Project #1 Lost and Found

Partner

Senyan

Senyan's Object Description

A road bike. It has a white frame and handlebars wrapped in red tape. The brand name, “Specialized” is written in black on the seat post. The handlebars are curved downward, typical road bike style.

Reflection

Biking seems to be Senyan's hobby, which she is familiar with. She used some specific terms to describe her bike that I am not familiar with and have to look up and research before coding it in p5.js. My interpretation of the image is based on the basic impression I have of bikes - two wheels and a rack. I drew the bike based on my memory of the Citi Bike, which I've seen the most. I am not confident that it would be the same as the "typical road bike style" Senyan described. The depiction process of the image is interesting in p5.js. I can only make very specific statements that draw very limited types of shape. My ability in using code to describe an object contrast greatly with my and Senyan's ability to use English to describe the item. While the programming language is more precise, accurate, and objective, it is not sufficient for depicting a complex item, or part of a person's life with a satisfactory amount of details. While there are human errors during my communication with Senyan due to underlying assumptions and use of references, the simplistic result is also due to how the code reduces the object down to the repetition of basic geometric shapes.