Lab notebook · Fall 2026
Things I'm building, breaking, and learning from in SVA's Interaction Design program. New entries most weeks.
7 entries
A 7" record for each speaker we heard from this semester, plus one for me. The liner notes hold a short profile and three words for each person, and the rest of the design is built around them.
Exploring: How does an object you hold change the way a message lands?
A tactile instrument made for playing together, for people who want something hands-on and screen-free, whether or not they've ever learned music. I'm exploring how sensors, sound, and touch can work together so that moving something with your hands feels like playing music, starting with a looping sequencer you play by hand instead of by reading notes.
Exploring: Can rhythm and touch let people make music together without notation?
STEP 1 / 8 · ♩ = 90 · PENTATONIC
A big-screen rhythm snake game where you are the snake: tip your phone to steer and jump for real to clear hurdles. Ten levels, each with its own world and soundtrack, for up to eight players. It grew out of a browser game I made with classmates.
Exploring: What happens when your body becomes the controller?
A virtual creature sketch in p5.js. Frank is a grumpy little monster who just needs some sunlight and a hug, and Frazzle, his happy blob of a buddy, is just glad to be there. In a spin-off, a real light sensor sets Frank's mood.
Exploring: My imagination, really.
A short story built around a 3D scan. The class prompt was to scan a space bigger than ourselves with Polycam and tell a story about it, so I wrote about Doug, a raccoon who wanders into a gallery and becomes part of the art.
Exploring: What story does a space tell when you can walk around it?
A choose-your-own-adventure game for the terminal, written in Python. Jimothy, a Seattle raccoon, plans a midnight heist to bring a thrown-out birthday cake home to his family. Pick rooftops or the storm drain, deal with Carl the crow (who never forgets a face), and decide whether to share. Every path ends with a score, the items he's carrying, and any friends he made.
Exploring: How far can while True loops and if statements carry a story?
Weekly notes, sketches, wins, and wiring mistakes from Physical Computing at SVA.
Exploring: What does learning out loud look like?
