Joe Alves

A game made in Three.js featuring Felix the Cat. It was made for Together Jam 2022, sponsored by NBC Universal for a possible grand prize of $25,000.

Wake Up, Felix is a fast-paced arcade game that mixes 2D and 3D graphics for a visual effect that feels old and modern at once.

A racing game made for the web where you play a file being downloaded off of the internet. Choose wisely and download as fast as possible!

This game was made in Three.js with custom camera and movement controls. It includes using advanced Three.js concepts like post-processing and custom GLSL shaders.

A programming puzzle-platforming game that is played by writing JavaScript code. Users can solve puzzles and complete levels by hacking computers and updating JavaScript code to control the environment. I was the sole developer and originally built the game for a game jam.

Have fun and reach out to me if you need a hint :)

My YouTube channel, where you can come learn about JavaScript and computer science stuff. I make a video every so often when I am inspired to teach about something.

Here are some unlisted videos if you want more content:
-Movie watchlist live coding:
Part one: youtu.be/zqCSA8Q0zf0
Part 2: https://youtu.be/qtZuSSv3UcA

Worked with a team to create an application to manage operational strategies For an organization collecting data about farmers around the world. It included global team assignments, collected data, versioned survey authoring, and other advanced features.

I was the lead developer for the client-side applications of this system, built with React with Apollo Client. Information was retrieved from a GraphQL-interface server written in Python.

This larger system also typically required bespoke solutions that I planned and created alone or in teams of two. This included thoroughly-designed auto-generated PDF reports with embedded SVG data visualizations, a desktop application for managing language translation schemas, and several geo-map interfaces.

An on-campus event at Fullstack Academy where teams of software engineering students are given a microcontroller with random modules and must invent and create a small project using those materials.

I planned the technical details of the event, gave the opening lecture and demonstration of the materials, helped support and debug projects throughout the day, and gave out prizes to winning teams.

Although initially planned as a one-off, the success of the event led to it being a regular occurrence.

Contributed to Fullstack Academy's proprietary learning management system that helps organize students, deliver curriculum, and properly conduct legally-mandated processes. I worked consistently on this project in addition to my teaching responsibilities. When I had breaks from teaching classes, I would add highly-requested new features and implement large fixes in the system.

A large public-facing web application delivering accredited content for lawyers, accountants, real estate managers, and other licensed professionals. I was responsible for the majority of the client-side applications and maintenance, as well as implementing server-side needs with PHP/Laravel.

I led the client-side implementation of an interactive course center feature where users view on-demand or live-stream learning content. It included features like embedded slide decks, note taking, chats with other students and instructors during live sessions, view-mode switching, and other interface-driven features.

A recording of a lecture on Linked Lists/Trees to a cohort at Fullstack Academy. The video is recorded directly from Zoom screen share and shows the kind of experience I can create for a remote classroom using a green screen and virtual broadcasting software.