BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
Fall 2022 CS 120: Computer Science 1
Nineteenth Semi-annual All-section Art Show
Sponsored by the Department of Computer Science

Held in the AJ Atrium on Friday, November 4, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

The collages shown below were created by students in the CS 120 course, and judged by their peers to be the best in each section of the course. Although these could have been created using an image-editing program, these students have written the code themselves to create these collages programmatically by manipulating individual pixels.

This page displays the entries from this semester. You may view entries from all other semesters. All student work included in this and other shows, as well as many other CS 120 students' work is provided in an online digital media repository maintained by the BSU University Libraries.

"Matryoshka Dolls" by Jacob Beiler Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "With having multiple different versions of an original, I thought it would look good if the smaller Russian dolls looked different from each other. Going back and remembering how we originally used the programs to change the appearance of an image made things easier. I felt like the most rewarding part of the project was when it was fully done and i thought it looked good and outdid what i originally thought of the project." Supporting files	"Earth's Sister Planet" by Solomon Siang Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I chose to work with the planet Venus because I always found it interesting that it is the only planet in the solar system that is a similar size and structure to our home planet hence the nickname and title 'Earth's Sister Planet.' I didn’t really have a specific design in mind, so I was just experimenting with all the functions we’ve created over the semester and created what I thought was an interesting design. The most challenging part was definitely getting the signature to work correctly. The most rewarding thing was seeing everything fit together and see the final product after hours of work." Supporting files
"Novacane" by Sang Thang Freshmen; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I wanted to pay tribute to my favorite artist, and the challenging aspect of this project was how I was going to make it special. The most rewarding part was seeing everything I worked hard for come together beautifully just like how I imagined it." Supporting files	"Eye Spy Hydrangea Petals" by Destiny Wells Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I wanted to have fun by pairing my favorite flowers with a slightly creepy eye. The most challenging aspect was writing the code to make the visual aspect I wanted. The most rewarding part was when I wrote the last line of code." Supporting files
"The Wave" by Tierra Williams Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I was playing around with oil pastels when I drew the original picture and I was proud of how it turned out, so I wanted to show it off. The most challenging aspect was getting everything into the empty canvas the way that I wanted it to be. It was really rewarding to view the result of the collage." Supporting files	Thanks for visiting!

"Noise" by Samuel Agee Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I chose to make the collage with an image used for computer science assignments to take a familiar input and manipulate it almost beyond recognition. I found the correct positioning of pictures and copied images to be the most difficult. The final output looking how I had planned was the most rewarding." Supporting files

"Exploring the Universe with Dr. Pepper” by Jayden Gillam Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "This piece features a friend of mine discovering the raw power of Dr. Pepper. I wanted to express as best I could the enlightenment he experienced after taking a swig straight from the bottle. I wanted to represent a timeline of his journey. First, we see him with the bottle preparing for the first sip. Then he enters the 5th Dimension. Over a span of 10 hours, he receives four revelations before returning to himself, finally able to enjoy the sweet taste of Dr. Pepper. All jokes aside, though, I had a lot of fun creating this project, even if it didn't turn out as neat as some others. The most challenging part for me was really just deciding what to make. I had already made all the functions I used in previous projects, so creating the collage wasn't too bad." Supporting files

"Perhaps" by Mikhayla Palicte Freshman; Computer Science major, Entrepreneurship minor Artist's statement: "I chose this design because what I originally wanted didn’t work out, so this was my next option! Figuring out how to split the pictures into quadrants was the most challenging part. The final result printed out to show in class was most rewarding!" Supporting files

"Life under water" by Grace Sawicki Freshman; Musical Theater major, Computer Science minor Artist's statement: "Making the transition from high school to college has been very eventful. My piece displays how this transition has felt to me. The most challenging part of the collage was figuring out how to change the functions to do what I wanted them to, like gray scaling along a diagonal line. The most rewarding part was seeing the vision in my head come to life." Supporting files

