They Built This: Project 42 creates a mind-blowing way to visualize information
At InceptionU, we are very proud of our learners and what they can accomplish in just six short months. It’s an intense deep dive into the world of coding, software development, critical thinking, teamwork and problem solving.
Over the course of the program they deepen their knowledge of programming and spend the last three months building an actual software program which they present on Demo Day. In this series, we introduce you to our learners and invite you to see for yourself their creativity, design skills, team work and problem-solving skills. These projects represent months of hard work and, ultimately, helped many of our learners connect and find jobs with some of Calgary’s leading tech companies. Enjoy and share this post with a friend or colleague who you think might find it interesting.
Who:
James Murphy, mechanical engineer and front end developer
Why:
This team set out to find a new way for organizations to share information such as instructions, webinars, tips, podcasts, etc. with employees or members. With programs such as Basecamp and Discord, information often gets buried making it difficult to find what you need in a timely fashion. This has a negative impact in that people either stop sharing information, stop looking for information or waste time asking other people to find it for them.
What they built:
Project 42 is a visual way to present large amounts of information - a Mind Map of information similar to a Google Map where you can zoom in to different conversations and topics. It’s a 2.5 dimension map that accepts diverse media including text, code, links, photos, video, etc. It’s based on a “trust model” which allows team members to share information easily and without red tape and bureaucracy. This team used the Mernstack to develop the product.
Take a look and see for yourself!
Facilitator’s comments: Al Del Deagan
“When they first came up with the idea, I was actually rolling my eyes thinking, you guys are diving into something you’re not going to enjoy. The zooming in and panning around function was a bell and whistle that I thought they would find a lot of trouble with. And, they did, James spent a lot of hours making that work.
At the time I couldn’t even see how this was going to be usable, and then they just blew my socks off. They were determined and they did it. I actually love it. What a great way to look at information. It’s a genius idea and I’m very proud of this team.”
