COS 333 Project Demos

Thu Apr 30 07:18:28 EDT 2009

Here's the schedule for demos on May 7-8, transcribed from the signup sheet. Let me know if you need to move things around. We will be in Friend 008 on both days. Project descriptions are here.

Thursday May 7 Friend 008
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1:00-1:30	WYDIWYG: Android gesture recognition	Cody Wang, Sam Perez, Henry Senger, Carl Thunman
1:30-2:00	SYNC calendar organizer	Jeff Carbonella, Ale Ciniglio, Jeff Thompson, Eric Schlossberg
2:00-2:30	ProMEM -- Prospect Meal Exchange Manager	Maddie Lu, Dan Strife, Evan Kelly, Dave Krueger
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3:30-4:00	SAT math for the iPhone	Kenton Murray, Jonathan Fulton, Daniel Hayes-Patterson
4:00-4:30	NetNotes: Taking and managing class notes	Jen King, Brett Lullo, Peter Schulam
4:30-5:00	ABSORB: abstract object relationship browser for JSTOR	Natasha Indik, Laura Bai, Ryan Bayer, Tsheko Mutungu
5:00-5:30	Firefox extension for shared bookmarks	Lillian Zhou, Julia Bluher, Dmitri Garbuzov
Friday May 8 Friend 008
10:30-11:00	iPhone chat application	Sam Freeman, Gregory Finkelstein, Anthony DeLuise
11:00-11:30	Tiger Mobile Web: Extending OIT web services to mobile platforms	Nicholas Persaud, Minh Do, Woongcheol Yang, Jennifer Yu, Newton Allen
11:30-12:00	Tiger Finder: online location-based networking site for Princeton students	Michael Bachand, Brian LeVee, Jeremy Kent, Steve Ross
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1:00-1:30	Team Video Game: XBox 360 action role-playing game	Mark Cerqueira, Vyenna Song, TJ Fazio
1:30-2:00	Princeton Textbook Exchange: used book and Pequod exchange	Jonny Weiss, Damien Zhang, Eric Domb, Katie Klosterman
2:00-2:30	PandaShare: lending-borrowing meetup	Michael Wu, Sauhard Sahi, Aditya Panda, Jen Chen
2:30-3:00	ThesBase: networking site for the theater community.	Josh Budofsky, Ian Ferguson, Paul Jacobs, Hannah Barudin
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3:30-4:00	Team programming, a web-based interface for fully collaborative programming	Ellen Kim, Christina Ilvento, Garrett Marcotte
4:00-4:30	NEXUS: correlation topic modeling article search	Muhammad Amjad, Jonathan Newman, Tushar Gupta, Tarun Pondicherry, Will Nguyen
4:30-5:00	AutoCal: scheduling automated execution of tasks on a mobile device	Mark Grobaker, Chris Thompson, David Yang, JP Paranada

I will bring my Macbook Pro but that's for backup, not something to count on, so bring your own equipment and make sure things work in the room -- don't leave connectivity to the last minute. And don't forget that the projector only does 1024x768; size your slides, demos, etc., for that resolution. No matter what you plan, be able to keep talking even if something breaks.

As to content, the "trade show" metaphor is useful, but you should aim for more than just a glitzy demo. We're really looking for evidence that you accomplished something, that you learned something, and that you can present something clearly. You might think of

• a short introduction to what your system is supposed to do
• a quick summary of major features
• a demo of a small number (two or three?) of features; glitzy is fine but pick features known to work
• a brief overview of architecture, implementation, or how it works
• something that worked well or failed to work out or that you might explore if there were more time

Here are some minor suggestions that might help things go smoothly.

• Rehearse! Most groups in previous years have done well on timing; keep the streak alive.
• Don't do a demo that requires a lot of typing or mousing. As you've seen in class, things sometimes go awry and audiences get restless while you poke around.
• Focus on a few representative things, whether features or details or interesting topics; don't get too wrapped up in trivia.
• Have fun. These projects are really interesting, and the enthusiasm of their presenters helps make that evident.
• Come to other presentations too (cf. fun, above), and bring friends and family if you like; all are welcome.

Grading criteria include the following:

• good organization of material
• clear overview, motivation
• good examples to illustrate the system
• system apparently works most of the time
• smooth presentation, with evidence of rehearsal
• stays within allotted time