{"id":60,"date":"2017-01-14T02:18:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T07:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-c17\/?p=60"},"modified":"2017-01-14T02:18:12","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T07:18:12","slug":"kelly-zhang-bio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-c17\/kelly-zhang-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Zhang Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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\u00a0exploring the intersections between art and technology.<\/p>\n

Experience with art making<\/h2>\n

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.
\nAs for traditional mediums, I enjoy using acrylics and watercolors though I am rusty with those two.<\/p>\n

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes fanart print.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Technical Experience<\/h2>\n

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\u00a0bridge the three.<\/p>\n

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Ricky the Robot. Made them during my\u00a0internship at MITRE. Is controlled via Unity over a network and displays data it collects on a website.<\/em><\/p>\n

Other Creative Endeavors<\/h2>\n

Other creative arts I like to dabble in are DIY crafts.\u00a0Though I haven’t had the time recently, I also like to cosplay and enjoy making props for my costumes.<\/p>\n

Artistic Inspiration<\/h2>\n

My primary source of inspiration is from my Twitter feed. I follow a lot of artists, game developers, designers, etcetc who often share\u00a0progress 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.<\/p>\n

My artistic goal:<\/h2>\n

Constantly learn and apply concepts that I see from existing art into my own.<\/p>\n

Recent creative projects I’m proud of:<\/h2>\n

Heist Night!<\/h3>\n

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.\"\"<\/p>\n

Concept art for one of the characters: Lulu<\/em><\/p>\n

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Movement in the game. This would be performed on a mobile device.<\/em><\/p>\n

GALDOR<\/h3>\n

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\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n