Nick Esselman

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Full-stack developer and maker. I build software, interactive projects and hardware.

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Room-scale multiplayer games on a server-authoritative LAN, with a spectator screen and hardware integration.

PCB ready

An RP2040 controller for LED-panel chains and xLights-style installations. I designed the electronics, PCB and firmware.

Built

A 4×4 macropad I designed and built, including the PCB, firmware, enclosure, switches and soldering.

A custom SvelteKit portfolio and admin system, built from a one-day wireframe through launch, hosting and search setup.

A custom photography portfolio and editing system with Docker deployment and responsive images.

Web: JavaScript, React, SvelteKit, HTML/CSS, Docker, Linux, Bash
Physical computing: PCB design, RP2040, firmware, addressable LEDs, sensors, servos, speakers
Interactive: VR, LAN multiplayer, Unity, Godot, Blender, game development

Mediacollege Amsterdam · 2024-2029

Dutch (native) · English (professional) · Russian (basic)

Florida · 2025

With Ruben, I built the electronics for Disco Prullenbak: sensors, servos and speakers. Ruben built the woodwork and LEDs.

San Francisco · 2025

Three months of building. I made Pao, an early browser-based networked physics sandbox, and worked with three friends on another project.

San Francisco · 2025

A hardware hackathon where I worked with Alice on a physical-computing build.

Shanghai · 2025

Built solo at Hack Club's game-jam finale, where I started working on PartyVR.