Shawn Van Every
Chair at ITP/IMA at NYU
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolShawn Van Every is a seasoned technology leader at the intersection of academia and industry, currently chairing and shaping media technology programs at NYU's ITP/IMA. Over a career spanning more than two decades, he has blended hands-on software development with research and teaching in mobile and online media, participatory media, streaming, and interactive audio/video. As Chair since 2022 and Associate Arts Professor since 2008, he guides curriculum and research in media creation, distribution, and user-generated content, while maintaining active industry engagement as a mobile and streaming consultant through Walking Productions. His work encompasses end-to-end media workflows—from Android and iOS apps to WebRTC, FFmpeg pipelines, and live video streaming—reflecting a commitment to practical, scalable media systems. Based in New York, he holds a BA in Media Study from the University at Buffalo and an MS in Interactive Telecommunications from NYU, illustrating a strong foundation in both theory and practice. Outside NYU, he has led diverse initiatives in education and media technology, including directing undergraduate studies and developing streaming and interactive media projects for a wide range of clients.
15 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Interactive Telecommunications, Masters Interactive Telecommunications at New York University
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Github Skills (80)
p5-js10
graphics10
serialport10
javascript10
twitter10
peer-connection10
p5js10
arduino10
filtering9
html9
videochat9
photo9
serial-ports9
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
vanevery/microstorieslive_act2
Dec 2014 - Dec 2015
Contributions:54 commits, 30 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year
guardianproject/SSCVideoProto
Aug 2011 - Jan 2012
Contributions:95 commits in 5 months
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