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Matthew Wempe – 2D RPG Video Game ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project is a top down Two-Dimensional (2D) Role-playing (RP) dungeon crawler game. The player takes control of a mage who traverses through dungeon levels while encountering challenging enemies and bosses. Along their journey, players can expect to collect gold and gain experience which can be used to level up their health and skills. For players to advance to the next dungeon level, they will have to complete certain objectives. These objectives vary from defeating a certain number of enemies to solving puzzles.

Jonah King – 3-D Space Shooter ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project used Unity, Visual Studio, and C#. Unity is a game development software that uses a sophisticated UI to make programming for games a much more manageable task. It makes it easier to hookup different prefabs to code Scripts and then develop scenes that a user can play out in a game. This project also used Unities Asset store to get all of the models and sound bites that were used in the project. C# was used because Unities scripts are meant to be constructed using C# and defaults to Visual studio which automagically connects the code you construct to the physical game.

Andal & Tibayan – 3D Video Conference Parts 1 and 2 ​

  • Documentation Part 1
  • Documentation Part 2
  • Abstract: 3D Video Conferencing is a program designed to utilize two DirectShow compatible web cameras to create a more "immersive" and 3D experience for the party participating in a video conference. The frames from each of the web cameras rapidly interleaving are outputted to the user's screen. Using eDimensional's LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) shutter glasses, the interleaving frames create the illusion of 3D.

Austin Richards – A Tour of Cryptography ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: Block Ciphers allow the output result to be approximately the same size as the message, rounded up (like a ceiling function) to the nearest whole block. The current trend in block sizes tend to be about 64 bits, with the forecast of increasing this to 128 bits. Block Ciphers tend to operate at a reasonable speed, yet offer reasonable protection at the same time.

Christopher Corbett – Analysis and Design ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The Capital Way Food Mart in Springfield, SC uses a very outdated and inefficient system of carrying out all of its pump reconciliations from day to day. This design will enable the store to automate their system – allowing them to keep better records.

Christopher Aumen – Arbiter ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project will implement a framework for conducting a programming competition at a local level, specifically on the Charleston Southern University Campus. The goal is to provide a system that the university's competitive programming team can use to hone their skills for the competitions that they compete in.

Ashley Ward – Gifting Made Easy Parts 1 and 2 ​

Benji Powell – Senior Portfolio and Clouded Horizons ​

  • Documentation of Portfolio
  • Documentation of Clouded Horizons
  • Abstract: The basic idea of this project is that of a console role-playing game with an original storyline that pits the player against the forces of an ancient being. The project was created using several different pieces of software, including: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, XNA Game Studio 2.0 add-on for Visual Studio, Microsoft Cross-Platform Audio Creation Tool (XACT), Title Studio, Macromedia Fireworks.

Mike Havens – BitMangler ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: BitMangler is an audio plugin utilizing Steinberg's Virutal Studio Technology (VST) interface. The VST standard has been adopted as one of the top three plugin formats for digital audio workstations (DAWs). BitMangler is an effect VST whose primary feature is 'BitMangling', an original take on traditional bitcrushing algorithms. BitMangler also applies traditional delay and single pole low-pass filter algorithms on the west signal.

Brett Bryant – Senior Portfolio Review ​

Kappel & Mejia-Rocha – Buccaneer Backroads ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The purpose of this project is to create an outlet for CSU students to find an alternative way to interact with the city that they live in. The Buccaneer Backroads web application not only offers food, but other activities such as shopping and group friendly things so that there is something suitable for everyone.

Jeff Schimizze – Business Department Student Advisement Database ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The system is to provide a faculty advisor the ability to properly lay out the courses to be used by an undergraduate business student at CSU.

Mirko Mandic – CD Collection ​

Kaitlyn Vinson – Chainmaille Calculation App ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This application is to be used by chainmaille artists to assist them in calculating the exact quantity of rings to use for a project. The calculation portion of the application shows the user the open and closed rings that they will need so they can prepare the rings, making the weave more efficient. The appliction also allows users to keep an inventory of their rings, granting the user the ease of knowing they have enough rings for projects, or showing them when they need to order more. The users can update their ring counts to match their inventory or when they purchase more rings. The final page of the application contains instructions on how to do some common weaves to remind the user. Each instruction set has detailed images as well as written out steps on how to create the weave.

