Andrew Alva

Creative Technologist & Frontend Developer — WebGL · Three.js · GLSL

I build real-time 3D on the web. Interactive experiences for Google, Spotify, Xbox, Sundance and Hulu, made at Active Theory between 2020 and 2024 — shader-level graphics craft applied to interfaces people actually use, held to production standards for accessibility, performance and cross-device support.

Selected work

Spotify — Playlist in a Bottle
Senior developer, end to end
Reese’s Puffs × AMBUSH — Breakfastverse
Development lead
20 Years of Xbox MuseumLive mirror
Timeline UI & GLSL microinteractions
Google News: Celebrating 20 YearsLive
Built the Trivia section
Sundance Film Festival — New Frontier
Desktop, mobile & VR
Spotify — All-RapCaviar
WebGL animation & gesture interaction
Hulu — Made by Her: Monuments
One 3D UI shared across web & VR
Cardano Summit 2021
Real-time CMS-driven interfaces at scale

Work I contributed to has been recognized by the Webby Awards, The FWA, Awwwards, CSS Design Awards, Clio and ADC.

Also

  • eQuills — digital calligraphy tools, built with Letrismo. Live
  • R(&)D — art & technology collective: installations and audiovisual performances. Records
  • CENTRO — teaching Advanced Interaction & Web Rendering, Mexico City.

Full case studies shipping October 2026.