https://myfirstandlastname.com Ashwin Agarwal Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:39:17 +0000 https://myfirstandlastname.com en https://myfirstandlastname.com/about Tue, 26 May 2020 21:25:01 +0000 Ashwin Agarwal https://myfirstandlastname.com/about --- bio Ashwin Agarwal is a programmer, multimedia artist, and creative technologist, based in Brooklyn, NY. He received his B.S. from Stanford University (‘19) in Computer Science, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. His work consists of installations, interventions, software hacks, and creative coding. His research interests span social computing, public space, systems-thinking, and digital expression.&nbsp;He explores the artistic repurposing of technology as a way of reframing how we think about and interact with the digital realm. He has worked in systems design and engineering; web development; museum exhibit design; interactive installation; firmware for hardware products; and most recently at Mozilla, building tools for digital privacy research. --- email ~ resume ~ GitHub https://myfirstandlastname.com/choo-choo-clock Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:39:17 +0000 Ashwin Agarwal https://myfirstandlastname.com/choo-choo-clock choo-choo clock&nbsp;🚂hobby harware / transit tech / ESP32 <img width="799" height="1123" width_o="799" height_o="1123" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50de5e5c2aee8968f3dd8d1538c2b44c0f12f6020fa14fd3a902a002b2acf0c2/full.jpeg" data-mid="174135874" border="0" data-scale="84" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/799/i/50de5e5c2aee8968f3dd8d1538c2b44c0f12f6020fa14fd3a902a002b2acf0c2/full.jpeg" /> <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9750ba19f1803e0e96cc7bb494b2c0f5ca23004bdbc7f438167f17539f204c48/guts1.jpeg" data-mid="174135876" border="0" data-scale="88" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/9750ba19f1803e0e96cc7bb494b2c0f5ca23004bdbc7f438167f17539f204c48/guts1.jpeg" /> ︎ source code on GitHub The Choo-Choo Clock is a live departure board for the New York Subway (or any metro system), to hang in your home so you know when to leave to catch the next train. Made with TFT displays and ESP32. More info in the GitHub README. https://myfirstandlastname.com/fuck-off-facebook Tue, 26 May 2020 21:25:01 +0000 Ashwin Agarwal https://myfirstandlastname.com/fuck-off-facebook fuck off, facebook browser extension / act of resistance / encrypt-facebook-messenger <img width="2272" height="855" width_o="2272" height_o="855" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0a610a8f67559327a360eb2aa4a82dac8f003dcc43415806ba3a8ba1b9b17e9b/encrypt-example.png" data-mid="72569425" border="0" data-scale="89" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0a610a8f67559327a360eb2aa4a82dac8f003dcc43415806ba3a8ba1b9b17e9b/encrypt-example.png" /> ︎ source code on GitHub This extension will encrypt and decrypt your messages locally in the browser so that Facebook’s servers never see the plain text content of your messages. Ultimately, it serves as a proof of concept, and as an inspiration. Background When we use Facebook products, the company surveils us to collect information about what we say and what we do. It analyzes this information and capitalizes on what it learns about us, at our expense. Our messages to our friends reveal the most intimate details of our lives and personalities, and as it stands Facebook can read every word of every message sent through Messenger. This browser extension allows one to still use Messenger (and benefit from its pre-existing infrastructure) while maintaining some level of privacy. https://myfirstandlastname.com/loomi-lamp Tue, 26 May 2020 21:25:02 +0000 Ashwin Agarwal https://myfirstandlastname.com/loomi-lamp loomiIoT lamp / social computing / pair project<img width="2372" height="1716" width_o="2372" height_o="1716" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6f974d36cdf97f8d8dae9ad545276e510fee1adf165a42b6a7c0700db29e08a2/Screen-Shot-2020-05-31-at-1.29.58-PM.png" data-mid="73057799" border="0" data-scale="62" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6f974d36cdf97f8d8dae9ad545276e510fee1adf165a42b6a7c0700db29e08a2/Screen-Shot-2020-05-31-at-1.29.58-PM.png" /> ︎ source code on GitHub ︎ project report Loomi is an exploration into how the feeling of “just hang out in the same space” can be manifested at distance. We set out to create a&nbsp;minimally viable intimate interaction, one that is even less effort than a FaceTime call, and, crucially, allows you to stay present in your immediate physical surroundings by not requiring you to direct your attention at a screen. https://myfirstandlastname.com/24-segments Tue, 26 May 2020 21:25:02 +0000 Ashwin Agarwal https://myfirstandlastname.com/24-segments 24 segments&nbsp; <img width="4000" height="4000" width_o="4000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c426c1b14b503f77365661dc01c5fbc663bf8e4c3bc0bea6720c75e5f9675656/24_segments.JPG" data-mid="73065161" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c426c1b14b503f77365661dc01c5fbc663bf8e4c3bc0bea6720c75e5f9675656/24_segments.JPG" /><img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4fbaf0bae3f2d4df53728ff13406e07f82db2aab5ff289be34687fd25b82f6a/IMG_6198.JPG" data-mid="73069297" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d4fbaf0bae3f2d4df53728ff13406e07f82db2aab5ff289be34687fd25b82f6a/IMG_6198.JPG" /> 2019 Description 24 fluorescent light tubes, each 2 feet long, arranged in a grid Selected Group Exhbition 6th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Stanford Art Gallery, Stanford, CA “24 segments” is a dynamic light installation, inspired inspired by the fluorescent aesthetic of Dan Flavin and Bruce Nauman, and the conceptual exploration of form in Sol LeWitt’s Incomplete Open Cubes (1974/1982). At any given time, a tube is either on or off, hence there are 224 = 16,777,216 different possible patterns. The installation constantly changes patterns, never displaying the same pattern twice. Why are some patterns more meaningful to us than others? What exactly makes a pattern meaningful? What meanings lie in the millions of "meaningless" patterns? In this work, I set out to meditate on the infinite possibilities of the subjective perspective and how we as humans navigate the paper-thin slice in which we find ourselves. https://myfirstandlastname.com/surrounded Tue, 26 May 2020 21:25:03 +0000 Ashwin Agarwal https://myfirstandlastname.com/surrounded surrounded sound art installation / wood, acrylic, actuators / Max MSP <img width="1024" height="768" width_o="1024" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/30f2a00c9da81e800173702066053d8f4aeeba209a2537bed7adb946fd9da169/9F0827D5-6D11-4F4B-B8C2-48FE5927BFC0_1_105_c.jpeg" data-mid="73078624" border="0" data-scale="87" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/30f2a00c9da81e800173702066053d8f4aeeba209a2537bed7adb946fd9da169/9F0827D5-6D11-4F4B-B8C2-48FE5927BFC0_1_105_c.jpeg" /> 2016 ceiling-mounted chaos. 6 solenoid actuators, 6 hanging speakers, 6 buckets, hundreds of falling metal balls. Surrounded is an interactive sound art piece. The listener is at the center and conducts the piece with 6 buttons that control the dropping of individual balls into 6 buckets, the sound of which is then amplified and played back to the listener in real time. Initially confronted by a chaotic cacophony of free­falling balls, over time the listener becomes more of a creator as they learn to harness the machine. The piece confronts the parts of life that seem unnerving or beyond our control. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c04876703f55592dbcadce6a41c73a6b62b05134269dad33023812288ffb7d4e/IMG_0157.jpeg" data-mid="73094434" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c04876703f55592dbcadce6a41c73a6b62b05134269dad33023812288ffb7d4e/IMG_0157.jpeg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1a7df39224d2c44ebecf93d87d9c965cdc9274f90d5e1f5d833b32402924332/IMG_0159.jpeg" data-mid="73094435" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c1a7df39224d2c44ebecf93d87d9c965cdc9274f90d5e1f5d833b32402924332/IMG_0159.