On April 2nd 2019, four OCAD U Graduate students presented their research in three minutes or less, competing for the top prize in this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. After long and thoughtful deliberation, our panel of guest judges declared the winners:
1st Place $750 Winner: Uttara Ghodke
Inclusive Design
The Cross-Sensory Globe: Co-designing a 3D Audio-Tactile Globe Prototype for Blind and Low-Vision Users to Learn Geography
2nd Place $300 Winner: Alana Boltwood
Strategic Foresight and Innovation
Making and using large models of complex systems: The Poverty Reduction Model
People’s Choice: $100 Winer: Uttara Ghodke
Uttara Ghodke will go on to represent OCAD U at the 2019 Provincial Finals 3MT Competition at McMaster University on Wednesday, April 17th, 2019. Uttara will receive $850 and travel support to attend the provincial finals.
Honourable mentions to all of the OCAD U 3MT competitors:
Jad Rabbaa
Digital Futures
MRsive: Enhancing Navigation and Engagement in Museums
Yiyi Shao
Digital Futures
RABBOT - Exploring Shared Awareness in Virtual Reality
Many thanks to our panel of judges:
Richard Fung
David McIntosh
Suzanne Morrissette
And many thanks to Dean Ashok Mathur and David Bateman