My background:
I got my undergraduate degree in computer science from Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (TAMUCC), I am now a second year Viz grad student. That's pretty much it for the boring background. I grew up in California until I was ten and then moved to Ft. Collins, CO where I lived until I graduated high school and moved to Corpus with my family. My interests lie in camping (which I didn't take advantage of Colorado nearly as much as I should have with that), knitting, art, movies, books, and video games.
I knit whenever I have free hands and also enjoy spinning my own yarn (though I'm much slower at that and don't do it nearly as often). I like the process of things, so even though it makes more sense to buy yarn I like making something from scratch (which is why one day I'll own and Alpaca and then it'll REALLY be from scratch!). I like most kinds of art, except for installation art and performance art. I just don't get most of those, there are of course exceptions. I will watch pretty much any movie, even if it's terrible I will not turn it off. Generally I go for supernatural horror, though. I'm a total sucker for the paranormal activity (more like CRAPtivity, eh? eh?) series and resident evil movies. I play way more minecraft and sims than I should and also indulge in pretty rpgs like skyrim or less pretty turn-based strategies like Rome: Total War. Oh, and I read mostly fiction. Mostly fantasy fiction. Though if I'm feeling particularly motivated I'll tackle a classic (except for Dickens, I can't read his stuff to save my life) or a more grownup novel.
Physical computing projects I find interesting:
http://vimeo.com/2090913
I thought this was neat because it combined nature and sound AND technology. I don't know if those are real flowers, I'm guessing not, but the idea of it being real flowers is really cool.
http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/2006/09/04/open-burble/
This one I liked because I love big public interactive projects. Add in lights, balloons, and tons of colors and I REALLY like it.
http://www.smoothware.com/danny/woodenmirror.html
This one is a wooden mirror, which just in the name it sounds like two things that don't go together. I like how something mechanical can be as warm and beautiful as a wooden sculpture.
http://www.plankman.com/projects/tuned_stairs/http://www.plankman.com/projects/tuned_stairs/
I like these because they're just plain fun. I love user interaction and large pieces, like I said above.
http://www.shine-sy.com/wavesofleaves/
I like this one because it's pretty. It's not very complicated, but I think it's beauty is in the simplicity of the design and movement.
