Seongjin Kim
Seongjin is a first-year electrical engineering major at Georgia Tech. His interest in the project is learning about the development of the computers manufactured by Apple, one of the most highly regarded technology companies in the world. While Seongjin has always used Windows PCs for reasons of affordability and compatibility, he wants to learn more about what may draw people to Apple products.
Hunter Bennett
Hunter Bennett is a Freshman at Georgia Tech who is studying mechanical engineering. His interest in the project is that he enjoys taking apart computers and learning the different hardware and software changes from older to newer computers. Also, Hunter has never used a Mac computer and wanted to learn more about how they worked starting out as opposed to what he has seen being said now.
Patrick Tangente
Patrick is a first-year industrial and systems engineering major at Georgia Tech. With an intended minor in microeconomics, his interest in the topic is how Apple has taken user experience into account in their strategy that led them to their current success. Patrick also uses a number of Apple products, which is why he has a personal interest in the topic, as well.
Gail Kinyua
Gail is a first-year Computer Science major at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interest in this project stems from her own interest in software development and pertains to the observance of how human interactions shape computer software and hardware development, and how that relationship has evolved in accordance with society’s changing expectations of technology. Moreover, she believes that studying how major tech companies like Apple address user experience can help in understanding how these companies perceive society’s calls for technological improvement.