May 07, 2020
By Victoria Grdina
Outstanding students in the 2019-20 Senior Design class were honored at a special virtual celebration event on April 30.
Senior Design students were recognized for their exceptional work in the course over the last year.
Congratulations to all our winners! Here is the complete list of award recipients:
Gold Award
Winning team: HABIT-VR, UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute
Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy (HABIT) is a therapy technique used to improve the motor actions of children with Cerebral palsy (CP). Our project aimed to create a game that emulated HABIT therapy in a VR escape room to improve upon the engagement and enjoyment of patients. We delivered a game far larger than a single room; complete with narrative, progression, difficulty scaling, accessibility, replayability; not forgetting the core goal of therapy even once.
Team members:
Ethan Penn, Squad Lead, Product Manager
Ryan Soto, Development Manager
Grant Bosley, Developer
Kyle Hadwiger, Developer
James Murray, Developer
Chase Pearson, Developer
Jeron Robke, Developer
Demetrius Sigowa, Developer
Jared Svoboda, Developer
Brock Williams, Developer
Platinum Award
Winning team: baldorf, Mystic Rhoads Productions
baldorf is a game designed by the Mystic Rhoads Productions charity where a player bounces a ball against a door to score points in a fast-paced competitive sport. Our team was challenged to design baldorffor mobile and desktop devices to raise awareness for the Mystic Rhoads charity. The team’s solution took advantage of Unity’s intuitive game design software as well as easy access to exporting to multiple devices.
Team members:
Syrus Bomberger, Squad Lead, Development Manager
Mac Ozanne, Product Manager
Christian Berck, Developer
Joseph Storf, Developer
Kevin Nguyen, Developer
Rock Star Students
Individual recognition of outstanding work leading and contributing to the overall final product and growth of their team members.
Nominees:
• Ethan Borden
• Robin Bouma
• Ethan Bütt
• Max Danley
• Youssef Fathy
• Conner Hallett
• Jacob Hansen
• Maggie Harder
• Devin Hastings
• Brandon Huettner
• Brooke Lampe
• Vu Mai
• Phillip Nguyen
• Ethan Penn
• Adrian Pilkington
• Brennan Roberson
• Adam Schlichtmann
• Reid Stagemeyer
• Joseph Storf
• Jared Svoboda
• Peyton Tanzillo
• Logan Uhlir
• Brock Williams
• Gage Zitler
Honorable Mention:
• Ethan Borden, CSE-Vuran
• Robin Bouma, CSE-Pierobon
• Ethan Bütt, NE Environmental Trust
• Youssef Fathy, Painless Prep
• Jacob Hansen, NDOL
• Maggie Harder, NE Environmental Trust
• Brandon Huettner, NE Family Dentistry
• Brooke Lampe, Hoffman Strategy Group
• Vu Mai, NU ITS
• Phillip Nguyen, HCC
• Ethan Penn, UNMC MMI
• Adrian Pilkington, Hoffman Strategy Group
• Adam Schlichtmann, The Bay
• Reid Stagemeyer, USDA-NRCS
• Joseph Storf, Mystic Rhoads
• Jared Svoboda, UNMC MMI
• Peyton Tanzillo, Regular Phil
• Logan Uhlir, GC Image
• Brock Williams, UNMC MMI
Winners:
• Ethan Bütt, NE Environmental Trust
• Youssef Fathy, Painless Prep
• Maggie Harder, NE Environmental Trust
• Brandon Huettner, NE Family Dentistry
• Brooke Lampe, Hoffman Strategy Group
• Phillip Nguyen, Holland Computing Center
• Ethan Penn, UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute
• Adrian Pilkington, Hoffman Strategy Group
• Joseph Storf, Mystic Rhoads Productions