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I am a software developer by day, game developer by night, and an engineer at heart.
Here is a list of personal projects that I’ve worked on over the years.
For professional work experience, see LinkedIn.
Check out my GitHub and SourceForge profiles for open source contributions.

Beats2, Multi-Style Rhythm Game

December 2012 – Present
Website | Project | YouTube | Files | Gallery

Cross-platform, multi-style touch-based rhythm game.
Details TBA, targetting touchscreen PCs (Windows 8) and phones/tablets (Android, iOS, Windows Phone)
Currently under development.

Popular, open source rhythm game for Android.
Dance Dance Revolution/Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan/Elite Beat Agent simulator with support for user generated simfiles and numerous game customizations.
Over 3 million downloads worldwide and a 4.5 star rating on Google Play. Ranked among the top 50 free Android games on TechRadar for multiple years.

Open-source µClinux-based Linux distribution for older generation iPods.
Alternative OS adding unofficial support for features such as video playback, audio recording, and running of user developed applications.
Over 700,000 downloads, featured on Slashdot, CNET, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, Popular Science, Hackaday, and many other tech websites.

Project ZeroSlackr

August 2007 – September 2010
Project | GitHub | Files | Gallery

Open-source custom iPodLinux fork and user-friendly package management system.
Features a custom kernel and bootloader, centralized app launcher, multiple first and third-party games and emulators, and a ready-to-use suite of development tools.
Over 30,000 downloads, most frequently recommended iPodLinux installation method for new users.

SansaLinx

July 2008 – September 2010
Website | Project | Files | Gallery

Port of iPodLinux to the Sansa e200 line of MP3 players.
Kernel patches have been merged into the Project ZeroSlackr branch.
Application and library patches have been merged into the iPodLinux branch.

Proof-of-concept rhythm game for Android.
Developed as part of study, “Designing Rhythm Game Interfaces for Touchscreen Devices”.
Won first place in UPenn’s CIS Senior Design Competition (2012).

Fork of the Dancing Monkeys pattern generation program.
Implementation enables parallel computing and GPU acceleration in the beat-detection algorithm and increases performance by over 10x.

Proof-of-concept hardware implementation of the classical game “Bomberman”.
Constructed using Monome boards, Firefly controller boards, and Freescale microcontrollers.

Proof-of-concept fork of “Beats” with Microsoft Kinect integration.
Uses the Microsoft Kinect as an input device, running Android on a BeagleBoard-xM.

BulletsForever

February 2011 – May 2011
Info | Project | Files | Gallery

Proof-of-concept 2D “bullet-hell” shooter game for Android.
Game featured basic evolutionary AI and an extensible particle system.

hypup

January 2011 – January 2011
Info | YouTube | Files | Gallery

Proof-of-concept event-based social networking app for Android.
Developed for PennApps Mobile 2011.
Received the “Hardest Working Team” award.