Did I just mix work and play?

This inexhaustible space is for things I explore, experiment with, and sometimes execute.

Playful reminders at the workplace: an ambient plant themed posture corrector 🪴

Planty sits on your desk, observes your posture, and reminds you to sit up. The goal is to allow the user to build a relationship with this plant that encourages them to look after their back, like they would look after their plant. The device reflects the user’s posture by wilting as posture worsens, and straightening as posture improves. Kinda like a Tamagotchi?

Play video to see the prototype in action (turn volume up 🔊 for the best experience)

Made to detect posture with an OpenCV library, the prototype’s movement was powered with an Arduino and motors. Planty is one of a suit of ambient devices that help ensure well-being in the workplace.

Building an arcade game with p5.js and physical inputs.

Charmin and I created an arcade game out of a bird taxonomy with 160000 birds’ data. We 3D modeled and printed a hand console, connected a joystick and programmed the game using p5.js. We added a pressure sensor to a 3D printed egg that cracked and revealed bird data on the screen when pressed.

Playing around with building interactions on p5.js

Recreating objects found in nature and imitating their natural interactions; flowers blooming

Plant or Planet? Used a dataset visualize the solar system using p5.js to create an interactive game. The goal was to make the interaction unexpected and induce a sense of wonder.

I challenged myself to use the blooming flower interaction from a previous experiment (you’ll see that next), using it as a disguise for the planets.

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Prototyping a board game on water access

The challenge was to design and prototype a multiplayer board game with the theme of water, in one week. The game had to have rewards or points, and could not be based off an existing game.

Establishing Digital Presence for non-profit Reconnect Foundation

Designed a website Proof-Of-Concept, restructured the volunteer sign-up process and set up a high-trust donation form for a non-profit to drive engagement in communities of women that I care deeply about.