Chris Nuhn – Senior Portfolio Parts 1-3 ​

Chris Nuhn – Data Quality and Zipf's Law ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This program outputs how well a certain set of data fits to Zipf's law based on the correlation to a line. The user is able to give this program a .txt file with data in numerical form and outputs the correlation, as well as being able to create a .xls file that can be easily graphed. As part of the research involved with this project, the program is able to create errors in the data in order to see if those outliers can be spotted. The program is able to randomly generate corrupt data two separate ways, allowing for more accurate comparisons to be made.

Chris Gilbert – Church App Parts 1-3 ​

  • Documentation Part 1
  • Documentation Part 2
  • Documentation Part 3
  • Abstract: The concept was to create an app to allow church members to stay up-to-date with the church. It would also allow users to watch the sermons wherever they are, in addition to keep track of which sermons have been watched, allow users to search for a past sermon, and provide a summary of each sermon. It would also provide the user with information about the church.

Carla Contreras – Civics Quiz ​

Andrew Matthews – Client Server Texas Hold'Em ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: A client-server Texas Hold'Em card game with an AI component. A first player will run the server-side application in which they can choose for three other players to be either AI or client players. The server-side application will then wait until all clients have connected before starting the game. On the client-side application, upon starting the application, the player will have to enter the IP address of the server-side application, upon starting the application, the player will have to enter the IP address of the server-side application. The port number is hard coded into both sides as 3000, and the server-side application is configured to accept any IP address trying to connect. Once the number of clients to connect is equal to the amount specified at the start screen, the game will then proceed for all parties.

Joe Boros – COINS Network Overhaul ​

Derick Beckwith – COINS Senior Project ​

Brown & Harrell – College 4 Less ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: College4Less is an online store designed for college students to purchase laptop computers.

Jay Cooke – Course Evaluations ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The primary business benefits obtained by a new course evaluation system will increase efficiency and productivity. The most obvious benefits will be 1) eliminating the need for multiple manual entry of the data 2) reduce errors resulting from manual multiple input by 100% 3) reduce the need for future hiring in Admissions and Administration 4) result on cost efficiency associated with the increased productivity of the staff 5) accessibility provided by increased use of the internet 6) reduce labor hours of staff from 150-200 hours to 20 hours 7) increase response rate from 67% to 100%, 8) reduce costs from $2,100 to $1,650 per year for supplies and 9) retain anonynous course evaluations.

Brian Cowan – Dalek Invaders ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: Dalked Invaders is a retro styled game based off of the popular British Broadcasting Company television show, Doctor Who. Doctor Who began broadcasting on November 23, 1963 and has become one of the most popular shows in the world in the past fifty years. Famous for its cheesy lines, old fashioned 1970s style graphics and special effects, and a mysterious alien who travels the universe through space and time, making a Space Invaders type of game and meshing it with Doctor Who seemed to make perfect sense. This project was created using Java and implementing JFrame, JPanel, and Canvas.

Sydney Garling – Danger with Digital Forensics Parts 1-3 ​

  • Documentation Part 1
  • Documentation Part 2
  • Documentation Part 3
  • Abstract: Safely deleting sensitive data from non-volatile data storage before refurbishing is a persistent problem as many programs exist to recover information. Furthermore, recent publications like McAfee's report, The Hidden Data Economy, provide monetary amounts for certain sensitive information, like estimated prices per payment card number provide with CVV2. This paper determines the possibility of individuals benefitting from the selling and illegal use of information. This research includes the probability and accessibility of recoverable personal and sensitive information from flash drives after individuals dispose of them believing that the information can no longer be retrieved or viewed. Sensitive information includes, but is not limited to, credit cards numbers, phone numbers, addresses, and social security numbers.

