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Mini bio

Hi, I'm Samantha Peterson - I usually go by "sami"

I'm an ICAM (visual) major because an art degree with an emphasis on programming is my idea of a good time. I'm thinking of going into the video gaming industry to become an art director, but I could change my mind at any time. Most of my personal art is in acrylics and mixed media, as well as charcoal drawings. I haven't updated in awhile, but I have a deviantart.

Useful skills?

Following are the skills I have that might help me in this class. Feel free to ask for help.

• programming - Java, Javascript
• HTML, CSS
• Photoshop, Illustrator
• Flash
• painting, drawing
• various crafts (jewelry, plastic bag fusing, making chocolate truffles?...)
• sewing

Field Research

cheap and accessible solar power

A camera I can actually dissect. It ended up in a cooler overnight and takes ghostly pictures now - when it decides it wants to work, that is.

Midterm Project

A Happy Plant

Visualizations

Concept

I didn't like my other idea. Mostly because I don't want to have to locate a Bible. So, something light instead: Happy Plant. When you shine a light on it, it jiggles. I'm stealing the parts from a vibrating back massaging thing, and trying to learn how to make a photoresistor work...