Ethical Switch

In October 2016 I started an obsession. As I was learning about the basics of investing I came across an article about ethical investing. The article described ethical investing as an investment strategy where companies and sectors are negatively screened considering environmental and social factors, so that industries considered harmful for the planet, like gambling, tobacco and oil, are not included in the portfolio. The article noted how significant portions of people’s superannuation could be invested in these industries. »

Hero Must Save Princess

In November 2012 I was tasked to develop a game as one of the final projects of my Master of Technology. During most of the Games Programming unit I often heard the lecturer reference the classic "Hero Must Save Princess" type of game. I love archetypes, so I decided I would make a "Hero Must Save Princess" kind of game, and for the lack of a better name, I called it just that. Hero Must Save Princess was developed as »

Digital Art

I'm no graphic designer, but I’ve played a bit with Photoshop during my time at Uni and there's some things I'm sort of proud of. Here's a showcase of them. Technology Puzzle by The Terminator This was a fake electronic music album cover I designed as an assignment for my Bachelor of Audio Production at SAE. Apocalypse Another SAE assignment, this time it was a poster I made to promote a fake zombie apocalypse video game. You can watch »

3D Man Project

For my final year assignment of my Bachelor of Audio Production I made a project called 3D Man Project. The purpose was to recommend a new music release format where the listener would be able to enjoy the experience of being in the studio with their favourite artists. This would be achieved by recording bands using a technique called Binaural Recording. Binaural Recording is done using a pair of microphones, arranged in a way that mimics human hearing. When played »

DJing

Every now and then I DJ at parties. It all started when I was 12 years old. I wanted to be the cool guy at parties, but I didn't play any instruments and I couldn't really dance. It worked out well. During high-school I got quite obsessed with it. I owned a pair of Technics SL-1200, a mixer, disco lights and a smoke machine. I wore Technics T-shirts and bought books and DVDs about famous DJs. I have played quite »