Dave Coons – Senior Project Parts 1 and 2 ​

Wilson Holiday – Desk Lamp and Phone Application ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The name of this Senior Project is the LovellLight system. It consists of the LovellLight itself (made up of 3-D printed parts, a gooseneck lamp neck with lampshade, and many electronics components that are inside of the lamp that keep it running), as well as a companion phone app called the LovellLight Companion (LLC). The system works by having power provided to the light source and Arduino in the lamp through ports on the side, and using the app to either search for the Bluetooth in the lamp for pairing in an unpaired list, or choose the lamp for pairing through a paired list. Once the user has pressed on the list item containing the information for the user, the user waits for the connection to go through, and is then brought to a screen that allows them to change the LovellLight's light setting to their likings. Due to the nature of the gooseneck lamp part and the unlimited colors that the user can create, the LovellLight's system is entirely based around flexibility and practicality.

Daniel Helton – DHTML Inc. Parts 1 and 2 ​

Walter Browning – Dream Weaver Parts 1-5 ​

Dru Sepulveda – Parts 1 and 2 ​

Tim Coker & John Varnadore – ESS System Parts 1-3 ​

Kyle Addy – Factory Simulator Sandbox Game ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project is a video game where the only way to interact with the environment is through robots that the player builds and programs to perform different tasks. This game is enjoyable and helps teach the basic knowledge of any programming language such as If Else statements, For Loops, and While Loops. It does this by using "programming blocks" that the user organizes in any order, which each robot will then use as a list of commands to follow.

Noah Shuler – FitnessJust4You! ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: It is a fitness website to help others lose or gain weight in a healthy way.

Jeffrey Havens – GED Phone ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: Although 90% of American adults own a cell phone, only 64% own a smartphone. Those feature phone users have voice and SMS services, but lack the myriad of non-communication features smartphones provide. This project implements a way to communicate with a server through SMS in order to receive information not otherwise readily available. A user sends an SMS message containing commands to a predefined phone number. The commands, taking the form of a textual user interface, are evaluated by a Python program running on a web server.

Michael Lord – Gesture Recognition and Control ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project aims to create a method of controlling a standard computer through the use of gestures such as waving a hand to the left to page through the documents. To make the system as user friendly and cost efficient as possible, the project aims to use nothing more than a standard webcam to provide this functionality. Potential applications of the project include byt are not limited to controlling a computer courser, video game simulations, specific software navigation and further knowledge or research into the concepts of facial recognition and electronic recognition of emotions. The project can potentially lead to new and advanced ideas or improvements in many realms of computer science.

Michia Rohrssen – Google Abuser ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The main goal of the Google Abuser is to reverse engineer the rankings of a specific keyword and provide suggestions on how to increase the rankings of your website. This has many commercial and personal applications.

Oscar Smalls Jr. – Home and Away Bear ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The goal of this project is to create a device that can be used with a home computer and at a museum or similar type of attraction equipped to communicate with the device. The device will be in the form of a bear to appeal to children. When the device is used at home with software that can communicate with the device, it will wirelessly provice a unique computer experience where the device and the computer speak to each other in response to the user's choices on the computer screen. If the device is taken to an attraction with exhibits that can communicate with it, the device will tell the user about the exhibit in the attraction when the device passes by that exhibit.

Tameka Huger and Amanda Ringer Project ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This database is intended to keep records of the current mission trip opportunities available to the church. The database will allow users to search for trips according to the location and cost. It will also record the age range for which this trip is the most appropriate, and a short summary description of the trip. This database will house contact information for each individual trip. The organization through which the trip is being made, the appropriate contact person, and a phone number will also be made available. A search may also be done by organizations. For instance, if an individual would like to go on a trip sponsored by a specific organization, a search may be done by organization.

Aryan Dale and Corin Blake- Institutional Effectiveness Committee ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: Institutional Effectiveness Committee (IEC) of Charleston Southern University is responsible for tracking the assessment standards of each academic department and their supporting sections. These standards are used during the accreditation review process to measure overall improvement of each department. Currently the standards are typed into a word document and printed before being submitted as official criteria. Also, there is not a center storage location for the word documents. The IEC has expressed a need to automate the "IEC worksheet", and store the electronic files on a centrally located database.

Brandon Caddow-Young – Internet Controlled Car ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The objective was to transform a radio frequency remote controlled car with a limited range into a radio frequency internet controlled car with an 'unlimited range'. Another objective was to enable the user to control the vehicle from a number of different devices using various different methods of communication.

