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  1. nickyvanurk · · focus · HN ↗
    Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand (Dutch national)

    Remote: Yes

    Willing to relocate: Yes

    Technologies: TypeScript/JavaScript, Three.js, Client-server networking, C++, Claude Code

    Résumé&#x2F;CV: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nickvanurk.com&#x2F;resume.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nickvanurk.com&#x2F;resume.pdf

    Email: nickyvanurk@gmx.com

    Github: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;nickyvanurk" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;nickyvanurk

    LinkedIn: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linkedin.com&#x2F;in&#x2F;nickyvanurk" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linkedin.com&#x2F;in&#x2F;nickyvanurk

    Portfolio: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nickvanurk.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nickvanurk.com

    Discord: jycerian

    Interests: Gamedev, Game engines, Computer graphics, Computational Geometry, 3D Applications, Robotics, Tool development, Digital twins, Simulations, GIS, Server Engineer&#x2F;Online Services, UX&#x2F;UI, FUI Design

    Can rapidly learn new technologies. Game, Web, GIS, robotics development experience. Build my own 8-bit computer: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nickvanurk.com&#x2F;8bit.mp4" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nickvanurk.com&#x2F;8bit.mp4 Optimizing things gets me all excited. Check out these Three.js projects I made: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mechacraft.io" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mechacraft.io <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;everwilds.io&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;everwilds.io&#x2F; and <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nickvanurk.com&#x2F;capping&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nickvanurk.com&#x2F;capping&#x2F; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nickvanurk.com&#x2F;prototype&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;nickvanurk.com&#x2F;prototype&#x2F; In my free time I like to work on web games like Mechacraft.io. Professionally I&#x27;ve worked as an engine programmer on the Modd.io web game engine (TypeScript, sadly offline now) and SPARQ a native game engine (C++, to be released).

    If you have a cool web game (engine) project or web tool with a 2D &#x2F; 3D graphical &#x2F; computational geometry component to work on or any other interesting project please reach out by Discord, LinkedIn or email!

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