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Hiren  builds weird stuff so you don’t have to. (But you’ll want to.)

Refboard

Collaborative Tool - 2026

Self-hosted, real-time collaborative reference board. PureRef on the web with markdown notes and threaded review.

ComfyUI LoRA Experiments

AI Experiment - 2026

Three custom character LoRAs (Wan 2.1, Wan 2.2, LTX 2) across eight ComfyUI video pipelines - a side-by-side map of which pipeline wins which job.

Sound Canvas

Interactive Installation - 2025

SDXL Lightning + ComfyUI installation for AAM 2025. ~800 ms img2img loop on live iPad input.

Voice Cloning Plugin

AI Experiment - 2025

Native VST3/AU plugin (JUCE C++) that wraps RVC voice cloning. Built for a film dubbing pipeline.

FieldX Waves

Generative Tool - 2026

npm + CDN library for animated wave and dot-field backgrounds, with a visual editor. Designer-first.

Helix

Terminal Tool - 2026

TUI dashboard for monitoring multiple AI coding agents in parallel — htop for your AI agents.

typing-ai

ASMR tool - 2025

3D ASMR typing scene — wooden puppeteer hands use inverse kinematics to type alongside you.

Dance.ai

AI Experiment - 2024

Machine learning exploration of movement patterns and algorithmic choreography

5 Stages of Grief

Creative Coding - 2017

Interactive geometric interpretation exploring emotional states through abstract visual metaphors

36 Days of Type

Typography Experiment - 2019

Daily 3D typeface generation using WebGL and procedural design techniques

The Help Tribute

Fan Art - 2018

WebGL recreation of iconic movie message paying homage to storytelling through code

Disaster Tourism

Speculative Design - 2021

Unity3D simulation exploring future scenarios and human adaptation to climate change

Face Detection Lab

ML5 Experiment - 2020

Real-time face mixing and manipulation using machine learning libraries

Follow Me Camera

Arduino + ML5 - 2021

Hardware-software hybrid creating responsive camera tracking system

50 Shaders Challenge

Daily Practice - 2022

50-day creative coding challenge exploring GLSL shader programming techniques

Live Performance

NYU Project - 2022

Audio-visual performance piece combining real-time visuals with live sound manipulation

Leap Motion Gaming

Alternative Input - 2014

Hand gesture gaming experiments transforming Leap Motion into game controller

Sign Language Translator

Accessibility Tech - 2013

Gesture recognition system converting sign language to text using Leap Motion

Virtual Dressing Room

Kinect Experiment - 2019

Body tracking and cloth simulation experiments for virtual try-on experiences

Mixing p5 | ml5 | Blender

Creative Coding - 2020

Interactive geometric interpretation exploring emotional states through abstract visual metaphors

Sun-Light Demo

Architectural Tool - 2013

Real-time sun position simulator for architectural lighting and shadow analysis