Interdisciplinary Computing Arts

"What does that even mean?"

This was the specific focus of my Visual Arts major at UC San Diego. I use computer science, digital, and/or physical means to create art!

So sometimes I use online resources with libraries that are better for making art, and sometimes I am wiring & soldering parts with an Arduino.

What's in a Life?

This is my Senior project. It loosely revolves around life and purpose, tackling the question of why we continue to choose life by looking at (or more precisely, listening to) the positive and negative experiences of others, and their answers to this big question. In the form of an installation piece, guests will have the opportunity to listen to multiple stories from strangers. Click the project title to be taken to the project page!

Grow

A distributed computing project using a MPI to code a simple visualization/animation along with a short blurb about growing up and growing apart. Click on the image to see the full 30 second video!

Boundaries of Touch

Boundaries of Touch is an Arduino powered project that utilizes FSR pressure sensors and piezoelectric buzzers. The intent is to remind users to be concious of touch & consent, and it can also be used as a more literal 'alert' to those around you, as each pressure sensor will trigger a buzzer to go off until pressure is released.

Anti-Anxiety Bag

The Anti-Anxiety Bag is a casual bag for when you're on the go and your brain does that thing where you freak out and can't calm down! An Arduino project that uses mechatronics to recreate parasympathetic reactions.

rainbow cube visualization with an orange background

Soundboard Audio Visualizer

This interactive soundboard uses p5.js, a JavaScript library, to create a colorful & changing virtual environment based on user inputs. There are four music genres each with four instruments, it's kind of like a simple and nerdy garageband? I wish it could be interactive, but because I made it using the web editor, it doesn't have my local audio files and can only work if you input your own audio files :( So instead, click the link to see a video of how it works !

If you would like to look at the code/input your own audio, here is the p5.js link! https://editor.p5js.org/jgrandy/sketches/m7E5glgFd

1-800-PHNE-A-FRND

A simple Arduino project that simulates a conversation with a friend in need, utilizing a piezoelectric buzzer and user input. The intent is to emphasize the positive relationship that communication has with an overall increase in mental well-being.