Hackathon Projects
I have participated in several hackathons both as a university student and full time product designer. Here are a few projects that I am proud of.
Microsoft Global Hackathon 2024: GameForgeAI
A hackathon project I worked on to empower aspiring game developers create their first game with the help of natural language processing. I designed website layout and interactions, as well as a "brainstorming mode" where the AI asks you questions to help generate your first game. As a pixel artist myself, I made sure our platform encouraged human-made sprites in a friendly and simple pixel art editor, rather than using AI generated assets.
Microsoft Global Hackathon 2022: MicroCode
Our team developed a kid-friendly, icon-based, structured code editor and programming language that runs on micro:bit, an inexpensive physical computing device for CS education.
I was in charge of the code editor's visual direction, including pixel art icons, UI, and animations.
Learn more about the development of this project beyond the hackathon here. You can also try out the latest version of MicroCode directly in your web browser here!
