Email: | eedgar@iastate.edu |
College: | Rochester Institute of Technology |
Major(s): | Human‐Centered Computing |
Classification: | Freshman |
Research Team: | Cooperative Gaming |
I love innovation; it's a part of my soul. In my home growing up, there'was always a trace of the most recent project my techy dad was working on. The sounds of a Dremel, soft click of keys typing code, and videos explaining how to wire the latest Arduino board to a N‐channel MOSFET. Soon projects of my own appeared; from wiring a homemade RC pizza‐box plane and LED stickman costume to show at a Maker Faire to leading my high school's VEX robotics team in high school. I grew up around technology and innovation. Now my intellectual side is craving something more. New. Different. I am passionate about making novel connections, such as combining music with technology. My dream is to make a living as both an engineering and artist. Specifically, I want to develop a platform on which I can host my own Soundwalk. In short, my Soundwalk is a music experience that accompanies a walker through a natural landscape. My goal is to create a product that will take walking speed, weather conditions and GPS location into account as the app decides what music to play and how to present it to the user. I love collaborating with people across many different fields to create something truly unique and inspiring.