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EDDIE'S PROJECT CORNER

My Projects!

Here you'll find the myriad of projects I've started and have only a vague hope of ever finishing, split between those focused on programming and those focused on electronics/engineering. Whenever I work with others I'll put it but abbreviate their names for privacy. =]

Programming

Second Great War

A grand-strategy game set before, during, and after WW2 inspired by the Hearts of Iron series. Pixel-art aesthetic and much more in-depth political and economic systems.

Progress

  • Map updating and state transferring
  • States with population, resources, buildings
  • Movable units with barebones combat
  • Different ideologies and political parties
  • Different laws that have effects on your nation
  • Diplomacy with alliances, puppets, and conflicts
  • Economy framework with taxes, income, and expenses

Tools and Languages: Unity, C#, HLSL, Paint.NET

Status: Currently taking a break from working on the game due to burnout and difficulty of implementing systems. (Who knew that making an entire GSG from scratch was hard??)

Molecule Simulator

A small simulator to experiment with molecular dynamics and biological processes.

Progress

  • Molecules represented by circles
  • Attraction and repulsion
  • Molecules can form bonds represented by springs

Tools and Languages: Unity, C#

Status: Not really working on this atp. Also stuck on an old version of Unity.

Engineering and Electronics

Bobby the Robot

A little robot built for the 2024 Odyssey of the Mind competitions. Started as a bunch of components on a breadboard and never really progressed past that lol.

Features

  • 3D printed shell and aluminum foil + electrical tape exterior (made by L + others)
  • Smasher arm that can rotate relatively quickly (for destroying eggs obviously)
  • LED matrix eyes (these were a pain in the ahhh)
  • Head with ~180 degrees of freedom, powered by stepper motor
  • Hot-glued together breadboard wires and components (looking back now.. this hurts my soul)

Tools and Components: Arduino Mega, breadboard(s), DC motor, stepper motor, LED matrices, battery pack

Status: Made it to 4th place in Problem 2, Division II at state comp. Currently stored in my old middle school to inspire future Omers, although I wouldn't be surprised if it's been cannibalized for parts by now.

Rusty the Dinosaur

A much larger robot built for the 2025 Odyssey competitions. Much much much more professionally made.

Features

  • Cardboard shell and painted exterior (made by O)
  • Movable neck on a winch
  • Jaw that opens/closes
  • DIY electromagnet for picking up metal (made by L.. I'm surprised their house isn't on fire tbh)
  • LED ring eyes (much better than year before)
  • LED strips around body

Tools and Components: Arduino Mega, breadboard(s), DC motor, stepper motor, LED rings, battery pack, relay, giant bolt with copper wire

Status: Made it to Worlds and got 18th place for P2D2. Unfortunately, Rusty couldn't make it back on the airplane and was unceremoniously scrapped for parts and whatever couldn't make it though TSA was left behind in a dumpster in East Lansing. :,[

Simon Game

A Simon game on a breadboard.

Progress

  • LEDs light up in sequence and when you press buttons
  • Game ends when you get the sequence wrong
  • LCD screen with current score

Tools and Components: Arduino Uno, Breadboard, LEDs, buttons

Status: Sitting on my desk, this was mostly just to refamiliarize myself with breadboarding. Will probably scrap it for a new project in a little bit, although I might add sound before I do so.