At Philips Research (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), we have a Haskell master-thesis project in the context of interactive toys. We are developing a platform for serious toys and games. In this project, we add advanced interactivity based on wireless sensors to traditional toy designs. This can be used to create a whole range of new, revolutionary, exciting toys and games. One of the design goals is that it will be easy for a non-technical person to write applications for the toys and games. For this we are developing a programming language. In this context, we are looking for a student. The project would encompass be the following: - Design and finetune a grammer for this language - Create a parser and compiler for this language - Implement an interpreter to run the compiled code on embedded hardware Some design goals are: - The language should cover the functionality needed to elegantly program the required set of applications - The language should be easily understandable for a non-technical person We are looking for somebody who: - is a master student in Computer Science - has knowledge of language design and compiler design - can write code that runs well on constrained hardware - is a good “team-player” - can express himself well in English Of course, affinity with story designing or toy designing is advantageous. Please contact me by e-mail if you are interested! Regards, Robert --------------------- Robert van Herk Research Scientist, IT Group, Philips Research High Tech Capus 37 (WY) 7.40 Eindhoven The Netherlands