Hello, my name is Kelly Zhang and I’m currently a Junior studying Computer Science and Interactive Media & Game Development. My interests lie in experimenting with and building novel concepts using existing technology. I am super passionate about exploring the intersections between art and technology.
Experience with art making
In regards to art making, I am well versed in digital art. I use the Adobe Suite, primarily Photoshop and Illustrator as my tools of the trade.
As for traditional mediums, I enjoy using acrylics and watercolors though I am rusty with those two.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes fanart print.
Technical Experience
My technical background is rather broad. I have experience making games, web applications, and simple robots. If given the chance, I like using the Raspberry Pi along with the Arduino to bridge the three.
Ricky the Robot. Made them during my internship at MITRE. Is controlled via Unity over a network and displays data it collects on a website.
Other Creative Endeavors
Other creative arts I like to dabble in are DIY crafts. Though I haven’t had the time recently, I also like to cosplay and enjoy making props for my costumes.
Artistic Inspiration
My primary source of inspiration is from my Twitter feed. I follow a lot of artists, game developers, designers, etcetc who often share progress of their work and their inspirations. Other times, I like going to niche meetups in Boston and see what fellow peers in my fields of interest are up to.
My artistic goal:
Constantly learn and apply concepts that I see from existing art into my own.
Recent creative projects I’m proud of:
Heist Night!
I am the 2D artist and web developer for this project. I have learned a ridiculous amount as a result, such as networked code and character concept art.
Concept art for one of the characters: Lulu
Movement in the game. This would be performed on a mobile device.
GALDOR
This was a small VR project done with 2 other people in 24 hours, in which I made the random mad libs generator part of the game. It was very spooky. If you own a GearVR and would like to try it out, there’s a download here.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=t5niuOeFE_Q