Project Lead: Rob Duarte, Professor of Art @ FSU

In special collaboration with the Thomasville Center for the Arts in Thomasville, Georgia, FSU Professor Rob Duarte & TCFTA Exhibitions Director Samantha McCoy joined forces to unite students across majors at FSU to create a unique blend of art & engineering: the Art Vending Machine.

Meant to serve as a permanent installation in the Center, the Vending Machine was re-engineered from the ground up to dispense art from local artists.

The original machine, a 1985 U-SELECT-IT™ Corp. LANCE DROP SHELF VENDOR., dispensed chips/crackers. With the new life given to the machine by the group of dedicated students, the machine is poised to provide a unique & memorable experience for customers for years to come!

Project Lead: Jacob Javor, Innovation Hub Special OPS

This was the first official Seminole Innovators Intro Project (SIIP)! Utilizing the Innovation Hub’s Gail Rubini New Media Design Lab, we assembled a team of undergraduate & graduate students to create a Virtual Reality Escape Room experience.

Each level is connected via a Magic Warp Elevator™ that must be powered to progress. To Escape, players must make their way through a series of unique, physics-defying levels to solve a variety of puzzles and collect the Elevator Battery.

This team was made up almost entirely of first-time programmers/developers, artists, and sound designers. Levels include a witch’s lair, a space laboratory, a music room haunted by a ghostly pianist, a time travel room, and–of course–a hamster cage.

Project Leads: Colby Jacobs, Computer Science, & Nelson Munoz-Traxler, Political Science

OurPatch aims to support the Tallahassee community to connect & act more sustainably. This will be achieved through a web application, including an interactive map and a social feed page. The map will highlight local events like trash clean-ups, invasive plant pulls, or even just birdwatching. These events can be shared by users or local organizations. Recycle points and nature areas will also be highlighted. The social side of the app will allow users to interact with their community by sharing nature finds or events they went to.

Project Leads: Enyinnaya Chinatu, Masters in IT, Samir Kanbar, Computer Science

ParkSense aims to revolutionize the parking experience for people with disabilities on campus. By providing important accessibility information, as well as AR navigation, we aim to significantly reduce the time and frustration associated with finding & choosing disabled parking spots at FSU. This will be achieved through a Mobile App (iOS and Android).

Project Lead: Dion Tryban, Computer Science

Seminole Innovators & DevLUp FSU are teaming up to create our very own 3D video game using the Godot game engine. Taking inspiration from the award-winning Mario Party franchise, Orbital Odyssey will feature minigames created entirely by student members, with the familiar tabletop feel. We hope to have this game available for free on Steam by Spring 2025.