{"id":221,"date":"2021-08-27T22:57:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T02:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/?p=221"},"modified":"2021-08-27T23:05:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T03:05:17","slug":"matt-johannesen-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/mdjohannesen\/matt-johannesen-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Johannesen &#8211; Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Hi there!  I&#8217;m Matt Johannesen, a senior majoring in CS and IMGD Tech.  Aside from the past few years here, I have lived in Los Angeles, California my whole life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As one might guess from my majors, my background is largely technical &#8211; most of my work in and out of school is programming-related. I also have some experience with electronics and Arduino (and similar boards), which I&#8217;ve used a few times to make interesting input devices for games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-final-train-v2.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">This was my final project for IMGD 3100, Novel Interfaces.  I worked with two other people to make a collaborative experience for a crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">The idea is that the digital train shown here would be displayed on a large monitor, or projected on a wall.  A smaller monitor would let anyone add a new train car, with the color and design they choose.  Finally, viewers can work together to collect mineral boulders as the train rolls past them; if they collect enough, the scenery changes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 23%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/VID_20190912_2009354862.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">This was a project for AR 3200, Interactive Electronic Arts.  I made a book with conductive tape and magnets on each page, so that the Makey Makey board (next to the book) could detect which page was open.  This information was used by a program that changed the backdrop of the paper temple sitting on the keyboard.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I have a little experience in both traditional and digital art (mostly from classes here, but also from occasionally sketching or 3D modeling over the years), but I am most comfortable doing things that fall somewhere between.  For example, I&#8217;ve been very drawn to laser cutting and 3D printing, as I like producing physical works but am more confident in my ability to use digital design tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:43% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-ablubes-1-1024x1011.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-246 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-ablubes-1-1024x1011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-ablubes-1-800x790.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-ablubes-1-768x758.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-ablubes-1-1536x1516.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-ablubes-1-304x300.jpg 304w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-ablubes-1.jpg 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">This was the gameboard I made for my team&#8217;s final project in IMGD 1000, and my first large laser cutting project.  Plenty of things went awry in the process, and I wound up having to manually cut out some pieces &#8211; but in the end, I&#8217;m very happy with how it turned out!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-gp-business-cards-1024x642.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-247 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-gp-business-cards-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-gp-business-cards-800x502.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-gp-business-cards-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-gp-business-cards-1536x963.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-gp-business-cards-2048x1285.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-gp-business-cards-478x300.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Now I like to make smaller laser cut objects, like these business cards I designed for a game some friends and I were working on a couple years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-frog-concrete-mold-999x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-frog-concrete-mold-999x1024.jpg 999w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-frog-concrete-mold-781x800.jpg 781w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-frog-concrete-mold-768x787.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-frog-concrete-mold-1499x1536.jpg 1499w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-frog-concrete-mold-1999x2048.jpg 1999w, https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-a21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/08\/mdjohannesen-frog-concrete-mold-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">In terms of 3D printing, the last project I started was this reusable mold of a low-poly frog statue.  I made it with the intention of pouring in concrete or plaster, but never got around to fixing some internal edges that wouldn&#8217;t fit together.  I hope to revisit this someday, though &#8211; it seems like a great way to make sturdy objects with a largely digital design process!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I don&#8217;t have any specific inspirations to name, but I always love to see all the interesting things people can create at the intersection of traditional and digital artistry.  Shader scripts that make 3D scenes look like watercolors, computer-generated physical sculptures, alt controllers, and the like fascinate me to no end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Thank you for having a look &#8211; I really look forward to doing and seeing some really great work in this class!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there! I&#8217;m Matt Johannesen, a senior majoring in CS and IMGD Tech. Aside from the past few years here, I have lived in Los Angeles, California my whole life. As one might guess from my majors, my background is largely technical &#8211; most of my work in and out of school is programming-related. 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