Hi, I’m Nathan.
Projects
Projects
Tic-Tac-Takeover
SwiftUI, MVC
This app is a step above your regular game of Tic-Tac-Toe. It has the basis of the original game but with a twist; users have moves with different sizes (small, medium, and large) and are able to “take over” their opponent’s location if they use a move with a larger size than their opponent’s.
The game lets you choose what size of move to use using the first set of buttons below the play area labeled 1, 2, and 3.
The game also lets you customize the difficulty settings depending on your skill level. There are 3 levels of difficulty, Novice, Intermediate, and Expert, each one advancing in skill from the last using custom AI functions.
Tic-Tac-Takeover was built off a tutorial from Sean Allen teaching how to make a simple Tic-Tac-Toe game
Tic-Tac-Takeover
Tic-Tac-Takeover was built off a tutorial from Sean Allen teaching how to make a simple Tic-Tac-Toe game
Built using SwiftUI and structured with MVC, this app is a step above your regular game of Tic-Tac-Toe. This game has the basis of the original game but with a twist; users have moves with different sizes (small, medium, and large) and are able to “take over” their opponent’s location if they use a move with a larger size than their opponent’s.
The game lets you choose what size of move to use using the first set of buttons below the play area labeled 1, 2, and 3.
The game also lets you customize the difficulty settings depending on your skill level. There are 3 levels of difficulty, Novice, Intermediate, and Expert, each one advancing in skill from the last using custom AI functions.
Appetizer Ordering was built with Sean Allen's SwiftUI Fundamentals online course
Appetizer Ordering
SwiftUI, MVC, Networking
This app pulls JSON data from a server and displays them in a list of custom-built cell objects with an image, name, and price of the item. On cell tap, a detailed view is presented to the user with more detailed information about the item they selected, along with the option to add it to their order.
The user’s order is displayed in the Order view, where they can look over, delete items from, and confirm their order.
The app also contains an Account view that holds user information that persists through new app launches.
Appetizer Ordering
Appetizer Ordering was built with Sean Allen's SwiftUI Fundamentals online course
Built using SwiftUI and structured with MVC, this app pulls JSON data from a server and displays them in a list of custom-built cell objects with an image, name, and price of the item. On cell tap, a detailed view is presented to the user with more detailed information about the item they selected, along with the option to add it to their order.
The user’s order is displayed in the Order view, where they can look over, delete items from, and confirm their order.
The app also contains an Account view that holds user information that persists through new app launches.
FreeGo: Hazard Free Travel
This project was done for a startup company created by a peer of mine in college, I lead the UI/UX development for the app and created the branding as well.
By brainstorming ideas in Adobe Illustrator and transitioning to building the UI in Figma, I was able to achieve a clean and easy-to-use interface that will allow users to focus on what’s really important to them while using the app; their safety.
The startup company this app is created by Caut!onTech is one I have been a part of since January of 2021. We plan to have a beta version of the app created and ready for user testing by the end of the 2021 summer season.
FreeGo: Hazard Free Travel
This project was done for a startup company created by a peer of mine in college, I lead the UI/UX development for the app and created the branding as well.
By brainstorming ideas in Adobe Illustrator and transitioning to building the UI in Figma, I was able to achieve a clean and easy-to-use interface that will allow users to focus on what’s really important to them while using the app; their safety.
The startup company this app is created by, Caut!onTech, is one I have been a part of since January of 2021. We plan to have a beta version of the app created and ready for user testing by the end of the 2021 summer season.
Palette Finder
SwiftUI
This app was created as a tool for creatives who need a quick set of colors to work with.
6 colors are generated on tap and presented to the user in different shapes and sizes. This was meant to be an open-ended expression left to be interpreted in any way by the user to find meaning in. An example of how one might use it is that they can use the color with the largest size as their primary color, then each decrementing size’s color next, and so on.
Whether you’re practicing your painting or challenging yourself with a new vector drawing, having colors laid out for you automatically for you let you focus on what’s important: the creation process itself.
Palette Finder
Built using SwiftUI, Palette Finder was created as a tool for creatives who need a quick set of colors to work with.
6 colors are generated on tap and presented to the user in different shapes and sizes. This was meant to be an open-ended expression left to be interpreted in any way by the user to find meaning in. An example of how one might use it is that they can use the color with the largest size as their primary color, then each decrementing size’s color next, and so on.
