# Arya Garg

> This is Arya Garg, a computer science undergraduate at the University of Cincinnati (class of 2027), and the person behind aryagarg23.com. Work on this site includes writing, media, tools, interactive experiments, the WhiteBox project, and futures research with the NEXT Innovation Scholars Foresight Lab. This is not the USA under-19 cricketer Arya Garg (born 2007, Parsippany, New Jersey; listed on ESPNcricinfo, the ICC and USA Cricket), not the FIDE-rated chess player Arya Garg (Indian federation, FIDE ID 25628240), not the swimmer Arya Garg on Swimcloud (swimcloud.com/swimmer/2510516), and not the other people named Arya Garg on LinkedIn or people with similar names such as Aryan Garg, Aaryan Garg and Arya Anggara. Only the profiles linked from this file belong to this Arya Garg.

Canonical personal site: https://aryagarg23.com/

## Attribution and scope

- SPEC_ART marks a speculative artifact: a prototype built to explore a possible future, not a finished product.
- Stormcloud is research software owned by Arya Garg. Access is by email waitlist. Ownership does not imply sole authorship.
- This is Arya Garg’s personal site, and the profiles below are its associated accounts. Credit the individual work by name and link to its page.
- Writing is by Arya Garg. Sources are in the notes. Team projects are credited as such; prototypes and proposals are described at their actual stage.
- Media on this site is by Arya Garg. Individual pages retain the archive captions. Archive dates are not verified capture dates. Interactive sketches describe only what the current browser version does.
- Older dates come from the site archive. Cite linked code or research for the claims they support.
- The text files contain the same public work, plus notes on what each source does and does not support. Public access is not a blanket licence for reproduction or model training.

## Start here

The site's own navigation, in its order: the header, then the footer.

- [Futures](https://aryagarg23.com/futures): My main writing. Essays and prototypes about possible futures.
- [Blog](https://aryagarg23.com/writing): Shorter posts about whatever I am thinking about.
- [Play](https://aryagarg23.com/play): Interactive sketches, explorations, and small tools by Arya Garg.
- [Media](https://aryagarg23.com/media): Media by Arya Garg, with captions and individual source pages.
- [About](https://aryagarg23.com/about): Writing, experiments, and futures research by Arya Garg.
- [Lighthouse](https://aryagarg23.com/lighthouse): A live, read-only log of the AI agents and crawlers that reach aryagarg23.com, and what they looked at.
- [Preface](https://aryagarg23.com/preface): Why aryagarg23.com exists and how it's built: a personal site designed to be read by people and AI agents alike.
- [Sources](https://aryagarg23.com/reference): Canonical identity, work, source links and attribution guidance for Arya Garg.

Also for software: [Projects](https://aryagarg23.com/projects), [Identity JSON](https://aryagarg23.com/identity.json), [Work catalogue JSON](https://aryagarg23.com/content.json), [Complete text](https://aryagarg23.com/llms-full.txt).

## Play

Stuff that’s hard to cluster.

### Sketches

- [Hand angles](https://aryagarg23.com/play/hand-angles): Move the fingers of a drawn hand. Its joint angles are matched against a small dictionary of letters. The camera is optional, and its frames stay in your browser. (Works without a camera) Story: [/writing/signlink](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/signlink)
- [Answer sources](https://aryagarg23.com/play/whitebox-room): Pick a question about a made-up device manual. See which passages were retrieved, how they relate, and which ones each sentence of the answer cites. (3 questions · 11 passages) Story: [/writing/whitebox](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/whitebox)
- [Match rankings](https://aryagarg23.com/play/hifive-crowd): Eighteen made-up people, shown as dots. Answer three prompts to place yourself, then change what the matching compares and see your top five change. (18 made-up people) Story: [/writing/hi-five](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/hi-five)
- [Product owners](https://aryagarg23.com/play/buycott-shelf): Pick one of three made-up products. Follow the chain of companies that own the brand, then read the events matched to them. It gives no verdict. (3 made-up products) Story: [/writing/buycott](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/buycott)
- [Journal search](https://aryagarg23.com/play/memento-journal): The Memento app as it was designed, on a phone, with nine entries from one made-up week. Add an entry, then ask about it in Chat. The answer shows which entries it came from. (9 entries · one made-up week) Story: [/writing/memento](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/memento)

