Author: chris

this is what I look like in the morning

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}

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	noStroke();
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A programming project that I admire is a project done by my friend, who is a junior in Carnegie Mellon University. He created a system that is based on the concept of revisioning the role of conversational agents in discussion-based contexts. Using the javascript library p5.js and its speech recognition library, he created a live prototype that translates the word a user says on screen. I think it was really cool to see how coding can involve both visual and auditory elements. It was admirable to see how coding could be turned into something personal and intimate like processing the words that come out of someone’s mouth. It took him 7 weeks and the process mostly consisted of experimenting and shifting around the code to match his end goal. He was very inspired by designer and engineer Maurice Conti, who encourages rebuilding the passive technology that are present today.