At the beginning of every semester, we have people go, but we also have incredible and talented new students joining us! It’s a bittersweet situation.
Today, I want to introduce you to Nina and Christy. They are the new member of our family.
Meet Christy!
from Detroit, Michigan
M: Tell me a little secret about you?
C: Hmm.. I have two bunnies at home that are pretty much my children.
M: What are you studying at NYU?
C: I’m a senior doing a double major in Music Technology (Steinhardt) and Computer Science (CAS).
M: What are you up to at the Lab?
C: I am currently working on the Bose AR Sunglasses “Whisper Gallery” project, implementing spatialized transmission of audio based on the position/orientation of the users.
M: What drew you to us?
C: I took a Programming for Mobile VR class this past summer and got to demo CAVE. From there, I knew I had to get involved!
M: What you are most excited about doing and learning at the Lab?
C: I’m excited to learn more about implementing large-scale networked VR and AR experiences, and I’m beyond excited to be learning about and using the OptiTrack motion capture stage.
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Meet Nina!
from Chicago–and make sure you pronounce it right, it’s “nine-ah.”
M: Tell me a little secret about you?
N: I love disco.
M: What are you studying at NYU?
N: I am studying Computer Science at CAS and doing minors in German and Game Design.
M: What are you up to at the Lab?
N: I’ve been working a bit in Unity VR… still trying to learn.
M: What drew you to us?
N: I took Ken Perlin’s Computer Graphics class last year.
M: What you are most excited about doing and learning at the Lab?
N: I am excited to meet talented people that all do a number of diverse things at the lab.
Although they have already been working with us for weeks, I believe that appearing on the blog makes it 110% official! Welcome girls! We are all thrilled to have you.