Raven Quiddaoen

Student

I am studying for a B.S. in Computer Science in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I expect to graduate in Spring, 2025.


Interests: Application Development, Extended Reality Development, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence, Creative Writing: (i.e. Playwriting, Novels, etc.)


Projects

Happening At Manoa 2023-12-11

Our group attempted to create a website for ICS 314 about on-campus events.

Software Engineering Website Development React-Meteor MongoDB

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Tank Command 2023-12-10

I created a game in about a month from scratch in Unity for the Oculus Quest for ICS-486/685.

Virtual Reality Unity Game Development

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Mālama I Nā Ahupuaʻa (MINA) Program 2022-12-15

I participated in a 20-work-hour service learning program where I helped the community while learning indigenous culture and history.

Land Conservation Environmentalism Hawaiian History Hawaiian Culture

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Essays

Stupid Questions Beget Stupid Consequences

22 Dec 2023

Brief Overview As per usual, if you want a TL;DR: here it is! This essay is on the longer side, not because of what I say but, because I’ve included questions and answers from StackOverflow here (for your viewing pleasure)....

Questions Answers StackOverflow

Booting Bootstrap in T-Minus NOW!

20 Dec 2023

Brief Overview If you want a TL;DR: here it is! This essay will be on the shorter end because UI Frameworks are relatively straightforward with a proportionately steep learning curve. However, frameworks are worth the time learning due to how...

UI Frameworks Webpage Development Bootstrap 5

Software Engineering: The Breath of Fresh Air

11 Dec 2023

Brief Overview As per usual, if you want a TL;DR: here it is! Throughout my Software Engineering course, I honestly think I could have learned the programming aspect by myself: it’s just HTML/Javascript/CSS. Hell, we learned it through freeCodeCamp.org, so...

Programming Design Patterns Software Engineering Programming Style Agile Project Management

A Learner's Approach to Unity

10 Dec 2023

Brief Overview As per usual, if you want a TL;DR: here it is! Learning Unity both from just a visual experience to a VR-interaction-based game, forced me to learn C# and a whole lot of other engine-specific things. What even...

Programming Unity Game Development

In Code There Are Patterns: Oh My!

29 Nov 2023

Brief Overview As per usual, if you want a TL;DR: here it is! Design patterns are general solutions that solve common problems that occur in software design. However, incorrect use or using generally negative solutions create antipatterns. I use many...

Programming Design Patterns

Artificial Intelligence: is it AIght?

20 Nov 2023

Brief Overview As per usual, if you want a TL;DR: here it is! I opted to not use ANY artificial intelligence assistance for this course, even the suggested Co-Pilot plug-in for IntelliJ. This is because I believe that actually being...

Programming AI

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