Awards
LetsHelp
Georgetown University Hackathon — 2nd Place Overall & Gemini Track Winner.
Bear Escape
Cornell University Hackathon — Best Design & Best Use of Gemini API.
AirWaves
University of Maryland Hackathon — Best Gamification Hack.
Beat Boxing
Johns Hopkins University Hackathon — Best Overall Hack & Gaming Track: Best Use of SpacetimeDB.
Projects
Suzanne
AI-native 3D modeling for parts that work in the real world, built at Founders, Inc.
Atlas
Speak a world into existence, then redesign it with your voice. Built at the YC Conversational AI Hackathon.
Quotable
Quote management system to add, store, and organize quotes by category or author.
SoundSketch
Interactive Spotify app that shows off my artwork while playing recommended songs based off of the artwork and the user's recent Spotify songs.
HenHacks 2025 - GetterDone
Task management application designed to help users organize and track their tasks efficiently with category-based organization.
Beardsley Office Hub
Office seating chart application for Beardsley Architects and Engineers with GitHub integration to update seating chart and employee information.
Beardsley Map Application
Interactive, map-based portfolio for presenting architectural and engineering projects with project filtering, administrative controls, and CSV import/export.
CalHacks 12.0 - VisionForge
Web-based, voice-activated augmented reality rapid prototyping environment inspired by Tony Stark's design process in Iron Man II.
Zyra
Interactive art player that uses AI only to fetch YouTube URLs, runs them through yt-dlp, and turns playback into touch-responsive visuals.
World's Largest Hackathon 2025 - Echochambers
Web-based video game where players navigate fake online communities and try to persuade users without getting banned by moderators.
LakerHacks Website
Website for LakerHacks Pilot event - SUNY Oswego's annual hackathon that I created and lead as Graphic Designer.
Escape Utica National
Text-based Java adventure game where players navigate an office, interact with NPCs, collect items, and avoid security guards to escape.
FamilyTree
Collaborative web app for building and managing visual family trees with real-time collaboration features.
Creative work
Reach - Campus Connection App
End-to-end branding system and UI/UX design for a campus networking & resource discovery platform.
LakerHacks Visual Identity
Complete brand identity system for SUNY Oswego's annual hackathon including logo, graphics, and promotional materials.
Fighting Animation
Dynamic fighting sequence animation showcasing character movement and action choreography.
Articles & mentions
HopHacks 2025 = Ambition + AIJohns Hopkins University · January 2026
A team from State University of New York at Oswego secured the $256 third-place prize with BeatBoxing, a browser-based rhythm and exercise game. "With their movements tracked through their laptop's webcam, players can throw uppercuts, hooks, and blocks in time with on-screen notes—if the punch lines up with the beat, they score points!" explains Samantha Brown, a fourth-year computer science and interaction design double major on the team. "The game is built on rhythm-game charting, so it can run any Clone Hero or Guitar Hero song chart, letting players pick from a huge library of tracks." Johns Hopkins' annual coding marathon brought college students from across the country together to create a record number of software projects in just 36 hours.
Computer science, interaction design and winning hackathons: Samantha Brown thrives at OswegoSUNY Oswego News · November 2025
Samantha Brown excels in computer science and interaction design at SUNY Oswego, with a track record of winning hackathons and creating innovative projects that combine technology and design.
- LakerHacks earns top finishes in Johns Hopkins, Cornell University hackathons
SUNY Oswego News · October 2025
SUNY Oswego's LakerHacks team achieved notable success with top finishes at Johns Hopkins and Cornell University hackathons. Samantha Brown, director of LakerHacks, won Best Use of Gemini API and Best Design at Cornell's BigRed//Hacks with 'Bear Escape', a 3D browser-based rhythm game.
LakerHacks provides learning opportunity with plans for future growthSUNY Oswego News · September 2025
The inaugural LakerHacks event redefined the traditional hackathon experience, drawing around 75 students. Samantha Brown, a key student architect of the event, helped create a vibrant space where innovation and collaboration thrived, with plans for future growth including Major League Hacking approval.