LookingOutwards-09

The project Lauren developed is p5.js. I admire her development of p5.js, because we probably won’t be able to have this intro-level computing course without p5.js, which “prioritizes access and diversity in learning to code”. Beyond this class, the p5.js also provide a platform to help over 1.5 million other users on their way to learn codes.

Lauren is not only the creator of p5.js, but also an Associate Professor at UCLA Design Media Arts. Lauren got her MFA from UCLA and her BS Computer Science and BS Art and Design from MIT. Her main career is an artist, who examines social relationships on “surveillance, automation, and algorithmic living.”

More specifically, her work has focused on the influence of the internet and media on privacy. Many of her works have receive awards from different organizations. For example, her work “SOMEONE earn SOMEONE was awarded the Ars Electronica Golden Nica and the Japan Media Arts Social Impact Award. Her work LAUREN was awarded the IDFA DocLab Award for Immersive Non-Fiction.”

link to p5.js: home | p5.js (p5js.org)

Link to Biography Page:Info – Lauren Lee McCarthy (lauren-mccarthy.com)