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Joe McCraw

Joe McCraw — Projects and writing

Software, media engineering, accessibility projects, and technical writing by Joe McCraw.

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ColdSpotting augmented reality Wi-Fi diagnostic beacons and HUD telemetry
Case study · AR & networking

ColdSpotting

Augmented reality Wi-Fi diagnostics visualizing RF coverage dead zones and multi-carrier telemetry for live-event engineers.

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U.S. Patent 12,142,000 diagram showing viewer position optimization relative to display viewing angle
Patent · Issued 2024

U.S. Patent 12,142,000

Patented system and method utilizing computer vision to dynamically optimize viewer position and viewing angles for displays and streaming video.

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Dovetail Emojify Beat the Machine facial emotion detection game
Case study · AI research

Dovetail: Emojify

Participatory research into the biases and limits of emotion-recognition AI, supported by Nesta's Collective Intelligence Grants.

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Caption Theater letterbox caption interface in playback
Case study · active open source

Caption Theater

Turning unused letterbox space around cinema-aspect-ratio video into a premium, unobstructed reading area for captions.

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RA11y Quest VoiceOver interactive training challenge episodes showing The Enchanter's Trial and Crystal Resonance
Case study · open source

RA11y Quest

Accessible VoiceOver training game teaching screen-reader focus, gestures, and nonvisual navigation through interactive play.

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NUIAK pipeline from screenshots through local detection to structured UI observations
Case study · active open source

NUIAK — NativeUIAuditKit

Local machine vision turns Apple interface screenshots into structured controls, geometry, text, and focus observations for developers and AI tools.

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