Jackson Crist – Interstella Synth VST ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The project is a virtual synthesizer plug-in using the Virtual Studio Technology (VST) framework, whuich was released by Steinberg in 1996. It is an audio plug-in interface for use with Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) programs like FL Studio, Ableton, or Cubase. VSTs use DSP, or Digital Signal Processing, to stimulate synthesizer/effects hardware, like a synth or compressor.

Justin Andre – iOS5 Development Essentials ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The purpose of this project is to learn to develop applications for iPhones and iPads using the iOS 5 SDK. The process by which this will occur is through converting online and written tutorials into a media library that can be used for reference and teaching purposes. This will be done using the iPhone iOS 5 Development Essentials book by Neil Smyth.

Justin Andre – Senior Portfolio ​

Justin Jenkins and Josiah Vergonio – iPhone RC Car ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project will use an iPhone/iPod Touch to view live video feed from a wireless video camera and control the movemement from the Radio Controlled (R/C) Car.

Jason Davis – Mobile Ad Hoc Networking ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: A mobile ad hoc network consists of wireless mobile hosts that communicate with each other in the absence of a fixed infrastructure. A few characteristics of the mobile ad hoc network (MANET) consists of having wireless connections, being self-organized, and having no fixed infrastructure. There are many people who can all automobile drivers. There are many approaches that attempt to make ad hoc networking efficient and optimal as possible. One algorithm that has been proposed is Multicast flooding. Flooding is said by many to be the simplest multicast routing algorithm. Flooding can be used to deliver packets to nodes within a location-based multicast group. Another algorithm is the location-based multicast algorithm, which uses multicast flooding with a defined forwarding zone. There are several proposed schemes that attempt to improve accuracy of multicast delivery and the overhead of the multicast delivery, although there is a trade-off between accuracy and overhead.

Joshua Joseph – Joseph & Sons ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This database is used to electronically keep track of estimates given by Joseph and Sons Termite and Pest Control and customers who the estimates are given to.

Josiah Vergonio – Senior Portfolio Parts 1 and 2 ​

Karen Thurston – Senior Project Milestones ​

Katherine Rodreick – Senior Portfolio ​

Kevin Rutkowski ​

Aleisha Vrooman – Kids' Jukebox USA parts 1 and 2 ​

  • Documentation Part 1
  • Documentation Part 2
  • Abstract: Kids JukeBox USA knows that in order to remain competitive with personalized CD's for children, they must have a working webpage that allows users to order available merchandise. Specifically, there must be a user friendly website in order for the users to search easily and to order their product with a reliable database. Also, the variety of product and customized systems should be considered for the customer. A system will be created which lets the user choose from a variety of different CD's, storybooks, etc., with a variety of names to insert into each CD. This system will also allow input of the customer's personal information so that shipping and billing is possible.

Randall & Garbeil – Lessons in Information Quality ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This report outlines the Computer and Information Systems department's part of a thirty-week grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded based on an application by Dr. Sessions. This grant is an effort by Dr. Sessions to continue her valuable work by creating an example or demonstration of analysis tools and the reasons they should be used. By applying rigorous mathematical analysis of data sets, it should be possible to greatly reduce the incidents of hours lost due to bad data. The continuation of the work to set the next stage is actually using the processes developed by Dr. Sessions. Before this can happen, small Law Enforcement agencies must be convinced that Information Quality Assessments are not a waste of their time. Small agencies are strapped for time and man-power and thus are not easily swayed to use these tools. The idea of showing them how bad data can effectively waste days of time in the form of training type videos and web pages.

Marcus Alexander and Joshua Satterfield – Lock ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: In this project it was investigated how to wirelessly lock and unlock a door with off the shelf parts. The goal of this project is to create a system that is both affordable and secure for future homes. An Arduino, Arduino Wi-Fi Shield With Android as the platform was used. A protocol was designed that utilizes the transport layer protocol UDP for communication betweem an Android smartphone and the platform. We are able to successfully lock and unlock a door wirelessly. There are isssues remaining to be resolved. The form factor needs to be reduced for better integration with the user's door. Integrating with the Touch-ID API for added security in case of a lost device must be accomplished as well. This will be a step to avoiding storing the key on the mobile device, increasing safety.

