Facilitating Narrative Play Through an Interactive Tapestry
This project brings together a local fiber artist, an engineer, and a game designer who will use touch responsive thread to create an interactive narrative tapestry that depicts the history, culture, and community of a West Philadelphia neighborhood.

• Tabitha Arnold
  Fiber Artist
  B.F.A., Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
• Rich Vallett
  Mechanical Engineering Research Assistant
  B.S./M.S., Drexel University
• Corey Arnold
  Project Manager, EGS
  B.A., Transylvania University, M.A., Villanova University

CanDeux: Turning Pennies into Real Change by Collecting and Selling Used Aluminum Cans in Smart, Accessible Kiosks
Inspired by the large amounts of waste college campuses and cities can produce, our team aims to continue the work began at PhillyCodefest 2018 and provide immediate, reactive feedback to incentivize recycling and prove that every can counts.

• Nicolena Stiles, Nikola Obradovic, and Becquerel Jones
  ECE - Computer Engineering
  Drexel University
• Jennifer Bondarchuk, Cameron Graybill, and Safa Aman
  CCI - Computer Science
  Drexel University
• Lily McClure
  Graphic Design
  Westphal College of Media & Arts, Drexel University

Map the Gap: Reducing the Burden of Local Housing Insecurity via Evidence-Informed Digital Design
Map the Gap is a digital tool that connects tenants, landlords, community-based organizations, government agencies, and other resources in Philadelphia by 1) providing personalized navigation of Philadelphia's housing system, 2) facilitating communication between parties, and 3) enabling service exchange (a local currency) to help Philadelphians (and eventually people in other cities across the U.S.) to live healthier lives in the midst of epidemic housing insecurity.

• Yvonne Michael
  Dornsife School of Public Health - Epidemiology
• D.S. Nicholas and Thanh My Nguyen
  Westphal College of Media Arts and Design - Design Research
• Samantha Stein
  University of Pennsylvania - College of Arts and Sciences
• Kristin Giordano
  Dornsife School of Public Health - Community Health and Prevention