Spatial Flow Runner ᯅ

Spatial Platformer Pioneer  •  App Store Link

• Built a high-energy, category-defining spatial platformer for Apple Vision Pro powered by a novel variant of arm-swing locomotion optimized for speed and precision
  • Invented an open-hands stop gesture enabling instantaneous control over movement
  • Playable both standing and seated in a swivel chair — a key accessibility and usability innovation
  • Locomotion designed to minimize motion sickness — a common challenge in immersive VR
  • Doubles as a fun way to exercise without feeling like exercise
• Designed and implemented 20 handcrafted obstacle courses balancing challenge and accessibility
  • Iterated extensively on each level to refine progression and pacing
  • Modeled obstacles in Blender and carefully tuned animations, physics, and spatial audio
• Integrated GameKit leaderboards to drive replayability and mastery, with unique boards for every level.
  • Engineered leaderboards for high visibility and instant refresh
• Optimized performance and UX with adaptive audio/visual feedback tied to locomotion intensity, elevating the sense of immersion
• Advanced spatial interaction design with innovations including controller-free arm-swing locomotion for traversing 3D space, adaptive floating HUD (no main menus!), unique immersive visual and auditory feedback (i.e., dynamic speed-lines), rapid leaderboards, and a menu-free UI to maximize immersion
• Led all aspects of development including engineering, design, QA, and marketing
• Tech stack: visionOS, SwiftUI, RealityKit, ARKit, GameKit, Reality Composer Pro, Blender

VVR1 ᯅ

Wide Receiver Simulation  •  App Store Link

• Developed my first fully immersive Apple Vision Pro game — a prototype blending VR and sports simulation
• Simulated the experience of playing wide receiver through physics-driven football catching mechanics and realistic hand-tracking
• Prototyped multiple locomotion systems (arm-swing, head-tilt steering, gesture stops) to explore comfort, speed, and player control
• Overcame technical challenges with RealityKit collisions, object physics, and sparse Reality Composer Pro documentation
• Validated Vision Pro as a platform for embodied sports experiences, shaping the direction of later projects like Spatial Flow Runner
• Released as a proof-of-concept on the App Store to gather early community feedback and benchmark performance
• Tech Stack: visionOS, RealityKit, ARKit, Reality Composer Pro

Cupshot Showdown ᯅ

Top-10 Free Vision Pro Game  •  App Store Link

• Developed the most realistic beer pong game to date by leveraging Apple Vision Pro's advanced hand-tracking capabilities
• Architected the system using the Entity Component System (ECS) paradigm for modular, scalable, and efficient game data management
• Utilized the hand-tracking API to calculate accurate ball trajectory and velocity based on dynamic joint transforms
• Integrated GameKit to support real-time online multiplayer and leaderboards
• Integrated SharePlay with Spatial Personas to create an even more interactive experience. Required implementing P2P updates and synchronization.
• Became proficient in VR / game development fundamentals: Math - (linear algebra, trigonometry, physics) | Rendering - (mesh, shaders, animation)
• Self-taught and became proficient in brand new visionOS with very limited resources (version 1.0)
• Modeled and textured custom 3D assets (table, cups, skins) in Blender, providing unique visuals and gameplay aesthetics.
• Featured in a top-10 best free visionOS games list:
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• Tech stack: visionOS, SwiftUI, RealityKit, ARKit, Reality Composer Pro, Blender

Bank XP Value

RuneLite plugin  • 

• Developed an external plugin for the popular open-source RuneScape client, RuneLite
• Self-taught RuneLite’s intricate codebase and adapted to its reuse-oriented development environment
• Utilized Google Guice to support dependency injection
• Became proficient in managing “real” software using the GitHub Flow
• The most popular RuneScape YouTuber, Sparc Mac, using this plugin:
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• Tech stack: Java, Java AWT, Guice

Reading Buddy

Interactive group reading  •  UGAHacks Winner

• Upload a file, invite others with a join code, and enjoy an interactive and engaging group reading experience
• Speech is captured and fed into a client-side algorithm that filters high-confidence words to be sent to the server (limiting the volume of words avoids flooding sockets)
• Server digests the received words using a complex word-matching algorithm that allows for flexibility in speech-text disparities
• Highlight advancements and live statistics (including WPM and read %) broadcasted in real-time
• Won 1st Place Best Overall at UGAHacks 6 and became the first-ever solo-hacker to win 1st Place
• Tech stack: Node.js, Google Speech Recognition API, Express.js, Socket.io, jQuery, Bootstrap, HTML, SCSS, Heroku

Bookaholics

Bookstore eCommerce application

• Comprehensive eCommerce web application developed using Django MVT framework
• Software Engineering term project developed over a series of deliverables emulating the SWE process
• Employed a hybrid process model that combines both the Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Collaborated with a team and served as a backend developer and database administrator
• Tech stack: Django, Python, SQLite3, jQuery, AJAX, Bootstrap, HTML, CSS

Trivia Racer

Real-time multiplayer trivia game

• Features thousands of questions across 18 categories, provided by Open Trivia Database API
• Real-time socket-based control flow enables complex logic interactions
• Robust Node.js backend capable of supporting a vast number of users playing concurrently
• Refined mobile-first interface constructed using jQuery, Bootstrap, and SCSS
• Deployed to Heroku under an SSL certified custom domain (triviaracer.me)
• Tech stack: TypeScript, Node.js, Express.js, Socket.io, jQuery, Bootstrap, HTML, SCSS

CTL Form Processor

Automates tedious .xlsx digestion

• Client would manually edit/format Excel cells, extract data, build an SQL statement, then insert in SMSS
• Built a user-friendly desktop application that automates this 30-minute process into a click of a button
• Obtained valuable hands-on SWE experience through my collaboration with the client:
  • Requirements Engineering (elicitation, informal interviews, task analysis, prototyping)
  • Validation (black-box unit testing, acceptance testing - currently in Beta)
• Completed this project as a virtual-volunteer for Camp Twin Lakes (a non-profit organization that provides year-round camp experiences for children with serious illnesses)
• Tech stack: Node.js, Electron.js, Azure SQL Server

Video Game Encyclopedia

Video game browsing application

• Collaborated with a team and was responsible for the backend and database
• Backend retrieves, processes, and inserts game data into a BCNF-normalized MySQL database (via JDBC)
• Manually developed a multi-threaded Java web server and REST API to deliver serialized game data to client
• Presented in an elegant frontent developed with React.js
• Tech stack: Java, SQL, React.js, CSS

NED's Grocery

Grocery store eCommerce application

• Fully dynamic web application emulating a professional eCommerce platform
• Utilizes a MySQL database to store encrypted user information and product data
• PHP backend manages individual user sessions and cookies
• Filter search for products with joins across categories
• Chosen to be an example for future classes by request of the professor
• Tech stack: PHP, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Online Checkers

The classic board game, online

• Multi-threaded Java web server used to support multiplayer functionality
• Chatbox displays system broadcasts and allows for messaging between the players and spectators
• Tech stack: Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Arcade App

My implementations of 2048 and Space Invaders

• Demonstrates strong OOP skills and ability to handle complex logic
• Employed pair-programming techniques
• Tech stack: Java, JavaFX, CSS

Portfolio

My portfolio, created and designed by me

• Hosted with GitHub Pages
• Icons provided by Font Awesome
• Particle effect provided by particles.js
• Tech stack: Bootstrap, JavaScript, HTML, CSS