"Lights in the Dark" by Ethan Johnson Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "The part of this project that I struggled with the most was simply trying to make a blue lantern. In attempting to make the blue lantern, I accidentally made the pink, purple, and yellow lanterns. I needed to replace the red value with a blue value, rather than just trying to raise the blue value and keep the red the way it was. However, this struggle found me making more colors and having a greater variety of lanterns than if I had made it blue on my first attempt." Supporting files	"The Changed Dog" by Michael Mauer Freshman; Cybersecurity major Artist's statement: "I chose my dog as the base image because I thought that it would go well with the coloration changes that I hoped to make. The hardest part was the small tweaks that I needed to make to the number for the coloration changes to get it just right. The most rewarding part was when I had to take an hour to troubleshoot and think of a way to create a function that would get the picture rotated properly. It felt very satisfying when I finally got an idea that worked and I put it into practice." Supporting files
"The Flash but in Reverse” by Treyford Mercer Freshman; Actuarial Science major, Computer Science minor Artist's statement: "I chose to design an image of the Reverse Flash because I greatly enjoy the character and his design as well as the concept of super speed. The most challenging portion of my work was when I was trying to design the decreased image in the center. It was very hard trying to layer it correctly. The most rewarding part was when I figured out how to flip a reverse of an image. It was hard at first to understand the logic needed to build this function, but once I figured it out, it greatly changed the way I looked at my project." Supporting files	"Oldest Wonder of the Ancient World" by Evan Peterson Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I chose this design because I love Egyptian history. The most challenging part was deciding how to arrange the four images in the center of the canvas. The most rewarding part was seeing the final product all together." Supporting files
"The Rustacean's Evolution" by Sean Reyboz Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I chose to build a simple, cute and aesthetically pleasing collage, by using a simple, cool and versatile picture. The most challenging part of this project was to figure out what picture to use and decide which transformations to apply to reach the aesthetic goals I had in mind. I find the result to be both effective and aesthetically pleasing, which is a great source of satisfaction and the most rewarding part of this project." Supporting files	"Sidewalk to Nowhere" by Spencer Smith Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I chose this design because of the vibrant colors. The most challenging part was deciding how to edit the pictures in order to maintain the different colors on the walls. The most rewarding part was seeing the final product take shape." Supporting files

"Prunes" by Ethan Couch Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I chose this design because I enjoy the look of color gradients. The most challenging part was waiting for it to load. The most rewarding part was the final effect." Supporting files	"Birds eye view" by Kareline Jones Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I chose this design because when I found this picture of the bird, I really liked the red eye and wanted to draw attention to it. I think the most challenging part of this piece was putting the eye in the middle of the picture and having to change the coordinates to get it right where I wanted it." Supporting files
"Ferris Wheel” by Gabe Manning Freshman; Data Analytics major, Spanish minor Artist's statement: "I thought it would look cool to mirror the original image and it was. The most challenging part was deciding what design to go with. The most rewarding part was seeing all of my code come together to create the final collage." Supporting files	"Hidden Hatred" by Dustin Muse Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I wanted to show a very important imagine within a show that makes you think deeply about what is happening. The hardest part was trying to get the pictures to remain inverted while the middle picture stayed normal. I think the most rewarding part was to see the final product and be excited for what I have made." Supporting files
"Little Angry Man" by Kejuan Smith Freshman; Cybersecurity major Artist's statement: "I really liked the character and wanted to show a glimpse of his funny and serious side at the same time. Deciding on a design was the hardest part. The most rewarding part was watching the image load and seeing it all come together." Supporting files	"The Island at Night" by Kaitlyn Stark Freshman; Computer Science major Artist's statement: "I chose the design because I wanted to turn a photograph I had taken into something different and unique. It was difficult to decide what I wanted to do, but it was incredibly rewarding to see everything come together as my code was run." Supporting files

"Snow" by Nick Combs Freshman; Cybersecurity major Artist's statement: "I chose this design to show a peaceful snowy village. Finding how to do the lines was probably the hardest part for me. I think the most rewarding part of this project was seeing the final touches." Supporting files	"Blonde" by Alliyah Martin Freshman; Cybersecurity major Artist's statement: "My collage is inspired by the artist named, Frank Ocean. A legend. Placing the pictures where I wanted them was challenging. When it finally worked it made the challenge worthwhile." Supporting files
"Empower, Embolden, Enlighten" by Joshua Miller Freshman; Computer Science major, Military Science minor Artist's statement: "I chose this theme because space is one of the most awe-inspiring and aesthetically pleasing things to view. The most challenging part for me personally was the tediousness of creating all the functions so that they would work for the collage, but in the end it was worth it. When it all came together just the way I wanted it to, and you realize 'Hey, I did that.'" Supporting files	"Pusheen Battle" by Tyler Robertson Freshman; Directing major Artist's statement: "Because I wanted to make something, not like the rest of the designs on the walls, I made something with a different background and a story. The most challenging aspect of creating the collage was definitely writing the copy function that copied the modified pusheen onto the background whilst cutting out the white or off-white color in the background of the picture and replacing it with the background. The most rewarding part of the collage creation was probably putting the glitch over the sentence at the top, as that's when it was finally finished, and it looked great." Supporting files
"The Gateway" by Sol Wozniak Freshman; Psychology and Political Science Majors, Computer Science minor Artist's statement: "I wanted to tell a story combining some of my favorite classical artists' pieces, using shadows, colors, and gestures of the women. Separating the woman in Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 'La Promenade' from the man who was holding her hand, was tricky. Then having to flip her but still keep her pixels required some more engineering to make the program flexible. I'm very satisfied with how all of the artworks blended together (more or less) in the end. It conveys the collage less as a 'collage' and more like a single piece of art, with a unity between the artworks." Supporting files	Thanks for visiting!

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Fall 2022 CS 120 All-section Art Show organized by David Largent with significant support from Ladelle Augistine Diekhoff, Karl Mesarosh, Jeff Zhang, Jennifer Coy, and Kim Bechdolt.