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Hey, I'm Nathan. I live right next to the Kitchen Lounge, and my door is usually open if I'm around.
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Hi friends! I'm Pranam: the new, old guy on the floor! In reality, I'm a senior who just moved onto the floor from West Campus *shivers with disgust*. I am super friendly and love to talk about anything and everything, so feel free to visit me at the far, far end of the hall (Munroe side) in the Dragon room. :)
  
 
==About me==
 
==About me==
  
I like computers, and programming them! Come talk to me about algorithms, theoretical CS, or machine learning / AI related stuff any time.
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One really cool fact about me is that I not only transferred dorms, but I also transferred schools -- I went to Dartmouth for 2 years before coming to MIT. There, I majored in Religion (pretty similar to CS & Bio, right?), and lived the life of an Ivy League frat boy. Actually, that's a lie -- I didn't like it too much there, so I ventured over to Cambridge, where I was reunited with my twin sister, Priyanka, who is an MIT '15 (you may see her around from time to time, as she is now a grad student here). Anyway, I loved the people on Floor Pi, and now I'm here! Yay! :D
  
I also like playing and creating video games. I love talking about game design, and what games do it well. I've taken [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/CMS/sp14/CMS.608/index.html Game Design] and [https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/CMS/fa13/CMS.611/index.html Creating Video Games] (both were great!) and I'm also taking [http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/CMS/sp15/CMS.617/index.html Advanced Game Studio].
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At MIT, I spend a lot of time on my research in the Molecular Machines group at the MIT Media Lab, where I use DNA as a building tool to construct cool new stuff, like nanostructures and molecular programming languages. When I arrived on campus a few years back, I started a pop string group called MIT String Theory (I'm the cellist), so you may hear us playing around campus from time to time! I am also a leader of the Addir Interfaith Dialogue group (gotta keep my Religion swag goin') and I love to volunteer at the Margaret Fuller House in Cambridge, where I teach 7-8 year old kids programming, robotics, and other cool stuff. Also, if you are into sports stuff, I play a lot of pickup basketball at the Z Center, so feel free to join me!
  
My favorite game ever is Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, but I also like lots of JRPGs. I also play a lot of [[League of Legends]].
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Did I mention I love to talk about anything and everything? Definitely take me up on that invite! :D
 
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(Also, AI in games is super interesting! I got 3rd place in MIT's [http://www.battlecode.org/ Battlecode competition] with [[User:jiangty|Damien]], [[User:vladfi1|Vlad]], and [[User:jiangty|Josh]] in 2014, and I helped to develop 2015's game.)
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==Bowser==
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Here's a game about Bowser I made in high school. Bowser is invincible, so you'd best just run away from him.
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If you get all the achievements, I'll buy you an ice cream. I have bought two people on floor ice cream so far.
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<bowser>images/3/37/BowserRun.swf</bowser>
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==More games==
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If you're reading this page, you're probably bored. Here are some more games I made.
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[http://web.mit.edu/npinsker/www/BeatBlock.swf BeatBlock] is a pumping rhythm-based platformer! (I tried hard to make the game accessible and understandable, for once -- hopefully it paid off?)
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[[user:npinsker/ElectroSwing | ElectroSwing]] is similar to BowserRun, but with upbeat music and more nifty stuff in it.
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[http://web.mit.edu/lilis/www/sugarrush/ Sugar Rush] was my group's final project for CMS.611, "Creating Video Games". It's a simple RPG with a lot of flavor!
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[http://web.mit.edu/npinsker/www/TurtleBridge.swf Turtle Bridge] is a port of a fun Game & Watch game that I made in a day.
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[http://bigbadhippo.appspot.com/ Here] is a quiz game I made in high school where you have to identify the Avatar: the Last Airbender episode from an image.
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Revision as of 00:36, 31 August 2015

Pranam Chatterjee
Room M203
Year 2016
Course Undeclared


Hi friends! I'm Pranam: the new, old guy on the floor! In reality, I'm a senior who just moved onto the floor from West Campus *shivers with disgust*. I am super friendly and love to talk about anything and everything, so feel free to visit me at the far, far end of the hall (Munroe side) in the Dragon room. :)

About me

One really cool fact about me is that I not only transferred dorms, but I also transferred schools -- I went to Dartmouth for 2 years before coming to MIT. There, I majored in Religion (pretty similar to CS & Bio, right?), and lived the life of an Ivy League frat boy. Actually, that's a lie -- I didn't like it too much there, so I ventured over to Cambridge, where I was reunited with my twin sister, Priyanka, who is an MIT '15 (you may see her around from time to time, as she is now a grad student here). Anyway, I loved the people on Floor Pi, and now I'm here! Yay! :D

At MIT, I spend a lot of time on my research in the Molecular Machines group at the MIT Media Lab, where I use DNA as a building tool to construct cool new stuff, like nanostructures and molecular programming languages. When I arrived on campus a few years back, I started a pop string group called MIT String Theory (I'm the cellist), so you may hear us playing around campus from time to time! I am also a leader of the Addir Interfaith Dialogue group (gotta keep my Religion swag goin') and I love to volunteer at the Margaret Fuller House in Cambridge, where I teach 7-8 year old kids programming, robotics, and other cool stuff. Also, if you are into sports stuff, I play a lot of pickup basketball at the Z Center, so feel free to join me!

Did I mention I love to talk about anything and everything? Definitely take me up on that invite! :D