ECT Thesis Project Showcase- Spring 2026 by https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase Spring 2026 NYU | Educational Communications & Technology (LTXD & G4L graduates) en-us 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC 2026-05-18 04:52:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads-usc1.storage.googleapis.com/385366558/12894c78f05bafa6b462f4c81bd9cd84/Screenshot_2025_04_28_at_8_25_45_PM.png The ECT Video Showcase: Commenting from May 4-12th. ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258988 ❤️ Show Some Love — Upvote your favorite projects for public choice awards.

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]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258988 Abby Cleary - "MotionCare: Game-Based Stroke Rehabilitation" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258991 A motion-sensor tool that guides stroke patients through at-home motor recovery exercises with real-time feedback and clinician progress tracking.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258991 Srishty Bhavsar - "re:craft" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258992 re:craft helps users turn everyday materials into creative projects using AI-guided ideas, promoting hands-on making and sustainable reuse.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258992 Olivia Brown - "Interline: An Interactive Media Literacy Magazine" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258994 A self-directed magazine-style platform for adolescents exploring media literacy, online safety, and their own digital lives.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258994 Haiyue Cai - "NBA 2K:Limits and Promise for Basketball Learning" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258996 This thesis analyzes the educational potential and limits of using sports video games - the NBA 2k series as a learning tool for basketball learning

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258996 Lucy Castro - "Toothbot: An AI Robotic Brushing Companion" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258997 A robotic companion that helps kids build healthy brushing habits through play,guidance, and consistent routines, making brushing easier for families.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889258997 Selene Chang - "Learning Your Lore" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259000 Learning Your Lore is a game-based and situated narrative game where you learn a language through a story.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259000 Yu-Ri Stephanie Chang - "PulseStudio" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259001 PulseStudio combines wearable data, reflection, and AI to deliver personalized insights that support stress, recovery, and cognitive readiness.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259001 Boran Chen & Wang Liao - "Project Village" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259003 Project Village is a 2D pixel-art open-world simulation and role-playing game. Players will explore and learn through emergent gamplay.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259003 Xuanlin Chen - "Doppel AI: An AI UX Workplace Simulation" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259006 An AI-driven simulation where UX students collaborate with AI stakeholders in realistic workplace scenarios to complete product design tasks.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259006 Merry Cui & Kaixiang Lin Zhang - "MetriLearn" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259008 Turn learning behavior into actionable insight

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259008 Xiaoxiao Deng - "Cultural Friction in LMS Environments" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259010 Cultural Friction in LMS Environments: Instructor Configuration as Cultural Translation for Chinese International Students

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259010 Sherry Gao - "Bloom: Speak to Grow — Language Anxiety Relief" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259011 An emotional support app helping learners conquer foreign language anxiety with an AI companion, personalized chats, and a garden growing with you.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259011 Violet Grace - "Protest through Play" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259012 A narrative, choice-based game exploring protest and political resistance, allowing the player to navigate a scenario inspired by real-world movements

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259012 Sarah Doherty Granoff - "Electron Gods" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259013 A puzzle videogame designed to teach high school and college level chemistry students to make and understand Lewis Structures.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259013 Melody Hammer - "Real-Time Feedback for Handwriting Development" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259016 My thesis explores how real-time sensor data can support handwriting development and fine motor skill assessment.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259016 Penny Hays - "Things Are What We Make Of Them" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259018 What can aphantasia - inability to mentally visualize - reveal about diversity of mental representation and bias in cognitive theory?

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259018 Lourdes Keochgerien - "How do you say AI in English Language Learning? " ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259019 This research paper explores how artificial intelligence is currently applied in English Language Learning, its implications, and its future.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259019 Rowan Knutsen - "ArcheoSim " ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259021 A single player simulation game teaching the structure, experience, and importance of archaeology in the United States.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259021 Deqi Kong - "Philosophy Chess " ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259022 Exploring Philosophical Concepts through Interactive Narrative

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259022 Ranjani "Ranju" Krishna - "Koothu: Bridging Tamil American Cultural Gaps " ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259024 An event tracking and learning app empowering Tamil diaspora adults to reclaim South Indian celebrations — so culture feels like joy, not pressure.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259024 Ricca Lan - ""NYU International Student Healthcare Navigation" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259027 Designing a digital tool to help NYU international students better understand and navigate U.S. healthcare.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259027 Sixin Liang - ""Echo: AI-Empowered Emotional Support Tool" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259030 An AI-empowered app offering low-burden expression, guided reflection, and anonymous peer connection for international grad students.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259030 Qinyu Lin - "ScamSense" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259031 Emotion-aware platform improving scam detection through behavioral learning and AI guidance

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259031 Yuting Liu - "The Biomineral Garden as a Digital Somatic Mirror" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259032 BioMineral Garden replaces health app gamification with a digital somatic mirror, transforming daily dental hygiene into the polishing of "minerals".

