<div class="textcontainer"> <h3>About Me</h3> <p class="margin"> </p> <div class="center-row"> <img src="./ben.jpg" alt="photo of Ben" style="width:100%; max-width:350px;"> <p id="aboutme"> Hello! I'm Ben, a first year student at the GSD in the Master in Design Studies (MDes) program. Specifically, I am part of the "Mediums" cohort where I study emerging technologies and their implications for design, fabrication and human-computer interaction. </p> </div> <p class="margin"> </p> I traversed many paths before coming to Harvard for grad school. Too long ago, I got a bachelor's degree in cognitive neuroscience. I studied the way that music and rhythm can entrain electrical frequencies in the brain. After college, I studied addiction neuroscience in academia, and later helped design digital tools and tests in industry to measure a wide variety of cognitive functioning. <p class="margin"> </p> <div class="flexrow"> <img src="./frequencies.jpg" alt="photo of a graph" style="width:100%; max-width:300px;"> <img src="./article1.jpg" alt="photo of a scientific article" style="width:100%; max-width:300px;"> <video controls autoplay muted loop src="./testvid.mp4" alt="video of a computer game" style="width:100%; max-width:300px;"> </div> <p class="caption">An article I co-authored and an example of the cognitive tests I helped develop</p> <p class="margin"> </p> Along the way, I burned out from research and moved to NYC to start a set design studio. I did a lot of corporate work for big brands, magazines & TV networks, but my favorite jobs were indie theater productions and music videos. <p class="margin"> </p> <div class="flexrow"> <img src="./RRG.jpg" alt="photo of a scene from a play" style="width:100%; max-width:400px;"> <img src="./Moviestar.jpg" alt="photo from the scene of a different play" style="width:100%; max-width:400px;"> </div> <p class="margin"> </p> <div class="flexrow"> <img src="./ABC.jpg" alt="photo of a scene from a play" style="width:100%; max-width:400px;"> <img src="./penal colony.jpg" alt="photo from the scene of a different play" style="width:100%; max-width:400px;"> </div> <p class="caption">Some examples of the work I enjoyed the most</p> <p class="margin"></p> I also worked briefly in interaction design, dealing with wearable devices and larger scale installations. <p class="margin"> </p> <div class="flexrow"> <img src="./wristbands.jpg" alt="photo of electronic wristband." style="width:100%; max-width:400px;"> <img src="./band cases.jpg" alt="photo of 3d printed parts." style="width:100%; max-width:400px;"> </div> <p class="caption">Interactive wristbands for real-time social networking...</p> <p class="margin"> </p> <div class="flexrow"> <img src="./plinth room.jpg" alt="photo of a woman in a room with screens." style="width:100%; max-width:400px;"> <img src="./plinth.jpg" alt="photo of an electonic control device." style="width:100%; max-width:400px;"> </div> <p class="caption">...and a data visualization experience I worked on</p> <p class="margin"></p> I'm excited to work on some cool stuff this semester! Head on over to [Week 1](./01_intro/index.html) to check out my ideas for a final project. </div>