Bandwidth Gauge
13 Apr 2022What it do? Reads current internet bandwidth usage from local router and displays it on the guage with coloured background. Hard ingredients…
Satellite Tracker
26 Mar 2022All major satellites, updating live! Visit satellites-tracker.netlify.app WASD and Arrow Keys to fly around. This isn’t a new concept but I…
Lantern
11 Feb 2022A really quick bodge-job project that turned out better (and worse) than I expected. You pick up the lantern and it lights up! No switch or…
MykeDrive
27 Aug 2021New console who dis? This is a handheld console for up to fifth generation gaming. There are many like it, but this is mine! Ingredients of…
Geiger-Muller Counter with Nixie Display
12 Apr 2021Possibly my most complete electronics project? Man, I’m proud of this one. It’s actually finished, has a whole host of different hand-made…
Windmill Map
12 Apr 2021Visit windmill-map.netlify.app Every windmill in the UK My SO loves windmills. “Oh yeah, I like windmills too”, you’re thinking. But no…
K40 Laser Bench
08 Apr 2021Why build when you can buy? My K40 laser weighs probably 25kg, then there’s the 10kg of coolant tank, plus the metal-spiked steel bed I plan…
Plasma Display MC6205
23 Feb 2021What we chattin’, bruv? Chatting we be, about an old Russian Electronika MC6205 neon plasma dot matrix display. Easily 35 years old - that…
RumBoy
21 Jan 2021A completely original Gameboy game. Like, a literal ROM. All design, artwork and music are my own so you know, don’t judge too harshly! Play…
Tankblade
14 Aug 2019Ghouls! Frickin ghouls everywhere, just my luck! Well, I best hop in this here spinning-top, blade-encrusted tank and start slashy smashin…
Touch Timer
05 Dec 2018A compact little project with a singular purpose - a timer that resets on touch. It uses a Digispark Attiny85 with its built-in USB plug to…
ASCII Text Art
06 Sep 2018Visit ascii-text-art.netlify.app Pretty straight forward. You want some text art for a given piece of text? You got it! Instantly generated…
Gremlin Quadcopter 3"
21 Jun 2018What is this? A cheeky night vision quadcopter with a nice long range. After the failure of my 3D-printed frame attempt, this one is a vague…
Rickety Morty Quadcopter 3.5"
21 Jan 2018What is this? A Quadcopter with lovingly designed and printed frame in ABS. It’s rickety AF, but a fun project nevertheless. Relatively…
PCB Etching Adventures
28 Sep 2017What is this? Artistic PCB etching is an arcane, dark art but isn’t actually that difficult! Have a look at how I go about it. If you’re…
RockSheffield.com
28 Jun 2017What was it? A music event listing page for Sheffield, with map markers for upcoming gigs. Why? There weren’t any websites that list rock…
Creative Coding With Processing and p5.js
22 Mar 2017I recently attended a taster workshop, ran by Alex McLean (@yaxu, http://slab.org), along with a rather diverse group of creative types…
Gargoyle Runner
12 Mar 2017Summary No, you’re an oxymoron! Play now Hit space to jump! Development Built this whole Bombay Bad Boy from scratch. Never made an infinite…
Movies For Hackers
02 Mar 2017What is it? Every aspiring hacker & cyberpunk must watch these movies! A sortable, web-based version of the impressive curated list from…
Reddit Live Feed
21 Feb 2017What is it? Reddit posts, live, as they happen, right now, in your face! A React based site that loads all Reddit posts as soon as they’re…
Sketchy Mk. I
07 Feb 2017What is it? Real-time drawing robot. Using a SCARA arm and a web interface, it draws simultaneously to the user. This was a quick prototype…
Steam Link Filter Blocker
01 Feb 2017What is it? “You are leaving Steam.” - Stop that annoying warning as we’re grown-ups, now. Warning, do not use if not yet a grown-up. Steam…
Slog
07 Dec 2016Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Scope Creep So much potential. So much failure. Why did it happen? Scope creep, at…
Dragonborne
08 Mar 2016Summary You’re a dragon. WAT! Play now Development Built this demo a long time ago, 2016ish. Absolutely fantastic mechanic, if I do say so…
Salty
06 Mar 2016Play now A wonderfully absurd game. Well, I say game, you literally just spin a salt seller around. I dreamt up the idea on a plane (and…
Older Websites Homage
16 Sep 2015Here is just a selection of many web projects I’ve attempted over the years. They’re only personal projects (my professional ones numbered…
Myka
10 Mar 2014Summary Psychic babe fighting monsters in the sky, what more do you want? It’s only one level, and way too hard. Play now Development I…
Older Games Homage
11 Mar 2013Oh boy, I’ve forgotten more projects than I can remember. Or lost in the winds of time. And the old ones that I can run are often in…
Starfall
06 Mar 2013Play now Development No idea when exactly I made this, but we’re talking 2013ish. I was eager at the time for tap-tap-revolution style…
Cinebox v1 and V2
22 Jun 2005An absolutely mind-boggling amount of code went into these devices. I’m not convinced I’d undertake anything similar again, yet I suppose I…