Tom Rutjes

Hi, I'm Tom! I develop

Projects

Wireless Party Button

Wireless Party Button

I made this wireless party button. It is connected to an Android app via bluetooth. Users can choose sounds that get played when the button is pressed.

Recursive Effect Layer 1

Recursive Effect Layer 2

Recursive Effect Layer 3

Recursive Effect Layer 4

Recursive Effect Layer 5

Recursive Effect Layer 6

Portfolio Website

I added this so I could make a cool recursive effect here.

Addressable Ledstrip

Addressable Ledstrip

I made this Addressable ledstrip in my room! It's controllable via a computer program I made. I even made a few games on this ledstrip!

Cabletester Program

Cabletester Program

I programmed a cabletester for a company called "Kitt Engineering" during my internship there. It had options like presets and resistance testing.

Brainrot Voter

Brainrot Voter

I made this joke site were everyone can vote on their favorite brainrot charracter.

Coaster Voter

Coaster Voter

I also made a CoasterVoter version!

Color Guesser

Color Guesser

This is a little game where you guess the hex code for a random color. I plan to expand this with different modes in the future.

Games (Not on playstore yet)

1D Maze

1D Maze

This is the first Unity game I ever made. It is a maze where you can only see 1 'dimention' at a time.

Qwixx Cards

Qwixx Cards

This is an app that simulates Quixx cards. It can even generate random number or random color cards based on a seed.

AeroJump

AeroJump

This is basically a Doodle Jump clone with a few extra twists!

RoadRush

RoadRush

Work in progress...

Animations

Pendulum Wave

Pendulum Wave

This is a pendulum wave animation I made with blender. I learned a lot about lighting and reflections during the making of this animation.

Soft Body Simulation

Soft Body simulation

I made this animation using Blender's "Soft Body" system. Yeah, I really liked to figure out Blender's physics tools.

Rigid Body Simulation

Rigid Body simulation

I made this animation using Blender's "Rigid Body" system.

Morphing Body Animation

Morphing Body Animation

I made this animation using Blender, because it was fun I guess.

Looping Tunnel Animation

Looping Tunnel Animation

I was inspired by animated music videos while making this animation. I think it looks really cool.

Rotating Cylinders Animation

Rotating Cylinders Animation

I really liked to make satisfying animations. These cylinders are hand-animated, with keypoints.

Dodging Pendulum Animation

Dodging Pendulum Animation

I also made this dodging pendulum animation with blender. I made sure all my animations were loopable because rendering takes a lot of time.

Cloth Simulation

Cloth Simulation

I made this animation using Blender's cloth simulator.

Education

Saxion

Applied Computer Science

School: Saxion University of Applied Sciences

From - Until: 2023 - 2027

Note: Propaedeutic Diploma (Summa Cum Laude, 2023-2024)

I am currently studying Applied Computer Science at Saxion. I plan on gratuating in 2027, and I'm well on track to do so!

Why I Chose This Study
I've always had a strong interest in both electronics and programming. After earning a degree in Electrical Engineering, I wanted to broaden my skill set and gain deeper knowledge in software and embedded systems. Applied Computer Science allowed me to combine my background in hardware with my passion for coding, enabling me to work on more advanced and integrated technological solutions.

ROC van Twente

BOL 4 Technicus Engineering

School: ROC van Twente

From - Until: 2019 - 2023

In 2023 I graduated from the study "BOL 4 Technicus Engineering". In this study, students have the option to choose a study direction. I chose Electrical Engineering as my study direction.

Why I Chose This Study
During my years in high school, I had an interest in electrical systems and microcontrollers. I was always tinkering with Arduino-sets, making all kinds of things like little games on 7-segment displays and animations on a piece of addressable LED strip. During this study, I played around a lot with Unity in my free time. You can see some of the results HERE. During this study, I learned a lot about designing custom PCBs and systems with microcontrollers.