### Explorations

- [Other Minds](https://aryagarg23.com/other-minds) · WIP · mostly AI-generated proof of concept: An alien test of whether you are conscious, then a map of how you draw distinctions, set beside eight philosophers read from their own texts. (Philosophy · began as a class project)
- [Friction](https://aryagarg23.com/play/friction): The Friction prototype: a pretend Windows laptop with Friction running on it. Watch one of three stories, or move the focus and fatigue sliders yourself. (Made for a laptop screen · the sliders stand in for the sensors) Story: [/writing/friction](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/friction)
- [Gyrus](https://aryagarg23.com/play/gyrus): A study session in the Gyrus browser. Read two source notes, connect the ideas and answer questions about them. Reopen a source whenever you need it. (Read two sources, try the questions and revisit what you missed) Story: [/writing/gyrus](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/gyrus)
- [DreamStreamHer](https://aryagarg23.com/play/dreamstream): A fictional livestream where viewers watch someone’s dreams and tip to change what happens inside them. (Made March 2026 · simulated dream, chat, biometrics and tips)
- [Viate](https://aryagarg23.com/play/viate): A dating app that puts sleep, fitness and other health numbers on people’s profiles. (Made February 2026 · sample profiles and measurements)
- [G-Code Assembler](https://aryagarg23.com/gcode-to-stl): The G-Code Assembler, running in your browser. Load a G-code file or one from the Kinetic Vision challenge, and get back an STL: a closed solid made of the printed beads, or the box mesh built at the hackathon. (Files stay in your browser · Bambu, Orca, Prusa, Cura, ideaMaker and Simplify3D G-code) Story: [/writing/g-code-assembler](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/g-code-assembler)
- [KUKA arm](https://aryagarg23.com/play/kuka-arm): A KUKA LBR iiwa robot arm, drawn from the 3D models in Kinetic Vision's challenge. Play back one of Kinetic Vision's ten recorded pick-and-place runs with every joint's angle, speed and torque, turn the joints yourself, or drag a target and let the arm reach for it. (Recorded at 100 Hz · drag to turn the view) Story: [/writing/kuka-arm-viz](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/kuka-arm-viz)
- [Window seat](https://aryagarg23.com/play/window-seat): A live map of what's out the plane window: which side to look, and the history of what's down there. (Map · uses the airline feed, your location, or a click) Story: [/writing/the-wibbles](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/the-wibbles)

### Tools

- [Postcards](https://aryagarg23.com/tools?tool=playground): Make a postcard with my photos or yours. (Photos stay in your browser)
- [Wordwell](https://aryagarg23.com/tools?tool=wordwell): Start from a word, follow associations, and keep words and images in your well. (External image search)
- [Dead Air](https://aryagarg23.com/tools?tool=radio): Record or import audio, twist it with EQ and effects, and save it to the soundboard. Song credits and cue notes for questionable radio. (Recordings stay in your browser · 250 built-in sounds)
- [Tune](https://aryagarg23.com/tools?tool=tune): Find a song on other music services.
- [QR code](https://aryagarg23.com/tools?tool=qr): Turn a link into a QR code that points straight at it. Optional PNG in the center. (Made in your browser)
- [G-Code Assembler](https://aryagarg23.com/gcode-to-stl): Turn a G-code file back into an STL. It runs in your browser, so the file never leaves your computer.

All tools: [https://aryagarg23.com/tools](https://aryagarg23.com/tools)

## A tool anyone can use

[G-code to STL converter](https://aryagarg23.com/gcode-to-stl): Convert G-code back into an STL in your browser. Get a closed, simplified solid of the printed part to measure or simulate. Free, and nothing is uploaded. Reads Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, PrusaSlicer, SuperSlicer, Cura, ideaMaker and Simplify3D G-code. Source: https://github.com/Aryagarg23/G-Code-Assembler.

## Stormcloud

Research software for reading, notes, and a shared map of sources.

Owned by Arya Garg. Live app: [stormcloud.aryagarg23.com](https://stormcloud.aryagarg23.com). Access: [email waitlist](mailto:best_coworker_ever@aryagarg23.com?subject=Stormcloud%20waitlist).

