“Nature of Code” Final Project: Color Ink Drops (NYU Shanghai, December 2017)
Water has been of mysterious feature in many ways. It has been hard to predict the movement of an object placed in the water, and even harder to predict the interaction between multiple objects on the water surface. This final project of Nature of Code explored the notion of ink drops in an interactive context, which resembles a drawing platform. This project had two elements: simulating the ink dropping and mixing process; and creating an interactive interface for users to draw their own pattern. The physics and mathematics behind this project were not too complicated to understand and calculate. However, by adjusting the color and letting different color of ink drops to interact, this project provided the digital tools for users to create their own art work. Human’s eyes will do the job of mixing multiple colors, hence creating a beautiful and meditating experience of ink dropping and drawing. (p5.js)
DURF Project: Applications of Topological Shapes in Virtual Reality (NYU Shanghai, July 2016)
Funded by NYU Shanghai Dean’s Undergraduate Research Fund, this project, “Application of Topological Shapes in Virtual Reality”, visualized two topological shapes, Mobius strip and Klein bottle, in a virtual reality environment. By creating an interactive animation to highlight the structural uniqueness of their one-sided surface, users can walk on these shapes and be followed back to their starting point while upside down. This project tried out to link mathematics, art and programming and created future possibilities for more fusion between different subjects and fields. (C#, Unity3D)
“Nature of Code” Midterm Project: The Evolution of Dots (NYU Shanghai, November 2017)
Points may be the most basic mathematical concept. However simple, it forms the basis of many complex mathematical shapes: Two points form a line, and a line can form millions of other shapes. This midterm project for Nature of Code explored the notion of points in an interactive context. This project had two features: displaying the evolution of heart functions using dots; and creating pattern which user can change shape and its auxiliary shapes using dots. The mathematical functions behind this project are not too complicated to understand and calculate. However, by displaying more than 100 lines on the canvas and letting them move, the effect is visually pleasing. (p5.js)
“Nature of Code” Homework: Tilted Box (NYU Shanghai, October 2017)
This project had a box which contained all the particles, and users could use mouse to rotate the box. This interaction resembled the movement of particles in an enclosed volume if shaking fiercely. (p5.js)
“Nature of Code” Homework: Yin-Yang (NYU Shanghai, September 2017)
This project realized a mirrored movement – an Yin Yang effect – of two arrays. User can use the arrow keys, left/right/up/down, to draw mirrored images on the canvas. (p5.js)
“Interaction Lab” Final Project: Pixel Maze (NYU Shanghai, May 2015)
This project is the final project for Interaction Lab, which was an extension of the midterm project, a maze game on the laptop. In this project, a real “maze” displaying multiple maps that could be physically touched was implemented, adding more user interaction. This real “maze” was realized using an LED Matrix. With the communication between Processing and Rainbowduino, the maze game was represented on an 8×8 LED matrix and used direction bottoms in the keyboards as controller. The LED Matrix had two highlights. First, the collision test was done by Processing as backstage instead of Rainbowduino. Second, the limited scale of matrix can present a map of unlimited scale. (Processing and Arduino)
