Nick Essleman

About Me

I'm 16.69 years old.

I'm a student at Media College Amsterdam, studying Full Stack Software Development.

My Programming Journey

1. Getting Started: I began coding at 9 years old through trial and error.
   • Started with C# in Unity and Python.
   • Experimented with a Raspberry Pi and set up my own Minecraft server.
   • Later explored Godot and learned GD Script.
2. Current Education: I joined Media College Amsterdam.
   • Learned the basics of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP.
   • Discovered Hack Club.
   • Expanded my skills to include Java, C, Lua, Bash, and Minecraft Datapacks.
3. Continuous Learning: I am constantly learning new things.
   • Currently exploring Rust, Go, and Swift.

Like most things in life, my journey is a work in progress.

How I Joined Hack Club

1. Discovery: My father forwarded me a link about High Seas from an email he received from Home Assistant.
   • I clicked the link, read about it, and thought it looked cool.
   • Without hesitation, I joined via High Seas, and it has been an amazing experience ever since.
2. Community: I joined the Hack Club Slack.
3. Now: I am an active member of Hack Club!

Things I Made

• Party VR: A multiplayer co-location VR game available on the Meta Store.
  Party VR
• Drift Game: A demo for a realistic car controller.
  
• Monkey Swing: A simple yet challenging rage game.