Aidan Nelson
Visiting Assistant Arts Professor at New York University
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAidan Nelson is a creative developer and educator based in New York with nine years blending interactive media, web-native 3D, and live production. He co-founded Arium to build bespoke web-based 3D exhibitions and spatial audio/video experiences while teaching and researching real-time social spaces and networked art at NYU. Technically fluent in React, Three.js, WebRTC, Firebase, Unity C#, Node.js and more, he contributes to open-source projects like p5.js, improving WebGL camera and orbit controls for artists and learners. His production background (Park Avenue Armory) informs robust, scalable deployments of large media installations and live streams for cultural organizations. He pairs hands-on engineering with scenographic empathy—designing tools and workflows that support both artistic intent and technical reliability. Aidan’s work often combines experimental research (from photogrammetry to AI agents) with practical delivery for public-facing experiences.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree - Interactive Telecommunications Program, Master's Degree - Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Theater (cum laude), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Theater (cum laude) at Dartmouth College
Github Skills (10)
webgl10
camera10
creative-cloud10
javascript10
coding10
p5js10
graphic10
documentation10
artwork9
html8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
processing/p5.js
May 2018 - Aug 2018
p5.js is a client-side JS platform that empowers artists, designers, students, and anyone to learn to code and express themselves creatively on the web. It is based on the core principles of Processing. Looking for p5.js 2.0? http://beta.p5js.org
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:52 commits, 17 PRs, 1 push in 2 months
Contributions summary:Aidan primarily contributed to the p5.js library by updating and adding documentation for various WebGL-related functions like `camera`, `perspective`, `ortho`, and `orbitControl`. They also updated code examples to demonstrate the usage of these functions. Additionally, the user added a manual-test-example for a rectStroke function and made changes to the orbitControl function, adding sensitivity and zoom behavior. The user's work focused on improving the usability and functionality of the WebGL features within the p5.js library.
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AidanNelson/YORB2020
Mar 2020 - Apr 2021
YORB2020 is a shared online space to hang out, collaborate and work.
Contributions:352 commits, 45 PRs, 89 pushes in 1 year
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