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259032 Chi Wen (Michelle) Lo - "Glossary: A Streaming Language-Learning Extension" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259033 From Classroom Proficiency to Real-World Competence:

Designing a Language-Learning Chrome Extension for Slang, Culture, Authentic Use, and Motivation

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259033 Joshita Manohar - "Productive Failure in Early Childhood Puzzle Play" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259034 A within-subjects study examining how analog, digital, and hybrid puzzle play shapes frustration, recovery, and persistence in children ages 4–6.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259034 Jessica Masciovecchio - "StoryBuddy: AI-Powered Social Story Generator" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259035 StoryBuddy is an AI-powered, web-based tool designed to help educators create high-quality Social Stories.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259035 Maitreyi N - "Dishlore: Celebrating Family Recipes" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259036 Dishlore is a mobile app that helps families capture, preserve, and celebrate recipes as living heirlooms, in the voices of the people who made them.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259036 Ashish Noble - "Phono-Tactics: The IPA card game" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259037 Phono-Tactics is a strategic game where players build words, score combos and learn about human speech through play.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259037 Yesenia Peregrina - "Improving NYC Transit for Deaf & Hard of Hearing" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259039 Tackling the emotional and social friction that Deaf and hard of hearing passengers face when communicating on transit through an awareness campaign.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259039 Silvia Ramírez Granados - "Tiny Turns: Game for Caregivers & Little Explorers" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259040 Tiny Turns is a game app that turns public spaces into learning opportunities, sparking caregiver–child engagement through guided interactions daily.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259040 Qadira Razman-Hafidz - "Roots & Routes: A Guide to Remembering" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259041 A decolonial learning framework for diasporic communities exploring cultural history, used to inform a food packaging design project.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259041 Farong Ren - "AI-Driven Restaurant Training System" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259042 AI-driven microlearning for restaurant staff, embedding short training, practice, and feedback into daily workflows for faster, smarter onboarding.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259042 Tori Stroud - "Living Score: Personalized Music Pathways" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259043 Collaborative platform where music students interact with concert repertoire through personalized pathways, supported by adaptive AI tools.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259043 Ling Sui - "MixSense" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259044 A home cocktail experience that helps users decide what to make, explore their taste, and reflect on their preferences.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259044 George Wang - "Touvigation: Assistive Guidance for BLV Users" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259045 Touvigation is a wearable system that translates AI perception into actionable, body-centered guidance for BLV navigation.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259045 Tiffany Wang - "Augmented Reality Experience in Physics" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259046 My thesis explores how AR can create interactive tools that let students experience and learn scientific concepts in physical space.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259046 Zhengyang Xie & Zhaonan Xu & Zichong Xu - "ARC---Exotics Care And Learning" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259047 ARC is a learning game that teaches exotic animal care through interactive tasks, addressing misconceptions and promoting safe, responsible behavior.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259047 Tian Xing - "Bebop puzzle" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259048 An ear-training puzzle game where players listen to bebop melodies and assemble the correct melodic pieces.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259048 Rachel Xu - "Signal Residue: The Afterlife of Digital Use" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259049 An everyday gesture activates a system where devices gradually dissolve, making the material consequences of digital convenience visible.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259049 Shengkai Xu - "AI Debugging Coach for beginner programmers" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259050 This AI-powered debugging coach is integrated into VS Code to help beginner programmers learn to debug.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259050 Chenyu Ye & Heyi Zhang- "In Passing" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259051 A voice-based conversation game for adult English learners, using low-pressure talks with AI passengers to support confidence and longer speaking.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259051 Ruolin Zhang - "PIVOT: a Progressive In-View Overlay for Text" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259053 PIVOT places AI help next to what you're reading, like your own sticky notes, so you stay focused instead of jumping between tabs.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259053 Yuanyiyi Zhou - "Feedforward-opoly" ectnyu https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259054 Roll. Reflect. Level up. Feedforward-opoly makes learning to give great feedback competitive, collaborative, and actually fun.

]]> 2026-04-28 17:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ectnyu/Spr2026_Thesis_Showcase/wish/3889259054