Matthew Buchanan – Senior Defense ​

Meagin Arrocha ​

Chris Angura – Meta Directory Services (MDS) ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The objective of this research paper is to try to reveal what Meta Directory Services (MDS) are and the crucial role they have in an IT infrastructure and in Business. The paper mentions what qualities are required from a provider of MDS. The solutions provided by MDS ought to significantly reduce the costs of managing all the directories and databases in the enterprise and provide the enabling technology benefits of a Corporate Directory (CD) for B2B commerce and eBusiness.

Michael Lord ​

Michia Rohrssen – Parts 1 and 2 ​

Milleina Ohara – Money Planner ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: MoneyPlanner is a personal finance planner for anyone that wants to keep their finances organized simple and easy. Features like keeping track of expenses and income and creating a budget plan for future expenses can help users manage their finances better. Other special features of this app include customizable categories and saving goals features.

James Openshaw – Multimedia Player's Assistant Parts 1 and 2 ​

Dave Coons ​

  • Multiple Axis Rendered Interface
  • Abstract: Multiple Axis Rendered Interface (MARIE) is an attempt to utilize modern digital devices to explore what the next generation of desktop computer user interfaces can offer. Marie ditches the conventional 'desktop' approach to interacting with the OS, and tries to re-imagine what kind of user interface would seem natural. I finally decided on a room that would function as a virtual world that the user could navigate through.
  • Superfetch and Readyboost

Chad Droze – Music Unlimited Parts 1 and 2 ​

  • Documentation Part 1
  • Documentation Part 2
  • Abstract: A project to provide a quick and efficient way to create, manage, and track orders received for a Disc Jockey business. In addition, the system will allow users to compuerize the music and other equipment used for the business, which will give total knowledge of and about a user's inventory.

Jason Anderson – OG Sportswear ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: A website to expand a sportswear company's customer base, to be able to shop and choose uniforms and colors that they would like to purchase from the privacy of their homes 24 hours a day/7 days a week.

Karen Thurston – On Course ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: A system that uses Q-Sort Methodology (McKeown & Thomas, 1988) to evaluate University courses by automating the analysis of the evaluations, store and manipulate the evaluation data, and generate valuable reports on progress.

Joshua Blount – Online Grade Book Parts 1 and 2 ​

  • Documentation Part 1
  • Documentation Part 2
  • Abstract: The purpose of this is to have an online report card database to provide schools an easy ans secure way to store their data, and allow parents to see how their children are doing throughout the entire school year. It will also allow teachers and parents to communicate on a daily basis about the child's education instead of waiting for PTA meetings or other appointments. It would also be a bridge to a gap between parents and their children's education by getting them involved and letting them know how their children are doing and what they can do to help.

Oscar Smalls Jr. – Senior Portfolio Parts 1-3 ​

Christopher Wyant – Parental Keylogger Parts 1 and 2 ​

  • Documentation Part 1
  • Documentation Part 2
  • Abstract: The purpose of this project was to create a key logging program for parents to install on their children's computer. Children are often unaware of the dangers that can occur when using computers and especially the internet. Personal information can easily be shared and stolen then used in ways children would not know. It was important to make the setup of the program easy for parents and also allow customization to get the best results for the parent's specific needs. Once the program is installed, it will track keys pressed and take screen shots when "Danger Words" are typed. The program will then send the results to the parent who will need an easy and convenient way to view the results which is why the Parental Logger Viewer was created. Parents are often unaware of what children know and are capable of doing. This program helps them see what the child types when using the computer. The benefit of a program like this is that the parents has complete proof when and if the need to confront the child arises. The parent can show exactly what was typed and can show the child the image relating to the specific word typed assuming this word is a part of the Danger Words list.

PJ Neidlinger – Performance Model Calculator ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project is a basketball statistics program that will be able to compute statistics basketball of all levels. Using a player's points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, three pointers made, turnovers, field goals made, field goals attempted, free throws made, and free throws attempted, the program will generate a single value that will be a representation of how well the player performed for a game or set of games. This project will be a fully functional web application that users will be able to visit on the internet.

