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I am a Visual Arts - Media major with an interest in graphic design. I was born in Europe, and moved to Canada when I was 5. I've lived in San Diego since I was 10, and graduated from University City High School before coming to UCSD as a transfer. I have been working with computers since grade school, and am highly interested in pursuing a career in the computer field. I have been in interested in electronics also since a young age and I think it will add an interesting dimension to my artistic career, and am eagerly looking forward to learning how to make art projects using them.

Portable Heater

Generator?

Air Conditioner

Cell Phone

Car Keys

Midterm Proposal

My proposal is a hat which contains a cooling fan enabled by a switch. The switch will hang down from the inside of the hat to about shoulder length, enabling the wearer to turn on and off the fan. This is a crude implementation of a warm weather cowboy hat which provides cooling apart from shade. It will be powered by a 9v battery, and connected by a normally open switch. In order to operate the fan, you must hold down the button.

Final Proposal

My final project will be called "Punch a Celebrity". It will consist of a punching pad with a picture of a celebrity on it. The pad will have an impact sensor attached to a arduino/breakout board, which is attached to a speaker. This will enable a wav or mp3 file to play at the moment of impact, and simulate that you are actually hitting a celebrity.