMap project provided a uniquely personalized view of a user’s community life within an active spatial landscape, rather than through traditional interactive campus maps. By drawing information from databases, interpreting that data, and displaying it in relevant ways, placeMap optimizes students’ views of opportunities for community interaction.
Student Participants: Matthew Hockenberry, Robert Gens