Eric Foster – Portfolio Review Parts 1 and 2 ​

James Carter – RBC inc Inventory control ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The purpose of this project is to provide a faster and more efficient means of keeping inventory of raw materials. Should record materials received, materials issued to jobs, and unused materials returned to inventory.

Rebecca Randall – Senior Portfolio ​

Michelle Duffy – Ritmo ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: Ritmo (meaning "rhythm" in Spanish) is a Windows Form program written in C# designed to play audio by utilizing the nAudio library. It was created using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 on a computer running Windows 7. The goal of this project was to create a program outside the classroom setting and develop it through the entire process from concept to completion while learning and using an open-source library.

Anthony Johnson – Schedule Builder ​

Joshua Dantzler ​

Justin Jenkins ​

Marcus Williams ​

Markowitz Frost ​

  • Documentation Senior Portfolio
  • Documentation Touchless SDK
  • Abstract: A significant portion of the technology world is aware of the Microsoft Kinect, designed for Xbox 360, and what features it offers to developers and users. These same people are also aware of the effort Microsoft has put towards advertising the possibility of what the Kinect can do and what it has to offer the world. They recently released a Kinect SDK for Windows to allow users to explore the possibilities of the hardware which included integrating it with Windows 7/8. The disadvantage behind this is that a developer woudl have to purchase an expensive piece of hardware to gain this functionality. The purpose behind this project is to allow users or developers to use the hardware already included as standard in most computers to perform similar functions. You would be able to use your webcam to control Windows 7/8 in the same manner as you would if you were using a touch screen, but the cost for the extra hardware would not be necessary.

Stephen Thackston ​

Jezreel Wilson ​

Christopher Wyant ​

Steven Garbeil ​

Jared Dingus, Sandeep Reddy, and Paul Stubblefield – Senior Project Defense ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: A database that will contain the names of the men and women's tennis team players at CSU, their results, player statistics, and recruiting information.

Igor Smirnov – Senior Project Design ​

Richard Drummond – Solving Games Using AI ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project focuses on using Artificial Intelligence along with a Genetic algorithm in order to evolve to play the games Flappy Bird and Snake. The games used are not the original versions; however, they have been coded to replicate their mechanics and playstyles. The "brain" of the program will evolve over time and make educated decisions in order to progress itself through these games. These decisions are based on a reward system as well as associated weights and biases within the neural network. The AI is rewarded for its progression and punished for mistakes.

Wendy Stengel – Sudoku Puzzle Solving Robot ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project has two main components: a C++ program that efficiently solves all 9x9 Sudoku puzzles and a robot capable of writing the digits 1-9, as well as a few letters. The robot was built using Lego Mindstorms NXT 2.0, and the code for its motion was written in NXC (Not Exactly C).

Angela Washington and Ananth Raghuraman – System Profile Parts 1-5 ​

Taylor Perry – Senior Portfolio ​

David McLaughlin – Unity ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: Unity is a cross-platform Game Engine used to make games for consoles, PCs and websites. Unity developers either use C# or JS to develop games.

Chase Freshwater and William Conroy – Unreal Engine 4 ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project is a game that is best described as Rogue-Light Third-Person Shooter. Rogue-Light as a genre refers to games with non-continuous gameplay sessions "runs" that are based on a combination of skilled play from the players challenges and boons. Third-Person Shooter refers to gameplay that involves an over-the-shoulder camera view on a player character that is equipped with ranged or melee attacks aimed by the player's cursor.

Kristin Lewis – Vendor Management System Parts 1 and 2 ​

  • Documentation Part 1
  • Documentation Part 2
  • Abstract: The Vendor Management system (VMS) is an application bringing together procurement, contracts, accounting personnel and vendors to set up vendors in a way that is visible across areas of the company, accurately capturing all required data for compliance, and keeping it as simple as possible for SCRA associates and vendors.

