Portfolio
Data Visualization: Twitter
A visualization of the Twitter hashtag #nerdpickuplines to investigate how it spread, and the actions of the users who spread it. Built using the Flare library in Flex (which runs ActionScript 3).
iPhone game: TattleTalz
A web application designed for the iPhone, created in three days. Won the Best Game award at iPhoneDevCamp.
UIST 2008 Paper: Harvesting Helpfulness: Studying an Online Farmer’s Forum
Published in Proceedings of ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. To help users better navigate an online forum we created small maps displaying user activity. Users were approximately located via their IP address.
iPhone Application: PocketGreet
PocketGreet is an iPhone application for sending and receiving greeting cards, built with Mike Krieger.
Facebook game: Snowball Fight
Facebook game of throwing snowballs at each other. Traffic hit a huge spike, and peaked at 42,092 throws in one day!
Redesign of information request form
This form, part of a website to request information about getting a degree via an online or offline college, badly needed a redesign. I came up with this alternative flow. Both the graphic artist who created the original design, and our client, both loved it.
Javascript + PHP/MySQL encrypted chat
After learning how public-key cryptography worked, I wanted to test my knowledge. I’d been looking for a secure web-based text chat, and couldn’t find any. So I decided I’d make one.
Research on haptic interfaces for cars
Haptic interfaces connect “to the user via the sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations, and/or motions to the user” (Wikipedia). Our research explored using haptic interfaces to improve driving habits and safety.
Steampunk Waterfall
A project in 16th inch sheet metal, with 90-degree bends, oxyacetylene welding, copper braising, machining, and plumbing.