She Sharp
2017
Charity website design + dev work for a group serving the next generation of women in tech called She Sharp. Lots of Wordpress, CSS and PHP hackery.
WebWordPressOpen Source+5
Side Projects
Personal experiments, tools, and explorations
64 projects
Side Projects
FlareOps
Oct 2026 · Beta
Your Cloudflare accounts. One desktop app. Manage Workers, domains, DNS and cron schedules with account context and command review. Available as an open-source macOS beta.
DesktopCloudflareProduct Design+2
Vaxx
Sep 2021
Worked with the New Zealand Ministry of Health to help 99,000+ people get vaccinated against COVID-19
WebOpen SourceUX Research+4
Eight Dollars
Dec 2022
Protecting 20,000+ users from scams on Twitter with a chrome extension.
WebTwitter APIChrome Extension+3
Tax Receipt
May 2023
Making it easier for 6,000+ people to understand how taxes were spent relative to their income
WebTaxesProduct Design+5
changelog
2026
Game-style patch notes for New Zealand law. A monthly, plain-English update on which new laws and proposals will actually change your life.
WebPublic ServiceAI+4
Paperboy
August 2025
AI-powered news platform demystifying New Zealand politics used by 300+ users
WebAINews+3
Money Wrapped
Jan 2025
Open Banking spending tracker used by 340+ users.
WebUX ResearchProduct Design+5
Walt's CV Checker
2026
Helping New Zealand students and grads improve their CVs with targeted feedback, document highlights and example rewrites.
WebAIProduct Design+2
Minutes
2026
AI Note-taking app built to experiment with Nemotron Diarization models.
Desktop AppLocal AIProduct Design+6
Self-hosted Chat
2026
A Discord-style community chat that anyone can run on their own Cloudflare account in minutes.
Product DesignRealtime MessagingSelf-hosting+4
Porty
2026
Making devices, ports and cable connections easier to understand and debug.
Product DesignData VisualizationDeveloper Tools+4
lobbyboi
2026
Multiplayer rooms for Cloudflare Durable Objects. Open-source kit with lobbies, quick-match, authoritative netcode and bots, so the next browser game starts at the fun part.
Developer ToolsMultiplayerGame+4
flatboi
2026
What New Zealand renters actually pay, next to what landlords are asking. Maps MBIE bond data against live Trade Me listings for every neighbourhood, with cost per room and rental availability.
WebData VisualizationMapping+4
Kapoot
June 2026
Free multiplayer quiz game that allows you to create and play quizzes with your friends.
WebGameMultiplayer+5
Timekeeper
May 2025
A simple timer app that makes it easy to do segmented intervals
WebMobileProduct Design+2
Raxx
April 2024
Exploring where and how crime is changing in New Zealand by using open source data
WebOpen SourceData Visualization+3
Interests of MPs
Sep 2026
What New Zealand MPs declare, and what changes. Turns Parliament’s annual PDFs into searchable holdings, gifts and travel, with changes across years and links to the original returns.
WebData VisualizationOpen Data+4
Flatbot
Dec 2017 → Jul 2019
Chatbot that helped users discover rental listings. Peaked at 100+ MAUs.
WebChatbotFacebook API+5
Terrible ideas Hackathon
2020 → 2022
The Terrible Ideas hackathon is a 46-hour challenge to create the most terrible, awful, brilliant ideas you can think of. Was part of the organising team from 2020-2022
WebHackathonOpen Source+1
Vibe Check · NZ
2026
A daily vibe check on the news. Every morning at 6am, Jev reads RNZ headlines and scores nine questions from −10 to +10, from petrol prices to supervolcanoes.
WebAIData Visualization+3
Toys + Experiments
AgentEats
December 2025
AI phone agent prototype that takes restaurant orders through natural voice, built in 3 hours at an ElevenLabs hackathon.
AIVoice AIProduct Design+4
Pew Pew VR
2019
VR game where you make PEW PEW noises with your mouth to play. Made for the KiwiJam 2019 Game Jam.
VROpen SourceGame+5
Quick Maths
2019
40 player browser math game. Built to learn about Websockets and the Canvas API
WebGameHackathon+6
Vroomba
July 2026
Voice-controlled multiplayer racing browser game built and designed with AI
WebAIVoice AI+5
KitchenBot
Nov 2025
CCTV app powered by OpenAI that looks for clutter, messes, or dishes left out, and gently posts a message on Slack telling you to clean it up if dirty
VideoAILLM+3
Infra.nz
2023
POC Website that makes it easy to see infrastructure system outages (water, power, internet, cellular service) in your area. Built to learn about mapping frameworks and data visualization for the GovHack 2023 hackathon.
WebMappingData Visualization+7
Fruit Tax
2021
Proof of concept shopping tech demo that raises the prices of products while you aren't looking. Uses your Webcam and OpenCV.
WebHackathonOpen Source+5
Swearsies
2019
Proof of concept swear jar that transfers $5 into your savings account every time your device hears you swear. Built to experiment with Google ML services, and banking APIs for the 2019 BankEngine Hackathon.
WebHackathonOpen Source+7
Lenny
2021
Proof of concept prototype that uses payment data to perform COVID-19 contact tracing. Built as part of the GovHack 2021 Open Data Hackathon.
