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SIAT students showcase final projects
SIAT end-of-term showcases are back! See the showcases schedule below and join us to see some of the interesting and diverse projects created by SIAT students throughout the Spring 2025 semester.
Students are also encouraged to submit their project to the Digital Showcase where projects will be highlighted on our online showcase page: Digital Showcase submission form.
Showcase schedule
Monday, March 31
- IAT 445 Immersive Environments
Location: Mezzanine (SRYC)
Time: 3:00-6:30PM at the SFU Surrey campus mezzanine
On March 31st, students will be presenting their final VR projects. The design challenge was Impact: Using immersive experience design to contribute to meaningful solutions to real-world challenges. That is: what is a topic that you (and your team) care very deeply about that would help create a better world? A topic you care about so deeply about that it might be worth making a purposeful/transformative immersive VR experience out of it?
This year’s VR projects explore themes of environmental responsibility, emotional resilience, and interconnectedness—inviting audiences to step into the fins of a salmon returning home, experience life as a bee, restore balance to fractured worlds, or break free from the weight of self-doubt. These powerful experiences leverage the unique affordances of virtual reality to spark compassion, reflection, and action. Join us for an afternoon of innovation, imagination, and impact.
Visit the following link for more information about the showcase and details about each project: http://ispace.iat.sfu.ca/riecke/teaching/iat445/
Thursday, April 3rd
- IAT 222 Interactive Arts
Location: SRYC Mezzanine and SRYC 2740, 5080 and 5360
Time: 12:00-3:30pm
Throughout the course, IAT 222 students reflected upon issues relating to interactivity in the context of contemporary media art and towards making meaningful interventions within this field. On April 3rd, students will be presenting a variety of interactive experiences and art projects.
Monday, April 7th
- IAT 313 Narrative and New Media
Location: SRYC 5080
Time: 9:30-10:45am
Student teams worked on diverse final projects such as film, animation, interactive graphic novels, video games, tabletop RPGs, scroll-telling websites, and spec ads, among others. In these projects audience interaction with the work is looked at through the lens of narrative.
Tuesday, April 8th
- IAT 202 New Media Images
Location: SRYC 2600
Time: 10:30am-12:20PM
The IAT 202 showcase will be a screening of short films created by students. Awards will be presented after the screening and the audience will have the opportunity to vote for the People's Choice Award!
- IAT 344 Moving Images
Location: SRYE 1002
Time: 10:30-12:20pm
Students will be screening short films they created in the course.
- IAT 459 Internet Computing Technologies
Location: SRYC 2750
Time: 2:30-4:20pm
This final course in the Web and Mobile Development concentration focuses on the backend of developing web or mobile applications (DB, security, supporting dynamic interactions in the front-end, web services). For the final projects, students designed and implemented a fully functional website of their choice featuring their full-stack design and development skills.
Wednesday, April 9th
- IAT 459 Internet Computing Technologies
Location: SRYC 3300
Time: 3:00-4:50pm
This final course in the Web and Mobile Development concentration focuses on the backend of developing web or mobile applications (DB, security, supporting dynamic interactions in the front-end, web services). For the final projects, students designed and implemented a fully functional website of their choice featuring their full-stack design and development skills.
Friday, April 11th
- IAT 267 Introduction to Technological Systems
Location: SRYC 5140
Time: 11:00am-2:00pm
Students will present their course projects featuring a variety of interactive systems, including but not limited to educational toys and games, interactive sculptures, smart home devices, health monitoring, and robotics.
- IAT 499 Graduation Project
Location: Mezzanine
Time: 4:00-6:00pm
On Friday, April 11, students will present their IAT 499 graduation projects. Six unique projects were created by students this semester:
- Fallout: Yangtze
A fan-made Fallout short telling a soldier’s final journey by Steven Han. - SIAT Major Course Planning Tool
A one-stop platform to explore SIAT course information and plan your academic journey by Bruce Deng - Mossy App
Your emotional garden guided by AI by Miji Kim. - Information Transfer Method
Realtime 3D narrative about researchers & regret by Merritt Lum. - Olora
Speculative immersive concert smell product by Yixuan Liu - Diaspora Plate
An untraditional diasporic narrative ‘cookbook’ by Marc Castro - “Not Just a Period” campaign
By Van Mai, Cindy Quach & Janice Wang - DO-3 App: three tasks, one productive day
A simplified iOS productivity app, designed and developed by Sahar Babaei & Kirsten Wong
Learn more: https://andrewh.ca/teaches/graduation_project/promo/
Wednesday, April 16th
- IAT 443 Senior Project in Creative Media
Location: SRYC Mezzanine and SRYC 2600
Time:11:00am-2:00pm
More details coming soon.
Thursday, April 17th
- IAT 895/6 Project-Based Master's Graduation Project
Location: SRYC 2740
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm
The second cohort of project-based master’s students will be showcasing their master’s graduation projects. Learn more about each project:
Navin ThomsyProject Title: Genie: Reimagining Home Screen Interfaces using Multi-Agent AI Systems |
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Project Description: What if your device’s home screen could dynamically transform to meet your needs? Genie challenges decades of rigid interface design conventions with a novel approach that places AI at the center of user interface interaction. Genie eliminates traditional app navigation, instead generating custom interfaces in real-time through simple voice commands. Users simply express their intent through natural language like “What’s on my calendar today?” Using intelligent multi-Agent AI workflows (powered by n8n), the system instantly crafts a custom interface displaying exactly what you need, right when you need it. By reimagining home screens as generative, task-oriented workspaces rather than rigid grids of icons, Genie offers a glimpse into computing’s future where interfaces assemble themselves around your needs, not the other way around. |
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Pininta AyerisProject Title: Potret: A Speculative Digital Photo Library Manager combining Computation, Culture and Metaphor |
Project Description: Potret is a photo archival and retrieval system that investigates how culturally informed design can enhance digital memory practices, fostering more intentional and meaningful engagement with personal visual histories, particularly in the context of migration and identity formation. The proliferation of digital photography has transformed memory-making, challenging both the significance and accessibility of personal archives. As individuals amass vast collections of images, the reflective potential of digital photographs is often lost within an overwhelming volume of data. By integrating Indonesian cultural perspectives with computing design, Potret reimagines digital photo archiving and retrieval—not merely as a means of organizing and preserving images but as a dynamic system that weaves together personal narratives, encouraging self-reflection and strengthening connections between past and present. |
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Prathamesh ShanbhagProject Title: Tewen: A Prompt-Based System for Context-Aware Website Generation |
Project Description: Tewen is a prompt-based system that enables users to generate fully functional, context-aware websites using simple text input. Rather than relying on predefined layouts or component libraries, Tewen leverages large language models to interpret prompts, generate full codebases in real time, and respond to iterative refinements. The system supports contextual input chaining, allowing users to build upon previous generations without starting from scratch. Additionally, it incorporates a version rollback mechanism for safer experimentation and guided exploration. Although still under active development, Tewen demonstrates the potential of AI to make website creation more conversational, efficient, and adaptable. It is particularly suited for designers, prototypers, educators, and developers seeking to accelerate the early stages of the web design process without sacrificing creative or technical control |