Whether you’re practicing your painting or challenging yourself with a new vector drawing, having colors laid out for you automatically for you let you focus on what’s important: the creation process itself.
Disperse
UIKit, UIViewPropertyAnimator
Built using UIKit, this is the project that I started iOS development with. Disperse is a two-player card game where the goal is to strategize moving up to four cards off the pile at a time, so that your opponent is the one to remove the last card.
A noted feature of the app is its replay button. It allows the players to review what their opponent’s previous moves were in the last turn.
Professors provided the app with CardView and GameState classes, other functionality to help with the game mechanics, and all card and button images.
Disperse was created as an introduction to Swift and iOS development as a whole in a university course
Disperse
Disperse was created as an introduction to Swift and iOS development as a whole in a university course
Built using UIKit, this is the project that I started iOS development with. Disperse is a two-player card game where the goal is to strategize moving up to four cards off the pile at a time, so that your opponent is the one to remove the last card.
A noted feature of the app is its replay button. It allows the players to review what their opponent’s previous moves were in the last turn. This functionality was built using a UIViewPropertyAnimator.
Professors provided the app with CardView and GameState classes, other functionality to help with the game mechanics, and all card and button images.
Apple Frameworks was built with Sean Allen's SwiftUI Fundamentals online course
Apple Frameworks
SwiftUI, Networking
This app was my stepping stone into SwiftUI. It was also an introduction to APIs and how network calls in general work.
The app uses a grid-list system to display all of Apple’s frameworks. When selected, a modal view will be presented displaying more details about the selected framework. In addition, the user is also presented with a button that brings you to Apple’s documentation on the framework inside the Safari app.
Apple Frameworks
Apple Frameworks was built with Sean Allen's SwiftUI Fundamentals online course
Built using SwiftUI, this app was a stepping stone into the declarative programming that is SwiftUI. It was also an introduction to APIs and how network calls in general work.
The app uses a grid-list system to display all of Apple’s frameworks. When selected, a modal view will be presented displaying more details about the selected framework. In addition, the user is also presented with a button that brings you to Apple’s documentation on the framework inside the Safari app.
Bio
Bio
I graduated from Winona State University in May of 2021 with two undergraduate degrees, a BS in Applied Computer Science concentrating in Human-Computer Interaction, and a BA in I-Design concentrating on Technology & Interactivity. Since then, I’ve been working for Spigot in Fort Myers, Florida as an iOS Engineer.
Applied Computer Science was all about exploring technology itself, the languages used to create them, and most importantly, how people actually used them. I quickly became interested in the world of iOS development after taking an Intro to Mobile Apps course at my university and really fell in love with Swift.
I-Design is a little more complicated to explain. It’s a major falling under the Arts & Design department, but isn’t labeled as just one thing; it doesn’t fall under any category really. Each student chooses one of five concentrations or creates their own depending on what type of design they want to explore, then creates their course calendar stemming from that. It allows students to study core design knowledge while honing in on a specific design skill set they are interested in.
Knowing both sides of iOS app development, UI/UX and programming, is what sets me apart from others. Being able to approach problems with knowledge from both sides of the spectrum not only aids me in creating solutions but also allows me to work with both teams fluently and efficiently.
I graduated from Winona State University in May of 2021 with two undergraduate degrees, a BS in Applied Computer Science concentrating in Human-Computer Interaction, and a BA in I-Design concentrating on Technology & Interactivity. Since then, I’ve been working for Spigot in Fort Myers, Florida as an iOS Engineer.
Applied Computer Science was all about exploring technology itself, the languages used to create them, and most importantly, how people actually used them. I quickly became interested in the world of iOS development after taking an Intro to Mobile Apps course at my university and really fell in love with Swift.
I-Design is a little more complicated to explain. It’s a major falling under the Arts & Design department, but isn’t labeled as just one thing; it doesn’t fall under any category really. Each student chooses one of five concentrations or creates their own depending on what type of design they want to explore, then creates their course calendar stemming from that. It allows students to study core design knowledge while honing in on a specific design skill set they are interested in.
Knowing both sides of iOS app development, UI/UX and programming, is what sets me apart from others. Being able to approach problems with knowledge from both sides of the spectrum not only aids me in creating solutions but also allows me to work with both teams fluently and efficiently.
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