Benjamin Man

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/bɛnd͡ʒəmɪn mæn/


Computer Science and Linguistics @ UCLA '27

Hi, I'm Ben. I'm a student at UCLA, and I'm passionate about creative design and making an impact. I'm always looking for new opportunities to learn and grow. Check out some things I've worked on.


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Work

Esri

Software Engineer Intern

Summer 2025

Building cartography design tools within ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud.



California Geological Survey

Software Engineer Intern

January 2025 - present

Building the Center for Engineering Strong Motion Data (CESMD)'s earthquake data tools.

Projects

ViberVST

ViberVST

A VST plugin for fun audio visualizations in your DAW.

Built with: JUCE, C++

Github

SMC Data Viewer screenshot

Strong Motion Data Viewer

An alternative map interface to view and download earthquake records from CESMD.

Built with: Next.js, Typescript, Tailwind, Leaflet.js

Try it out | Github

Active Reader screenshot

Active Reader

Best Overall at UCLA Hack on the Hill XII

Interactive app enhancing reading comprehension through fill-in-the-blank exercises and AI-graded assignments.

Built with: Next.js, Typescript, Tailwind, Langchain

Try it out | Github

The Reprint screenshot

The Reprint

Best Community Vote at UCLA Fiat Ludum game jam (Theme: Begin Anew)

A short puzzle game built in 72 hours about escaping a lab.

Built with: Unity, C#

itch.io | Github

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Antonio

Submission for Ludum Dare 56 (Theme: Tiny Creatures)

A game built in 72 hours about a small ant in a world full of spiders.

Built with: Unity, C#

itch.io | Github

dirdle -- directional wordle

dirdle

Like Wordle, but with arrows and uncertain green tiles.

Built with: Svelte, Javascript

Try it out | Github