Harish

NUS Third Year, First Semester in Review

The following post is also available at https://harishv7.wordpress.com/. CG3207: Computer Architecture CG3207 was one of the most informative, educational modules I have taken. This module answered many of the questions which was always running in my head: “How computers function so smoothly managing several tasks simultaneously?”, “How do the building blocks of computers actually come together…

Data Science Student Challenge 2016 Experience

About the Challenge & Our Product Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in the Data Science Student Challenge which was co-organised and sponsored by Microsoft. I took part in this event together with my friends Alvian, Chris & Ida. We worked tirelessly over just 24 hours to build a full-fledged working application which integrates the concepts of machine learning and data science. And…

NUS Second Year, Second Semester in Review

CS2010: Data Structures & Algorithms II This module is one of my favourite modules in this semester. Usually CS2010 is taught by Prof Steven Halim, but it was Dr Brown this semester who is teaching this module for the first time in NUS. Dr Brown was really great and funny as well. He tried to bring across the concepts taught very well and in my opinion one of the coolest professors I have seen.…

Ask NOC – Honestbee & Shopback Sharing Session

Recently, I attended 2 talks during askNOC. There were two invited guests: Jonathan Low from Honestbee and Henry Chan from Shopback. Both companies are startups, having only been in the market for around a year or so. Today’s sharing was largely focused on their business and how they overcame the various challenges. Honestbee is a concierge and online delivery service for grocery shopping. So…

Second Year, First Semester in Review

The past semester is definitely the busiest semester I have been through. There was literally no time for anything else other than studies and projects. Part of the reason (as you will see), is that I took 8 modules this time. However, one of them, CP3108B – Orbital has already been completed. Two of the other modules CP2201 and CFG1001 lasted only for the first half of the semester, thankfully.…

Over the past semester, I undertook a module in NUS known as “Journey of the Innovator” (CP2201). More than just a module, it was conducted in an interesting and engaging seminar style. Each week, many lessons on entrepreneurship were shared and in one of the weeks, 3 startup founders were invited to share their views and insights into entrepreneurship. Klinify The first talk was by Krish, the…

My Getting Things Done (GTD) Framework

We all talk about productivity and efficiency today. So here is my way of getting my things done. I primarily use two platforms to get my stuff done: Workflowy and Google Calendar. Workflowy is an amazing platform that is buuilt on a simple idea: making lists. At first look, it may look so simple and plain and even no greater than a Notepad like web-app. But, it is amazing intuitive to use and I…

This is an attempt to play the popular Skye Boat Song. It is a traditional piece and recently there is a Skye Boat Song from the popular British TV series Outlander. This piece is played in the key of D major. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/237518275" params="visual=true&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"…

This is an attempt to play the popular Minuet in G by Johann Sebastian Bach. As suggested by the title, this piece is played in the key of G major. Cheers, Harish V

Einstein’s Riddle

There is an interesting riddle written by Einstein in the last century. He claimed that 98% of the people in the world will not be able to solve it. The Riddle: There are 5 different houses, each of a different colour. There is a owner of a different nationality in each house. Each of the owner drinks a specific type of drink. Each of the house owner smokes a specific type of cigarettes. Each of…

I recently participated in Gamecraft 2015. This is my 2nd time participating this is “game-hackathon”. This time my team consisted of Al, Ted, Chris & myself. The theme for this year was “Twist”. As usual, the interpretation of this theme in relation to the game was left open to us. One of the first things that came to my mind was a maze that twists. As I was imagining this idea, I suddenly had…

And true enough, Siri responded with it’s usual level of cuteness:

Cheers, Harish

Entrepreneurship – Yay or Nay?

Today was an exciting day. Having taken the CP2201 module, Journey of the Innovator, today was the first 2 talks by self-made entrepreneurs and businessmen, Steve Melhuish from PropertyGuru and Samuel Lim from Reebonz. The entire session focused on how they built their business from scratch and the hurdles they went through. Several important points were highlighted throughout the session, such…

After 3 months of hard work, the Orbital programme came to a close on 19th Aug 2015. It was a great experience and I picked up many skills of both front and back end development. I did the project with Al who was very supportive during the 3 months though he was on vacation. The project’s inspiration came from our shared experiences in daily college life. Many of the times we tend to organise…

NUS First Year, Semester 4 (Special Term 2) in Review

Since I was quite free during the summer vacation period, I decided to take up CS2107: Introduction to Information and System Security in Special Term 2. It was one of the most interesting modules I have taken taught by an ever youthful professor Hugh. His energy and enthusiasm and deep knowledge on computer security made me even more curious in the various aspects of computer security. This…

It’s really simple to fold and use and all you’ve to do is to download a VR app onto the phone and slot it into the font of the Cardboard.

A great thing about the Google Cardboard is that it utilises the magnetic switch as a trigger. So while using an app, using the ‘button’ will allow you to interact the same way as you touch your phone’s screen. As compared to other VR devices, such as the VR One, the magnetic switch is something exclusive to the Cardboard.

There are many apps such as the Cardboard app (which allows you to watch movies, use Google Earth etc.), VR Roller Coaster (which takes you on a ride through the roller coaster) and the apps are definitely growing in number in the App Store.

Virtual Reality is definitely here to stay and it’s development excites me. It opens up many new and different possibilities that people have only dreamt of. We can start to enjoy experiences which previously required us to be physically present elsewhere. The nascent virtual reality is rapidly developing.

Whether virtual reality is good or bad, that depends. There will always be people who might use VR technologies to enjoy in the world they want, without any grasp of reality. But on the other hand, VR’s potential can surely bring quality and happiness to many lives. For now, let’s hope that VR will bring us a more enjoyable future in the coming years!

Below are pictures of the Google Cardboard.

Cheers,

Harish

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The Elephant (Keyboard Cover)

Image Credits: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/f1nVDoCnsNk/hqdefault.jpg An attempt to play the popular piece, “The Elephant” from the Carnival of the Animals on keyboard (transposed) in Piano mode. [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/213071671" params="visual=true&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height='450' iframe="true"…