ALYSSA JOINES
About Me
I am a Designer, Technologist, Artist, and Scientist. My interests range from algorithmically directed artworks to microbiology. Originally from Philadelphia, I moved to New York City in 2015. I am currently in the fourth year of my undergraduate education at The New School in the dual degree BA/BFA Program. My BA is in Interdisciplinary Science while my BFA is in Design & Technology.
Education
The New School New York, NY
Parsons School of Design
BFA Design & Technology (August 2015 - Present)
Eugene Lang College
BA Interdisciplinary Science (August 2015 - Present)
Experience
The New School New York, NY
Research Assistant (January 2019 - Present)
- Working with Justin Bakse, director of BFA Design and Technology, on various projects relating to curriculum.
NYC Media Lab New York, NY
XR Startup Bootcamp (September-October 2018)
Company: ARC (Augmented Reality Cargo)
- AR training tool for aviators and logistics professionals
The Center for Data Arts New York, NY
Summer Internship (May-August 2018)
Supported by the Mohn Family Foundation Fellowship
- Here I worked on various data visualizations as well as proposals and budgets for different projects.
The New School New York, NY
Research Assistant (May-August 2018)
- Working with Anne Yust, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning, I developed an AR app in which the user may explore fractals, adding onto my previous work the summer before.
The New School New York, NY
Undergraduate Research: Fractals in Nature (May-August 2017)
Supported by the Mohn Family Foundation Fellowship
- Built a website documenting my research on the occurrence of fractals in nature and programmed L-Systems as examples using processing and p5.js.
Skills
Languages: Javascript (specifically p5js, three.js, and d3), Processing, openFrameworks, HTML, CSS, jQuery
Fabrication Techniques: 3D Printing, Laser Cutting
Prototyping - Physical Computing - Arduino + many sensors
Software and Other: Cinema 4D, Adobe Creative Suite, Vuforia, ARKit, Excel