Katherine Rodreick – VHDL Tutorials Parts 1-3 ​

Thomas Finch – Virtual Reality Tour ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: Google Cardboard is one of the newest technologies to hit the market. This allows the user to interact with apps to play games, take tours, and view photos in a virtual environment. Building upon this form of interaction, the Charleston Southern University Virtual Tour of Campus app allows users to take a tour of this beautiful campus. In this study, it will be determined if there is a significant difference in the performance of this app with first time users utilizing Google Cardboard and the touch screen on android based phones. This study will analyze both the time required to navigate through the campus and the number of errors committed using both forms of interaction. In addition to this, the participants will provide valuable feedback on their experience and the preferences when interacting with the app. From this data, it can be determined that both methods of interaction for first time users perform similarly, but Google Cardboard provides a more enjoyable, fuller experience.

Joshua Dickard – Vote Data Center ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: Election administrators rely heavily on data. Voter registration, election results, precinct demographics, geographic data. All of these are vital to how we allot resources that will efficiently serve our voters. Unfortunately, this data is often hard to read and it is often impossible to understand trends or compute projections. Data Visualization for Election Administration seeks to help Erection Administrators make better use of the data we have available while at the same time show what further reports and data extraction might be necessary. The long-term goal of this project is to build user-friendly charts and graphs that is used to gather trends, identify areas of concern, and ultimately increase the accuracy of our resource management.

Sean Hayes – With It (2008) ​

  • Documentation Part 1
  • Documentation Part 2
  • Power Point
  • Abstract: This is a solo music analysis tool use by instrumentalists to improve and enhance their performance skill. The user is able to play along with the program which analyzes the notes of the instrument via a microphone. As the program analyzes the sound in real time, it determines the current pitch, as well as any variations in the intonation, measured in hertz. It also determines basic rhythms played by the musician. The user can load a MIDI file containing a solo and then play it while viewing the music on the screen. As the musician plays, the sound is captured. processed, and displayed in real time. The user can subsequently see how accurately he or she performed the piece. To assist the musician, a digital tuner, as well as a metronome, may be employed as part of the program and used simultaneously with the other features. In the future, the program will display a score based on pitch. intonation, and rhythm accuracy.

Cary Humphries – XB Monitor Parts 1 and 2 ​

  • Documentation Part 1
  • Documentation Part 2
  • Abstract: The XbMonitor program is a software-based system created for the Xantrex” XW series of products. The Xantrex XW products are used to control renewable energy and backup power systems. These Xantrex XW products communicate with each other through a built-in controller area network called Xanbus. The XbMonitor program is designed to connect directly to the Xanbus network by using a simple USB connection and an Apox USB to CAN converter. When connected to the network the program is able to discover, monitor, and communicate with all attached devices from a single connection point while displaying almost real-time data in a user friendly graphical display.

Carlos Ocasio Rodriguez – Xecure Password Manager ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: The project is a password manager application for Windows computers used to securely store and manage log in credentials. It uses a ‘master’ password to provide access into the users account with all the records and credentials. The application also has connectivity to a MySQL database that is used to securely store the users information. In order to protect the information in the database the application uses the well-established AES 256 encryption standard and the SHA 256 hashing algorithm. Additionally, the users have the option to generate unique and complex passwords for every record entered. Users will also have the option of entering their own passwords and the application will guide them every step of the way. The application can also copy a record’s password into the computers clipboard. This password will then be wiped from the clipboard after fifteen seconds or if the user closes the application. Lastly, the program has features that allows users to reset their “master” password and email if they forget it or wish to change it.

Michael Wilcome – XNA Card Game ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: XNA Game Studio is an add-on for Visual Studio that allows programmers to create games in C#. It comes with a few basic methods which allow the programmer to efficiently set up a game the way they want to.

Yon Meyer – Y.M. Inc. ​

Eric Foster – Zipf's Law ​

  • Documentation
  • Abstract: This project builds on earlier work by Chris Nuhn and Dr. Valerie Sessions, who studied how introducing small amounts of error into five datasets affected data quality and outlier analysis. It expands their research by adding seven more datasets (for a total of twelve) and introducing a new approach that tests data completeness by removing percentages of data instead of corrupting it. The project applies Nuhn's original scripts to the new datasets and uses newly developed scripts to evaluate the effects of missing data. Although the completeness analysis did not reveal a reliable method for identifying outliers in power law or Zipfian distributions, it produced results that may support future research.