S6:E3 - What’s it like to code for NASA? (Jesslyn Tannady)
Jesslyn worked with NASA to build a navigation tool for space, kinda like Google Maps for astronauts. She shares how she did it and what she's learned along the way.
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Show Notes
Jesslyn worked with NASA to build an app for astronauts. She and a small team used augmented reality to create a navigation tool, much like Google Maps for space. Building it meant learning new tools, even traveling to a volcano to test it out. But most of what she built, she learned on the job. She tells us how she did it, what she's learned about leveling up in a short amount of time, and how she got started on her coding journey.
Show Links
- Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor)
- Unity
- HoloLens
- Global Game Jam
- Google Map's augmented reality Street View mode (article)
- Codeland Conf
- Codeland 2019
Jesslyn Tannady
Jesslyn works at Ctrl-labs on technology that allows you to control computers and robots using your brain. In a past life, she organised hackathons (wellesleyhacks.org) and developed augmented reality navigation tools for Mars astronauts at NASA BASALT.