I am Tyson. I love art, technology, and modern culture. I am an artist and an engineer. I am from the mountains but live in the city. I'm on path to becoming a mobile designer / developer / engineer, a role of creativity and production. Let's connect and make something great! Please reach out to me about any and everything, above and/or beyond!

San Jose State University (2011-2014)

Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Digital Media: Art and Technology, SWITCH Online Journal in New Media, Phi Kappa Phi (academic honor society). Art 105 (2x): Game development and game design. Was the first and sole student accepted and first graduate of this new master’s degree at SJSU.

University of Nevada, Reno (2006-2009)

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Fine/Studio Arts in Digital Media, CS 491a: advanced topic in game development/studies, CS 491b: NASA funded colloquium on serious games and Simulations, GIS

Diablo Valley College / Yuba College (2003-2005)

Art/Art Studies, General Studies, GIS. Collegiate Athlete in Baseball

Entrepreneurship, outdoor/alternative sports, Tahoe, fine arts, game development, mobile development, gaming, social media, Adobe Master Suite, UI/UX, computer-vision, new technology, digital/new media, research, socializing, spirituality, Buddhism, yoga, philosophy, critical theory, and culture and community.

I've been an Associate Professor in Art 74: Introduction to Digital Media (Online) at SJSU. I've held eight exhibitions in well-known public spaces. My digital, algorithmic, and interactive works consist of Unity 3d, Flash, Processing, Ableton Live 9.0, MAX/MSP, and Microsoft Kinect (computer vision). I am a member of Phi Kappa Phi, an honorary academic society, and have worked multiple, graduate-level, academic jobs in IT. Since graduating I have held independent contracting positions in design, development, and R&D.

I am passionate and challenge problems. I constantly research and learn as an avid technologist, self-teacher, and collegiate-level educator in digital media. My interests include outdoor sports, social gatherings, gaming, research, reading, and exploring the Internet.

Frederick creates authentically random patterns through computer algorithms.

Tyson Frederick, ’14 MFA Digital Media Art, employs an early 20th century, Austrian thought-experiment in quantum mechanics to explain how he creates his art. (It’s “Schrödinger’s Cat,” if you’re curious.) As an undergraduate working on a philosophy minor, Frederick developed an interest in the metaphysical and quantum mechanical concepts of existence. One day, an experiment using a computer-simulated Plinko board to test whether or not an observer watching an event can change the outcome of the event through force of will got Frederick seeking a way to create authentically random patterns through computer algorithms. After a programming class at SJSU, he started writing code to create randomly generated patterns that play equally with color, dimension, movement, originality and intention. In a perfect storm of art, philosophy and technology, his art was born.

—Allison Arbuthnot Sanders

See the Washington Square Fall 2013 Article here.