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/499dc007b2738b7e1b9139622ada6ba445377d9026823f2f529723048dd07ff9/IMG_0163.jpeg" data-mid="73094436" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/499dc007b2738b7e1b9139622ada6ba445377d9026823f2f529723048dd07ff9/IMG_0163.jpeg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/154e0d701ce2982503059b09709716914df20d3882d5c45d3e61e46d079a6b07/IMG_0166.jpeg" data-mid="73094437" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/154e0d701ce2982503059b09709716914df20d3882d5c45d3e61e46d079a6b07/IMG_0166.jpeg" /> https://myfirstandlastname.com/scribble Sun, 31 May 2020 22:49:40 +0000 Ashwin Agarwal https://myfirstandlastname.com/scribble scribble algorithm / p5.js <img width="3360" height="2100" width_o="3360" height_o="2100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8331b87508364997fd77250090f9a651699f40bcf5e338aa9180ecc1f6370031/bois.jpg" data-mid="73552508" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8331b87508364997fd77250090f9a651699f40bcf5e338aa9180ecc1f6370031/bois.jpg" />scribbly-bois (snapshot) hosted on Glitch.com: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp;scribbly-boi &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; source &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp;scribbly-bois &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;| &nbsp; &nbsp; source &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎&nbsp;scribbly-fabric &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp; &nbsp; sourceA gentle, novel, human-like scribbling algorithm. The algorithm randomly animates a unique patterns every time it runs. This page features some samples. scribbly-boi scribbly-bois <img width="3360" height="2100" width_o="3360" height_o="2100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c903618506d01f30379cf5f0cb504ee8a2f2175e0577f94f467501b24e15928/fabric.png" data-mid="73099232" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c903618506d01f30379cf5f0cb504ee8a2f2175e0577f94f467501b24e15928/fabric.png" /> scribbly-fabric (snapshot) https://myfirstandlastname.com/fractal Mon, 01 Jun 2020 04:19:26 +0000 Ashwin Agarwal https://myfirstandlastname.com/fractal fractal algorithm / OpenFrameworks ︎ source code on GitHub See the GitHub README for more details on how the fractal is generated. https://myfirstandlastname.com/photos Mon, 01 Jun 2020 20:32:25 +0000 Ashwin Agarwal https://myfirstandlastname.com/photos cities <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4e8dd03499ea491671a01f06f5a8425cc378a5e0590dd6fce6c7e5259ff8edb7/-6241076572728947129_IMG_0958.jpeg" data-mid="73547462" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4e8dd03499ea491671a01f06f5a8425cc378a5e0590dd6fce6c7e5259ff8edb7/-6241076572728947129_IMG_0958.jpeg" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7774f37778946784c102f731d543cf7b0a86cfd5844da9ce76edda75bf469cba/IMG_6965.jpeg" data-mid="73547463" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7774f37778946784c102f731d543cf7b0a86cfd5844da9ce76edda75bf469cba/IMG_6965.jpeg" /> <img width="3948" height="2959" width_o="3948" height_o="2959" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b88259572accbc2f46370fa4948a56fe2f8422ccee27ac45f1e4d7391f9deab8/IMG_6074.jpeg" data-mid="73547469" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b88259572accbc2f46370fa4948a56fe2f8422ccee27ac45f1e4d7391f9deab8/IMG_6074.jpeg" /> Þórsmörk<img width="9330" height="3798" width_o="9330" height_o="3798" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/accd87bb4b8386f06afbcf9d81bc953197be62978bcf43fbbc8d42c30b05729e/IMG_6019.jpeg" data-mid="73547453" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/accd87bb4b8386f06afbcf9d81bc953197be62978bcf43fbbc8d42c30b05729e/IMG_6019.jpeg" /> sunday afternoon <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d4464b45e815f220f73bb70cdc44fcef36e8691e0dc666f469488176abd7d1e/IMG_0116.JPG" data-mid="73440184" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d4464b45e815f220f73bb70cdc44fcef36e8691e0dc666f469488176abd7d1e/IMG_0116.JPG" /> tuesday evening <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/832ce5988d7c28ff8a02b63fc83aa6cf17047d1208082ae4504da8e1e63442f7/IMG_0024.JPG" data-mid="73545744" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/832ce5988d7c28ff8a02b63fc83aa6cf17047d1208082ae4504da8e1e63442f7/IMG_0024.