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Metro Excuses

November 21, 2015 / / 0 Comments

metroMetro Excuses was a JavaScript webpage I designed to tech myself some of the fundamentals of the language.

The project takes a satirical look at some of the excuses that Tyne and Wear Metro have given commuters in the past and allows users to create some of their own.

The basis of the system is that there are 3 categories to an excuse, a degree of failure, an affected part or piece of the system and an attribute of that part or piece that has failed. Hard coding generic values into arrays meant that users were able to create combinations as well as using a randomise function to create random combinations.

Diamond Dust Server

November 21, 2015 / / 0 Comments

ddslogo The Diamond Dust Server was a small gaming community of which I was a part part of. As the technical lead I was tasked with maintaining a virtual server which hosted popular sandbox game ‘Minecraft’.

Following the success and ever increasing traffic to the server, I helped to create and design a website for the community built in PHP and hooking into a MySQL database back-end.

The website allowed for users of the server to create accounts and link to their in-game profiles which also relied on the MySQL database. Through the shared data I was able to create a platform in which users could log in online to view stats, progress and chat with other players without actually playing the game, the aim of which was to expand the community and create a space for advertising revenue.

Design North

November 14, 2015 / / 0 Comments

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Commissioned by the University of Sunderland Design Department I was part of a team building a website on which the University could showcase student work. The project was originally undertaken by a group of students but abandoned the project after graduating. Our job was simply to pick up where they left off.

The site was built in HTML and PHP with a MySQL database behind it. The University wanted a platform where they could upload student work for each specified course, providing a brief description of the piece and information on the student. This meant allowing users to a management window where the items could be edited and updated, while providing a public gallery and information space for guest users.

My main responsibilities were to convert the existing PHP scripting to a newer format, and add new functionality as requested by the client. This included uploading video files and producing thumbnails, an email contact page, database redesign and robust navigation linking, all to be done in time for the deadline set by the client.

The project was delivered on time in March 2015.

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