GOAL
The goal of UFind is to introduce beacon technology to the higher education realm in order to internationalize campus information for those who speak languages other than English, while also ensuring that campus information accessible for those who have receptive language impairments (auditory or visual).
CREDITS
- Principal Investigator: Gillian Lord
- Co-PIs: Sara González, Todd Digby
- Funding: UF Tech Fee grant, 2017
Prototype app development (VR for Social Good class students):
- Fall 2017: Gaurav Singh, Siddarth Gupta, Avinash Iyer, Jaimik Bhatt
- Spring 2018: ChampeBarton, Bradley Treuherz, Benjamin Lassley, Zach Shields
- Fall 2018: Jaime Casella, Marc Díaz, Tim Mai, Ashley Rocha
Language and translations (provided by UF students and faculty):
English
- Text: UF Cicerones
- Audio: Lori Lye
Spanish
- Text: Susana Braylan’s 2017 SPN3451 class
- Wilfredo Allen, Judy Bun, Nora Cao, Ana Casariego, Veronica Crespo, Mina Entessari, Karla Geigel, Mikaela Garcia, Brittney Gulino, Molly Maloney, Joseph Mijares, Stefany Panunzio, Veronica Pereira, Gabriel Pineda, Nicholas Pita, Grace Previte, Zane Price, Angela Rodriguez, Maria Romero, Brittany Valledor, Luis Zayas
- Audio: Gisella Silva
Portuguese
- Text: Andréa Ferreira’s 2018 POR3451 class
- Laura Borrero, Nicole Calderón Alvarez, Ruby Calvillo, Ashley Carvalho Aguiar, Alejandra Castro-Ariza, Olga Chamberlain, Madeline A. Cruz, Daniela De la Torre, Mathew Estima, Carmen L. Florez, Laura Henschel, John Hutton, Julian Lovreglio, Daniela Nicole Moreira, Megan Radney, Lorena Reis, Elisabeth Rios-Brooks, Luz Robinson, Jessica Valdés, Carol Zapert
- Audio: Andréa Ferreira
Haitian Creole
- Text: Dr. Ben Hebblethwaite’s 2019 class
- Amanda Brinton, Joseph Castor, Rebecca Henderson, Minerve Jean, Jonelle Joseph, Josette Joseph, Monica Louis-Jeune, Sansha Louis, Phamina Metayer, Diane Petit-Bois, Dahlia Pierre, Daniel Sarafan, Floraldine Timothee, Naomi Ulysse, Christiana Verdelus
- Audio: to come
[for more information, contact glord@ufl.edu]