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== About Me ==
My name is Huyen Truong, and I'm a junior in the field of Visual Arts, emphasis on computing (but I would like to soon change that to film) I chose the major because art and entertainment's been an interest for me all my life. I don't remember a time where I've stopped drawing or writing for an extended period of time. However, like with everything, I've moved on with the time; art isn't just about pen and paper anymore. I've done a lot of self-learned experiments in Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut, computer languages, etc. but I've learned that self-taught work is not enough. I had hoped to do more hands on work with this major in UCSD, but so far the courses required are mostly on theories, which to say I am a bit disappointed. However, when I do get classes that have lab work (i.e this course) I am very excited to learn, although I have never worked with electronics in depth or engineered anything. I hope to have fun in this course and learn new things.
Inside, never before seen, behind-the-scene secret pictures from my wonderful job at Walmart:
[[Image:Application.JPG|250px|thumb|left|Application Machine: Where people apply for jobs but never get in]][[Image:Timeclock.JPG|250px|thumb|left|Timeclock: Like that one previous project, I would make this go faster]][[Image:Coffeemachine.JPG|250px|thumb|left|Coffee Machine: If I had power, this thing would only make mocha frappucinno]][[Image:Vending.JPG|250px|thumb|left|Vending Machine: I would add more junk food and fresh meals]][[Image:Floorcleaner.JPG|250px|thumb|left|Floorcleaner: I would use this machine to run over mean costumers. It is lethal.]] ---- == Midterm Project == My project will be an antique alarm-like clock that works via hourglass. On the ends of the hourglass I would drill in holes to put in the on-switches. The on-switch is connected to the circuit board, and there is where the off-switch will be located. When the sand drops completely onto the on-switch, a buzzer would turn on. Someone can use that mechanism as an alarm clock, so at the end of every hour, the buzzer would ring. They will press the off-switch to turn it off. The most difficult part of the project would be calculating the amount of sand capable of pushing down the on-switch, and that the sand amount aligns perfectly with a certain time interval, i.e all the sand would have dropped down and pushed the button at exactly 10 minutes passed.