Peng Cheng
Founder And CEO at Parsons School of Design - The New School
Hongkou District, Shanghai, China
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Top SchoolPeng Cheng is a creative technologist and founder-CEO with 13 years of experience melding design, interactive media and software to build culturally aware new-media products and experiences. Trained at Parsons’ Design & Technology and the School for Poetic Computation, he translates experimental coding—games, robotics, and interactive installations—into teachable practice as an adjunct professor at multiple art and design schools in China and the US. As founder of OF COURSE and an organizer of openFrameworks workshops in New York, he bridges Western creative coding methods and Chinese product ecosystems to launch innovative educational and entertainment apps. His background spans hands-on UI/UX work for major platforms like Tudou to leading indie game and art-tech studios, giving him a rare mix of academic rigor, product execution, and community-building. Notably, he leverages cross-cultural insights to position creative code as both a research tool and a marketable product, connecting artistic practice with sustainable ventures.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Design and Technology, Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design - The New SchoolBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Multimedia Design, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Multimedia Design at Northumbira University (UK) / Raffles Design Institute(CN) Dual DegreeMaster of Fine Arts - MFA, Poetic Computation, OF, Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Poetic Computation, OF at School for Poetic ComputationMaster of Fine Arts (MFA), Design and Technology, Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design30 weeks
English, Chinese
Github Skills (1)
openframeworks1
Github contributions (5)
bestpaul1985/openFrameworks_Chinese
Mar 2014 - Jun 2014
Contributions:29 commits in 2 months
chineseopenframeworksnewest
bestpaul1985/Thesis2013
Nov 2012 - May 2013
Contributions:475 commits in 6 months
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