Netflix / Facebook Integration
Built the in-browser UI for Netflix's social movie sharing on Facebook.
I was responsible for all logged-in Facebook features within the Netflix site: signup, management, display
of shared movies and social evidence.
Written in Java 6, Struts 2 + Convention plugin, and jQuery, using the Facebook JS SDK. Hosted on Apache/Tomcat on Amazon EC2.
http://www.netflix.com/
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Built as a replacement to Homestead's SiteBuilder and SiteBuilder Plus tools,
Intuit BizSites is a next-generation online
website-building tool for small businesses. Senior member of the three-developer team that built
the entire product: signup, website management, ajax page creator, ajax style editor, page
rendering, mobile rendering, functional and unit testing, and hosting/deployment.
Written in Java 6, Struts 2 + REST plugin, jQuery, Oracle, with testing via TestNG, HtmlUnit,
and DBUnit. Hosted on Apache/JBoss on Win2k8.
http://bizsites.intuit.com/
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SiteBuilder is Homestead Technologies'
powerful website building tool.
It is a drag-and-drop web page builder built on top of an XML/XSL engine,
XHTML rendering engine, skinning & localization engine, and custom widget
toolkit. It has been the primary desktop application for Homestead customers
since 2002. Written in Java 1.1.
http://www.homestead.com/
SiteBuilder1.jpgSiteBuilder2.jpgSiteBuilder Lite
SiteBuilder Lite is Homestead Technologies'
easy-to-use website building tool.
It is a cross-browser, Ajax-based web page editor, built using a hybrid
built-in designMode editing (for text) and custom DHTML editing of
images and elements. It is used by all new Homestead users as the
easiest way to get started building your website. Written in Javascript/DHTML + Ajax.
http://www.homestead.com/
SiteBuilderLite1.jpgSiteBuilderLite2.jpgLolCat Builder
LolCat Builder is an interface for creating dynamically
captioned images. It is designed to let people easily
create LolCats (aka, Cat Macros). It was originally written
as an R&D testbed for investigating ASP.NET.
Written in ASP.NET 2.0 and C#.
http://kscakes.com/LolCats/
LolCats1.jpgGug's Puzzle Adventure
A Game-Boy Advance puzzle game created by Matt Franklin, Ruth Williams
Craig Olrich, and Gordon McNaughton. We pitched this game to a variety of
publishers but it was rejected because "it doesn't have enough guns."
(Direct quote.) See Matt's page to download a playable copy of the game!
Written in C with a Java level editor.
C:\dev\GBA
http://www.animalocean.com/matt/
GBA1.jpgGBA2.jpgTimeComposite
A painting program that allows you to paint forwards and backwards in time.
It presents a stack of timelapse photos as a space in which you can
carve a time surface. This is a technique has since become known
as HDTR (High Dynamic Time Range) imaging.
Written in C# using Microsoft DirectX for .NET.
c:\dev\repository\general\trunk\directx\dxtimecompositesvn://tastyrobot.boldlygoingnowhere.org/general/trunk/directx/dxtimecompositeTimeComposite1.jpgTimeComposite2.jpgGA Crypto Solver
An automated program that solves cryptographic ciphers. It uses genetic algorithms
and frequency analysis to breed solutions, then compares the results to a
dictionary file to determine whether the result is correct. It understands
character replacement and Vigenere ciphers. Written in Java 5.
c:\dev\repository\general\trunk\frequencysvn://tastyrobot.boldlygoingnowhere.org/general/trunk/frequency
http://elonka.com/kryptos/
GASolver1.jpgGASolver2.jpgPaperBox (a.k.a. Graphite)
Han Andersen's TabletPC .NET application/playground. It is designed
to be a freehand replacement for Visio. PaperBox makes
extensive use of the .NET ink and handwriting recognition APIs, as
well as including some shape recognition of its own. Written in C#.
c:\dev\repository\general\trunk\graphitesvn://tastyrobot.boldlygoingnowhere.org/general/trunk/graphite
http://spaces.msn.com/incrementalmagic
Graphite1.jpgGraphite2.jpgColorHistory (edge detection)
A bifurcating quadtree edge detector that works by looking for
changes in contrast between neighboring pixels. Works on realtime
webcam video. Written in C++ using Microsoft DirectShow.
c:\dev\repository\general\trunk\directx\colorhistorysvn://tastyrobot.boldlygoingnowhere.org/general/trunk/directx/colorhistoryEdgeDetection1.jpgEdgeDetection2.jpgColorHistory (webcam Pong)
Players play Pong with green glowsticks and a webcam.
Written in C++ using Microsoft DirectShow.
c:\dev\repository\general\trunk\directx\colorhistorysvn://tastyrobot.boldlygoingnowhere.org/general/trunk/directx/colorhistoryPongPlugin1.jpgPongPlugin2.jpgColorHistory (webcam snow)
Snow falls constantly from the top of the screen and settles on
edges in the video. You can hold out your hand to catch flakes.