WebHackathonOpen Source+6
Check On
2020
Proof of concept dashboard for emergencies. It aggregates data from public and private data sources. Built to learn about public datasets for the GovHack 2020 hackathon.
WebHackathonOpen Source+5
Househodl
2023
Proof of concept blockchain-based bill splitting. Built for the ETHGlobal NYC 2025 hackathon.
WebHackathonOpen Source+4
Anti-adblocker
2020
Working browser implementation of the adblocker from the TV Show Black Mirror. Uses your webcam to tell you to keep watching ads if you stop watching.
WebOpen SourceOpenCV+3
Matter VR
2016
Unity VR experience where you make music with gestural hand controls using a Leap Motion sensor. Built as an excuse to experiment with hand tracking systems and VR.
UnityOpen SourceLeap Motion+7
Spicy Hack
2017
Sadistic random tech stack generator used to increase hackathon difficulty for veteran developers.
WebHackathonOpen Source+3
Hello Politician
2019
Public political disclosure data register put together by scraping PDF files. Built as an excuse to play with govt data for the GovHack 2019 hackathon.
HackathonOpen SourceWeb+4
Flattie
2016
Rental affordability heatmap created by crunching MBIE government data.
WebMappingRentals+2
Zappy
2019
Augmented Reality bus stop finder built with Unity and Google ARCore. Built at an NZTA Government Hackathon to learn more about Unity AR Tooling.
MobileHackathonAR+6
Grip
2018
Proof of concept GPS-powered speedometer designed and built for an NZ Transport Authority hackathon in 2018
MobileHackathonWeb+5
Raihana
2018
NZTA hackathon project exploring the driver licensing process and how to improve it. Included experiments with eyesight checking features through the browser Webcam API
WebHackathonWebcam+4
Senpai
2019
Senpai is a simple website blocker that helps you study. Used to learn more about Chrome APIs.
WebChrome ExtensionOpen Source+3
NZ Traditional Boatbuilding School
2019
Charity website design + dev work for a traditional boatbuilding school. Lots of Wordpress, CSS and PHP hackery.
WebWordPressOpen Source+4
Fundy
2019
Hackathon project that explored what charity funding marketplaces could look like. Built for a hackathon hosted by Datacom in 2019.
WebHackathonOpen Source+3
Bender
2015
Interactive digital art exhibit built with Unity and Microsoft Kinect SDKs. Publicly displayed at Aotea Square in New Zealand in 2015.
KinectPoint CloudsDigital Art+3
Annabelle Xu Website
2024
Responsive website for a Data Scientist.
WebPortfolioFE Dev
RAID
2023
Responsible AI Disclosure Framework for projects that use artificial intelligence
WebAIClassification+1
iGovt
2023
Text RPG game that shuts down your computer if you die
CLIProcessingGame+1
Crash Here
2017
Shelter finder service that worked on everything from Nokia phones to Android devices
WebMobileAndroid+2
Surfer
Mar 2025
A Chrome extension that adds a subway surfer or minecraft parkour video overlay to web pages
WebChrome ExtensionFE Dev
OIIA Dance Party
Mar 2025
A chrome extension that makes web pages page spin, rotate, and dance with cats
WebChrome ExtensionFE Dev
VR Forex Prototype
2015
Unity VR Data visualization playing with forex data pulled from the Yahoo finance API
VRUnityOpen Source+5
VR Traffic Prototype
2016
Unity VR data visualization of traffic data over time.
VRUnityOpen Source+4
Loan Market
2023
Proof of concept on-chain loan broker with aggregated AML/KYC built in. Built for a web3 hackathon in 2025
WebHackathonOpen Source+4
Relaxatron
Mar 2016
Calming digital art screensaver built for Global Game Jam 2016
Digital ArtC#Unity+3
Hairy Wizards
July 2025
Browser based multiplayer game made to test how far you could push vibe coding for Kiwijam 2025
Webthree.jsGame+5
Command Prompt
2026
Multiplayer space RTS in the browser with massive fleet battles, three playable factions, base building, and AI skirmishes.
WebGameMultiplayer+5
Minhime
2026
3D browser platformer about hunting bánh mì through lantern villages, floating markets, and Hạ Long Bay
WebMobileGame+3
Slopdivers
2026
16-player co-op browser shooter with orbital drops, hostile factions, destructible battlefields, and squad extractions.
WebGameMultiplayer+5
Slop Crisis
2026
An experiment in controller-free aiming. A light-gun rail shooter you aim with your hand, an AR light gun drawn on your palm, your head, or a tilted phone, with a tracking lab to compare each against a keyboard. All camera tracking runs locally in the browser.
WebGameWebcam+10
Pew Pew
2026
Multiplayer isometric bullet hell in the browser. Three-minute rounds against friends and waves of bots, with five guns, pickups, dashes, and a kill-streak announcer.
WebGameMultiplayer+3
Clanker Arena
August 2026
Online FPS built and deployed to production in 45 minutes with AI and Cloudflare. Supports PVP and PVE modes.
WebAIthree.js+6
Placeboat
2023
Parody boat ownership simulator that showcases how expensive it is to own a boat.
WebGameCanvas+3
Head Pong
2026
A pong game you play by moving your head up and down. Built with Mediapipe in 15 minutes.
WebGameWebcam+3
Prompt of the dead
2026
Experimenting with multi-modal cross-platform play between desktop and mobile with an isometric zombie shooter.
WebMobileGame+3