It's a great spatula and looks like an egg, with 5 stars on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Grips-Omelet-Turner-Silicone/dp/B00A2KD8LQ)!

```cv
gallery
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```

This project cemented how valuable prototyping was and how much I enjoyed doing it.

```cv
gallery
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```

```cv
gallery
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```

```cv
gallery
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```

Egg Spatula

I've never identified as a creative coder — I'm much more motivated by the process of learning how something is made, compared to using code as a creative tool. I had a chance to take a class framed as "Recreating the Past", which aimed to recreate key programmatic art. It was a great way to understand technology like shaders, and concepts like image processing algorithms,

My final project was a Chinese calligraphy (shufa) simulator. I had studied and practiced in high school, but hated cleanup. Why not try to do it on the computer?

```cv
gallery
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```

```cv
gallery
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```

For the first part of the course, we focused on replicating and remixing work. For example, compare [Arabesque by John Whitney](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7h0ppnUQhE) with my recreation.

```cv
gallery
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```

Often, the most enjoyable part wasn't the exact replica of the piece, but the bugs we ran into along the way. Here are some glitches that I ended up liking more than the end result while recreating [Raven Kwok's work](https://twitter.com/RavenKwok/status/1269958692343971840), using my surname in Chinese.

```cv
gallery
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```

```cv
gallery
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```

```cv
tweet
https://twitter.com/tarngerine/status/1281274170458943488
```

```cv
gallery
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```

[View my source code and notes on Github](https://github.com/tarngerine/rtp2020)

School for Poetic Computation

In 2018, I took a sabbatical and had a chance to explore game-making as a creative practice. I found that I enjoyed making short experiences, centered on world-building, mood-making, and/or novel mechanics.

Mostly made in Pico-8, a fantasy console emulator with constraints on code and asset size, and a built-in art tool and music composer.

### [Home](https://tarngerine.itch.io/remember-home)

My dog Lychee had passed away suddenly right before sabbatical, and I was inspired by this grief. Home is about reliving your best experiences with your loved ones. 

```cv
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```

### [Repo Runner](https://tarngerine.itch.io/repo-runner)

I had just left Facebook to take this sabbatical, and the impact of my work weighed heavily on my mind. I've always been interested dystopian worlds, and how they reflect our anxieties and catastrophization. In the case of tech and the gig economy, I don't think our dystopias are too far off. 

```cv
gallery
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```

### Other prototypes

```cv
gallery
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```

[Play all my games on Itch.io](https://tarngerine.itch.io/)

Selected games on Itch

Home

Repo Runner

Other prototypes