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Jadden Picardal
jaddenpicardal [at] gmail [dot] com
Hi! I'm a third year undergrad studying CompE at Purdue who loves building things that blend hardware and software
I care deeply about building software that gets used by real people and making technology that feels tangible and purposeful
Talk to me about games, video editing, and keyboards
At the Envision Center, I work across the stack: designing an ESP32-powered photometric stereo rig for 3D artists and contributing to a cross-platform MR classroom for Meta Quest 3 and Vision Pro (used by 20+ departments).
Last summer, I prototyped a data platform for the U.S. Air Force, working in tight sprint cycles to ship production-quality software fast. Read more here
As Communications Lead at Purdue Hackers (3K+ members), I help run creative tech events and celebrate scrappy experimentation. I thrive in environments full of curiosity, late-night debugging, and low-stakes failure. We're currently working on a showcase of student-made creative technical projects, spill ≋
Outside of that: making games, editing videos, taking photos, and logging thoughts on movies
Currently playing Minds Beneath Us and maintaining a silly dating game about fruit jams
