If you've been to the LUCI lab recently, you may have noticed a bunch of blue post-its on the walls of the 5th floor. Those are the proposed locations for a bunch (19) of modified PSPs that we are planning on deploying for the building dedication as a navigation system. If all goes well with regard to funding and technology, we are going to ramp this up to a total of ~70 displays on the 5th floor plus an information kiosk at the elevator.

There are a lot of opportunities to help us with this, plus a lot of opportunities to use the hardware for your research. We could really use some local help to roll this out by the 20th. Nick Noack is spearheading the charge and is coordinating volunteers. Here are the immediate needs:

* Display Driver - Develop the code to run each mini display device
- Develop in C/C++
- Involves network coding and basic graphics (in a style similar to OpenGL)

* Server - Develop the backend to handle navigation, administration, and display control
- Develop in Java
- Network & server coding
- Web interface for administration

* Large Touchscreen Driver - Develop the interface for selecting destination & displaying events
- Provide user interface to system & server
- Language & toolkits unknown.

If you are local and interested in helping us develop this application, or would like more info, please contact Nick (nnoack AT ics.uci.edu)
Thanks.
-Don