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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Thanks for checking out my website! I love designing and building things, especially projects that make an impact and solve interesting problems. Some things I'm interested in right now are natural language processing, mapping, and creative coding, though I'm always picking up new interests.

In the past, I've interned at Esri, where I've built cartography and design tools in ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud, and at the California Geological Survey, where I worked on earthquake data tools within the Center for Engineering Strong Motion Data (CESMD).
During Summer 2026, I'll be interning at Amazon under the Computer Vision for Alexa team.

In my free time I enjoy jogging, biking, and hiking as far as I can.



Projects

ViberVST

ViberVST

A VST plugin for fun audio visualizations in your DAW.

JUCE C++ p5.js
SMC Data Viewer screenshot

Strong Motion Data Viewer

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

Next.js Typescript Tailwind Leaflet.js
dirdle -- directional wordle

dirdle

Like Wordle, but with arrows and uncertain green tiles.

Svelte Javascript

Game Jams & Hackathons

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.

Next.js Typescript Tailwind Langchain
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.

Unity C#
Turnpike thumbnail

Turnpike

Submission for Ludum Dare 59 (Theme: Signal)

A game built in 72 hours about building roads and controlling intersections.

Phaser Typescript
Antonio thumbnail

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.

Unity C#