GoThere (New Media Society Project)
The New Media Society at the University of Georgia, working with Young Vines, LLC., has created a mobile travel app that connects cool hosts with fun travelers. We call it GoThere, and this video is our application to the British Airways Face of Opportunity contest. The video was shot by the team, and edited by me. Thanks to Ed O’Meara for all of the help, and to the New Media Institute for equipment! Our video: Highlights from the British Airways Face-To-Face Event in New York and...
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Tugg: A Social, Mobile Game to Fight Childhood Obesity
Wouldn’t it be cool if we could create a mobile game to fight childhood obesity? In the New Media Institute at the University of Georgia, we spent the Spring of 2010 tackling just that question. Our game, Tugg, utilizes a blend of mobile heart monitoring technology and social gaming to pit teams of kids against each other in virtual games of tug-o-war. The only way for kids to win is by literally raising their heart rate, thereby reducing the risk for and effects of childhood obesity in a...
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Help the UGA Accidentals get to NYC
One of the most life-changing decisions I’ve ever made was to audition for the all-male collegiate a cappella group The UGA Accidentals. In 2004, my freshman year of college, I tried out for the group and entered into a brotherhood of singers without which I would not be the man I am today. I owe so much to this group and the best friends I’ve made while I have been a part of it. That being said, we recently competed in a competition called the International Championship of...
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Credibility and Social Media: Welcome to Grad School
Grad school is a lot like beef jerkey–it’s tough, it has a kick that’ll make you sweat, and too much will kill you. And yet, people still eat beef jerkey. Heck, I love beef jerkey. And I love grad school. Dr. Sweetser, my professor in research methodology, has assigned me quite possibly the most difficult project I’ve ever had to undertake for a class. Not only that, but she has attached a time limit that is next to impossible considering the fact that I have...
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A.B. in Cognitive Science: My Exit Essay
I never thought of myself as a science kid. Throughout high school, my strengths were decidedly in English and History and I tended to avoid science, math, and psychology courses like the plague. Maybe I was uncomfortable balancing equations, maybe I just had a fear of actually understanding myself. Nevertheless, English was my calling and I planned on pursuing that in college. But I did play a lot of computer games, mostly simulations and strategy. Though I did not think much of it at the...
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I'm a new dad living in Atlanta, Georgia. I try my best to creatively leverage new media technology, solve complex problems, and generally create value. I also sing and make music.