Welcome to SaharaHex.
List of all Projects
ShortCutHex – Screen captures of website pages
SpellHex Syllables – Vowel Sounds & Syllable Count Dictionary
ScanSahara – File Metadata Viewer
Retro Style Platformer – Godot Game Engine
Football League Simulator – Excel spreadsheet
Motion Time Display – A Raspberry Pi project
Data2Sheet – Creation of Excel reports from MySQL data
Number Equalizer – Simple math’s puzzle game
CityHexScope – Identify the city with landmarks
GhostSys Demo – Retro DOS puzzle defence in BASIC
Welcome to SaharaHex, where I share my journey through a collection of hobby and interest driven projects. Exploring new technologies and frameworks.
React and TypeScript: Building A Map-Based Puzzle
One of my recent projects was CityHexScope, a city-guessing puzzle game developed using React and TypeScript. The concept revolves around identifying global cities from partial map views using the OpenFreeMap API. It blends geolocation with gameplay, challenging users to deduce city names based on map fragments and landmark hints.
The project was a modular React design – leveraging custom hooks, a central Game Manager, and dynamic stat tracking to provide real-time feedback. I also integrated Vitest for testing, and structured the layout using React Router to make it scalable and feature-ready. This was a fun, technically satisfying build that sharpened my front-end skills.
Rust and Tauri: Creating a Lightweight Screen Capture App
This project involves the Rust programming language, known for its performance and safety. I’ve been experimenting with the Tauri framework to create a lightweight application for capturing screenshots of website pages. Tauri allows to build small, fast, and secure desktop applications using web technologies. This project has been a fantastic learning experience, pushing me to explore new areas.
Diving into Game Development: Unity and Godot
My interest lies particularly in retro-style gameplay, I’ve been working with two popular game engines: Unity and Godot.
- Unity: Developed an Outline Template featuring a simple menu with options to save data. The goal is to create a foundational building block with basic functions that can be adapted for various other projects.
- Godot: This open-source game engine has been a delight to use, particularly for 2D game development. Godot’s intuitive interface and lightweight design make it ideal for creating retro-style games. I worked on a simple platformer project.
List of all Projects and Challenges can be found here.
Each project brings its own set of challenges and learning opportunities, motivating me to continually enhance my skills and explore new paths.
Stay tuned for more updates on my projects, whether you’re a fellow developer or simply curious about these technologies.
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