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a5f97619629e5cb5ff9b8c76857c1500490f274db43dd532e66c7187674099f/IMG_0013.JPG" data-mid="73545743" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a5f97619629e5cb5ff9b8c76857c1500490f274db43dd532e66c7187674099f/IMG_0013.JPG" /> friday night <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1129375d6179861764d86752c38b96eda30528a3fdc720870189dd83141b36cf/IMG_1097.jpeg" data-mid="73440548" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1129375d6179861764d86752c38b96eda30528a3fdc720870189dd83141b36cf/IMG_1097.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/486e7d587388e3ef7264b1d46fac5d1b8220d2c13fc63cd086d6eececb592691/IMG_1101.jpeg" data-mid="73440546" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/486e7d587388e3ef7264b1d46fac5d1b8220d2c13fc63cd086d6eececb592691/IMG_1101.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/741588b5f0bc46c4f6b04df32ac711883c343820aa76be9aa0afc7b7a46bdf20/IMG_1118.jpeg" data-mid="73440549" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/741588b5f0bc46c4f6b04df32ac711883c343820aa76be9aa0afc7b7a46bdf20/IMG_1118.jpeg" /> liberated dorm room <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68824be3ec8c3a23468a32fa0dab9d5cce42a7ca5a8a74a1645237a6f57ef3ba/IMG_0273.JPG" data-mid="73440152" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/68824be3ec8c3a23468a32fa0dab9d5cce42a7ca5a8a74a1645237a6f57ef3ba/IMG_0273.JPG" /> synior formal <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ceb001c2ec5d3c75b96bcfd19785d64a98e5043e715701a72c51aeb41d76d87e/IMG_0526.JPG" data-mid="73440073" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ceb001c2ec5d3c75b96bcfd19785d64a98e5043e715701a72c51aeb41d76d87e/IMG_0526.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/14da7b7a4c9e41799df9577d2718d934fdb940f5ece016342f5a929db4d08c7f/IMG_0504.JPG" data-mid="73440072" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/14da7b7a4c9e41799df9577d2718d934fdb940f5ece016342f5a929db4d08c7f/IMG_0504.JPG" /> san diego <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09849a47773c98980f122c7f0436e5b0f7ce3fdd0fefbbc3381545a6047842f9/IMG_3648.jpg" data-mid="73187988" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/09849a47773c98980f122c7f0436e5b0f7ce3fdd0fefbbc3381545a6047842f9/IMG_3648.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ddddf7af4e4189e8a0941b9f061e8ef454afdff22f37ea41073cb440d7bfeebb/IMG_3673.jpg" data-mid="73187989" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ddddf7af4e4189e8a0941b9f061e8ef454afdff22f37ea41073cb440d7bfeebb/IMG_3673.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e2df618f2e3ecd8d25722039380b274963e31e282bf9d3bb0e608331a6a6762e/IMG_3885.jpg" data-mid="73187991" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e2df618f2e3ecd8d25722039380b274963e31e282bf9d3bb0e608331a6a6762e/IMG_3885.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f930f28d094f2676366c4faf6523f105268df3fb4481b326e27474e83b05cee/IMG_3795.jpg" data-mid="73187990" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f930f28d094f2676366c4faf6523f105268df3fb4481b326e27474e83b05cee/IMG_3795.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a9b33f127340425526ee26d4aac42eca72897b662a1099b6b96c8e9ba866dd0/IMG_3904.jpg" data-mid="73187992" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a9b33f127340425526ee26d4aac42eca72897b662a1099b6b96c8e9ba866dd0/IMG_3904.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a60250f2ae2f4de1c44913aa1e3adb704e656ca5fc06a11ed62e09529e68ff40/IMG_3914.jpg" data-mid="73187993" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a60250f2ae2f4de1c44913aa1e3adb704e656ca5fc06a11ed62e09529e68ff40/IMG_3914.jpg" /> https://myfirstandlastname.com/films Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:56:07 +0000 Ashwin Agarwal https://myfirstandlastname.com/films Drip Drop 2018Cardinal Studios 48 Hour Film Festival, Stanford University Winner — Best Film (Grand Jury) Winner — Audience Award DescriptionA news team investigates a mysterious problem plaguing the town. Required elements:&nbsp;Atlantis, The Stranger Backyard Superheroes 2016Department of Art &amp; Art History, Stanford University DescriptionAfter living the Silicon Valley dream, one tech entrepreneur decided to turn his attention to a new untapped market: your backyard.