Lutan Jiang

 WEEK1 I watched the video and read the article, and also briefly skimmed through the optional articles. I found the concept of "deep listening" mentioned in the TED talk to be the most insightful. The explanation in the talk was somewhat vague and general, so I did further research on this concept myself. Here are my thoughts: First, listening is a subjective experience, influenced by each person's background, and differs from purely physical "hearing." If I were to define "deep listening," I would say it is an acquired ability to perceive and understand; but I prefer its philosophical meaning: it is a way of observing the world and experiencing one's own existence by transcending personal biases and integrating one's limited life experiences into a broader historical and environmental context. Deep listening should encompass both time and space dimensions: Time encompasses both the past and the future. For example, the sound of a piano isn...

 WEEK1 I first brought my photo into Photoshop so I could use the Mesh tool to get the coordinates of any point. My main challenge was choosing which function to use to draw my image. I initially used Bezier curves, but I found their two control points too abstract and difficult to manipulate. I then tried curves, but again, I struggled to accurately control the curve's shape using the control points. Finally, I settled on the beginShape and endShape functions, which allow me to draw irregular shapes using precise point coordinates, which perfectly met my needs. P5JS LINK：https://editor.p5js.org/lj2675/sketches/Nar0prKQb WEEK2 https://editor.p5js.org/lj2675/sketches/juyNCm4h4 The two opposites I chose were empty and full. What I wanted to achieve was that as I moved the mouse, the pattern would disappear within the circular area around the cursor. First, I used a grid and a for loop to draw the pattern across the entire screen. Then, to determine whether a portion of the pattern wa...