Vigilante Innovation (VIX): case study on the development of student skills through a team-based design process and environment

Table 2 Examples of student-created VIX teams

Name	# Students	Description	Category
Furniche Too	5	Sturdy, comfortable, and inexpensive collapsible furniture that easily fits in college students’ dorm rooms	Art/Design
Mr. Cricket’s Protein Bars	3	A protein bar for Eosinophilic Esophagitis sufferers that provides a safe and delicious source of nutrition	Food
Mutation by Design	5	Quantify DNA damage using various biochemical methods as a basis for assaying the effects of the REP algorithm	Science
Sleep Smart	4	Custom weighted blankets safe for children	Consumer Product
Sourced Local	5	Doing business the local way	Community
Swyft Health	5	eHealth methods for disease surveillance	Health
VU Spaces	4	A minimal, simple, and cost-effective sensor that can monitor open spots in campus study spaces	Technology
Xen	3	Microtonal music has a high barrier of entry, so we’d like to make it easy to learn and understand	Education