The IP Collective is an online platform for companies to start and join defensive patent pools. The patent landscape is full of frivolous litigation, especially in the software domain. We took on this complex issue by creating a place for companies to pool patents around complementary technology. Members of each pool commit to using their patents defensively and not pursue litigation against other members who have made the same pledge.

The CabFabLab is a rapid prototyping and fabrication lab based in The Hague, Netherlands. We worked with students, designers and makers to bring their ideas to life using tools such as a 3D printer, laser cutter, electronics workstation, vinyl cutter and CNC router. We also conducted design and fabrication workshops for all ages.

Popcha! is a media technology development company focused on virtual worlds, Machinima (virtual world based animated film) and augmented reality. Our clients include IBM, Yahoo!, Cisco, Harvard, Futurework Institute and Flashpoint Academy.

Inspired by the iconic arcade game and the French street artist Invader, we created Chocolate Invader. In collaboration with artisan chocolate maker Bryan Graham, we are creating pixel-perfect chocolate from raw cocoa bean to bar, all by hand. Chocolate Invader hit the market Fall 2011 and received international media coverage in Wired, BoingBoing, Engadget, PC World, Kotaku and many other publications.

Re:Farm is an initiative for providing open source tools and technology for urban farmers. Developed at Eyebeam by Hernani Dias, Re:Farm is an international project with teams in New York, Lisbon, Paris, Buenos Aires and Barcelona. We set-up prototypes in Brooklyn, NY and Andes, NY monitoring a small plot of potatoes and a compost unit with temperature, light and humidity sensors.

Gluten Free NYC is a Google Maps mash-up for those wanting a bird's eye of view of all gluten free friendly establishments across New York City. Subscribers receive one gluten free restaurant recommendation per month.

PokerGlyphs is a statistical analysis application for live poker play. The platform is being developed as both a web and mobile application. The goal of the project is to create the premier online community for live poker play. PokerGlyphs is a collaboration with Dutch internet company Firmhouse.

iVolve is a visual experiment in evolutionary algorithms and generative art. Users can select a randomly generated seed and mutate that generation by manipulating the fitness of each generation. This will output unpredictable yet beautiful images. Try it!

StudentSpaces is a working concept for a crowd sourced directory of places for students. The primary goal is to investigate the user experience through usability testing.

The Poker Personality Study is a summary of independent research into the personality profiles of online poker players. The study was widely blogged about and brought about a fervent discussion on poker forum Two Plus Two.

Therapy and the Metaverse is my undergraduate honors thesis exploring the therapeutic utility of 3D Massively Multi-User Virtual Environments (MMVEs) such as Second Life for convalescent and chronically ill users. The paper was published as a featured study in the Washington University Undergraduate Research Digest and won the 2008 Lynn Cooper Harvey writing prize.

The Auduino is a open source DIY synthesiser originally designed by the tinker.it team. Inspired by a friend's rendition, I designed an enclosure, modified the code base and added a light dependent resistor (LDR) to produce a theremin-like effect through the synthesiser.