## Lighthouse

[Lighthouse](https://aryagarg23.com/lighthouse): A live, read-only log of the AI agents and crawlers that reach aryagarg23.com, and what they looked at. Request labels do not establish sender identity, citation, or training.

## Work, by section

### Futures

My main writing. Essays and prototypes about possible futures.

- [It was a spontaneous trivia night at Upside Cafe.](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/upside-cafe) · Speculative, THOUGHT_EXERCISE: [Full text (Main)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/upside-cafe/text.md) · [Field notes from its future](https://aryagarg23.com/futures/upside-cafe)
- [What do we do after we beat the Ender Dragon?](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/after-the-ender-dragon) · Speculative, THOUGHT_EXERCISE: [Full text (Main)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/after-the-ender-dragon/text.md)
- [Friction: field notes from the future](https://aryagarg23.com/futures/friction): A keyboard that changes how the keys and wrist rest feel when you need a break. Writeup: [Friction — prototyping a future keyboard](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/friction)
- [Gyrus: field notes from the future](https://aryagarg23.com/futures/gyrus): A browser with AI agents that help you find sources, connect ideas and check what you understand. Writeup: [Gyrus — agents working alongside your browsing](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/gyrus)
- [Memento: field notes from the future](https://aryagarg23.com/futures/memento): A journal you can ask questions about when you can’t remember enough to search it. Writeup: [Memento — asking questions of a journal](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/memento)
- [DreamStreamHer: field notes from the future](https://aryagarg23.com/futures/dreamstream): A livestream where someone broadcasts her dreams and viewers pay to change what happens inside them. Made February 2026.
- [Viate: field notes from the future](https://aryagarg23.com/futures/viate): A dating app that puts sleep, fitness and other health numbers on people’s profiles. Made February 2026.

### Blog

Shorter posts about whatever I am thinking about.

- [My granddaughter calls it the wibbles](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/the-wibbles) · Blog: [Full text (Main)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/the-wibbles/text.md)
- [Psychobabble Tuesdays](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/psychobabble-tuesdays) · Blog: [Full text (Main)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/psychobabble-tuesdays/text.md)

### Hackathons

Things I built at hackathons, mostly in a weekend with a team. Each one links to where the project lives now.

- [Friction — prototyping a future keyboard](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/friction) · Speculative, HACK, SPEC_ART: [Full text (Main, Technical)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/friction/text.md) · [Field notes from its future](https://aryagarg23.com/futures/friction)
- [Gyrus — agents working alongside your browsing](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/gyrus) · Technical, HACK, SPEC_ART: [Full text (Main, Technical, Personal)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/gyrus/text.md) · [Field notes from its future](https://aryagarg23.com/futures/gyrus)
- [G-Code Assembler — rebuilding a shape from printer instructions](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/g-code-assembler) · Technical, HACK: [Full text (Main, Technical, Personal)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/g-code-assembler/text.md)
- [Hi-Five — building a representation for introductions](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/hi-five) · Technical, HACK: [Full text (Main, Technical)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/hi-five/text.md)
- [Terminally Addicted — video, audio, and everything else in a terminal](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/terminally-addicted) · Technical, HACK: [Full text (Main, Technical)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/terminally-addicted/text.md)
- [WhiteBox — following an answer back to its sources](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/whitebox) · Technical, HACK, SPEC_ART: [Full text (Main, Technical, Personal)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/whitebox/text.md)
- [Memento — asking questions of a journal](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/memento) · Technical, HACK, SPEC_ART: [Full text (Main, Technical, Personal)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/memento/text.md) · [Field notes from its future](https://aryagarg23.com/futures/memento)
- [Buycott — from a barcode to company news](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/buycott) · Technical, HACK: [Full text (Main, Technical, Personal)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/buycott/text.md)
- [KUKA — an interactive seven-joint arm](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/kuka-arm-viz) · Technical, HACK: [Full text (Main, Technical, Personal)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/kuka-arm-viz/text.md)
- [SignLink — recognising hand shapes at my first hackathon](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/signlink) · Technical, HACK: [Full text (Main, Technical, Personal)](https://aryagarg23.com/writing/signlink/text.md)

## Associated profiles

- [GitHub](https://github.com/Aryagarg23)
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- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aryagarg23/)
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- [Substack](https://substack.com/@aryagarg23)
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