So after stumbling about like a live frog after dissections with its innards falling out for about 3 weeks, it seems that our group (SSE or TIPS) finally has a direction. After talking with IBM, our sponsor, and having a rather fruitful discussion session, we came upon the bright idea of traffic control during meal times as a project. This idea basically tackles the annoying problem of waiting for 30 minutes in line to get into the dining room, waiting for another 15 for your food, and then finally having no where to sit so you end up eating in the corner like an antisocial jerk but I digress. Oh, and if you live in PAR, tack on another 10 minutes to the numbers. Anyways the point is to better distribute the traffic throughout the entire meal time and also provide access to this "traffic" information to every student. Of course I have a serious interest in this project because I actually live in PAR and find the increase of traffic due to the entirety of FAR coming over plus some stragglers from other dorms anywhere from rather annoying to hemorrhagingly frustrating. It'll be interesting to see where this project goes from here. If we succeed, this project can definitely be marketed as a solution to UIUC. However it can also be used in many other places like the underground food courts in Asian department stores where everyone is literally at each others' throats for seats. Although I would also gladly drop this project for a shot at eliminating all these freaking gnats!
P.S. I do apologize for the biting bitter sarcasm in this post but it was fitting for my current mood.