Written in C++ using Microsoft DirectShow.
c:\dev\repository\general\trunk\directx\colorhistorysvn://tastyrobot.boldlygoingnowhere.org/general/trunk/directx/colorhistorySnowEffect1.jpgSnowEffect2.jpgColorHistory (Matrix effect)
I know what you're thinking. "Why oh why didn't I take the BLUE pill?"
John created all the Matrix-esque glyphs.
Written in C++ using Microsoft DirectShow.
c:\dev\repository\general\trunk\directx\colorhistorysvn://tastyrobot.boldlygoingnowhere.org/general/trunk/directx/colorhistoryMatrixEffect1.jpgMatrixEffect2.jpgColorHistory (rotoscoping)
Rotoscoping filter meant to emulate Scanner Darkly by averaging
out areas of solid color and highlighting edges. Ends up taking
nice, high-quality video and making it look highly compressed.
Written in C++ using Microsoft DirectShow.
c:\dev\repository\general\trunk\directx\colorhistorysvn://tastyrobot.boldlygoingnowhere.org/general/trunk/directx/colorhistoryRotoscopeEffect1.jpgRotoscopeEffect3.jpgUserMap
A 2D plot graph of Homestead users, broken down by zip code.
Such is the population density of New York that you can zoom in on
Manhattan and see the outline of the island! We also appear to
be very popular in Florida. Developed by Craig and myself.
Written in Java 5.
c:\Test\UserMapvss_heppkat_projectx, $/zFun/UserMapUserMap1.jpgUserMap2.jpgUserMap (3D visualization)
A 3D bar graph visualization of Homestead users, by zip code.
Written in Java 5 + Java3D.
c:\Test\UserMapvss_heppkat_projectx, $/zFun/UserMapUserMap3D1.jpgUserMap3D2.jpgUserMap (satellite mapping)
Using satellite data from GoogleMaps to get aerial views of users.
We scraped a free geocoding service to get the lat/long of several
thousand addresses. Then we scraped GoogleMaps to get photos of
these addresses. We did this as an example of what we could
do if we were evil! Of course we are NOT evil, the results are
for entertainment only. Written in Java 5.
c:\Test\UserMapvss_heppkat_projectx, $/zFun/UserMapUserMapSatellite1.jpgUserMapSatellite2.jpgUserMap (satellite map mosaic)
Mosaic photos of Justin and Gavin, made up of satellite photos of users' addresses.
A freeware mosaic program called AndreaMosaic was used to make the images.
c:\Test\UserMapvss_heppkat_projectx, $/zFun/UserMap
http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/
UserMapMosaic1.jpgUserMapMosaic2.jpgPolygon Grapher
A shape recognition research tool. It doesn't actually recognize
shapes, but it does analyze and graph the angles of the shape. The
next step is to add a database of known shapes to compare against.
Written in Java2 using JFreeChart.
c:\Test\Chart
http://www.jfree.org/jfreechart/
ShapeRecognition1.jpgShapeRecognition2.jpgPacket Visualizer
Network sniffer that visualizes passing packet data in a 3D world.
Written in C++ using the CrystalSpace 3D engine.
C:\dev\PacketViewer
http://www.crystalspace3d.org/
PacketVisualizer1.gifPacketVisualizer2.gifPacketVisualizer3.gifArtBots Servo Tracking
A collaborative art/technology project run by Matt Franklin and Ruth Williams.
The goal was to make a bed of decorated robotic flowers with an integrated webcam,
which could turn to follow people as they walked by, and open or close as
they got near. Craig Olrich and Geoff Clarke also contributed heavily.
Written in assembly for the PIC16F684 microcontroller.
c:\dev\picSketch (animated line art)
Written before Tablet PCs came out, this app only understands
polylines (not freehand ink). After you draw a line, it is animated
to look something from a flip-book or a hand-drawn cartoon.
Written in Java2.
c:\dev\SketchSketch1.jpgSketch2.jpgPhotoSite iPod Photo exporter
An iPod Photo exporter for PhotoSite AlbumBuilder, written
using ImageMagick. It exports images into suitable format for
display on a television through an iPod Photo. Photos are
resampled to an optimum size and captions are overlayed on top.
Written in Java 1.1 with ImageMagick.
http://www.photosite.com/
http://www.imagemagick.org/
iPodPhotoExporter1.jpgiPodPhotoExporter2.jpgGousche 2.0
A collaborative lunch-planning system that allows people to suggest
and vote on restaurant options. It was named "Gousche" after a
Homestead developer who used to pick up lunch for us every day. This
was a team side project written by Ellis, Jon, Alex, Xia, and Rick.
Written in ASP.NET and jQuery.
http://hslabs:8001/Simple.aspx
Gousche1.jpgGousche2.jpgPAX 2009 nVidia Badge Tracker
An online database used to track nVidia badge numbers at the 2009 Penny-Arcade Expo.
Thrown together in a couple of hours in a hotel lobby, it eventually
stored nearly two thousand badge numbers over the course of a weekend.
Written in Python and Django and hosted on Google App Engine.
http://paxbadges.appspot.com/
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