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Lately I've been working on two personal Python projects that are quite different from each other, but both have been helping me improve my programming skills in very practical ways.
The first one is a space strategy game.
I'm building it around physics and orbital mechanics rather than traditional RTS mechanics. The idea is to create a strategy game where movement and positioning actually matter. Ships will have to deal with trajectories, velocity, acceleration, orbital movement, and eventually different types of propulsion and weapons.
The project started from a physics simulator I was building in Python. I wanted to understand the mathematics behind motion and gradually turned that simulator into the foundation for a potential strategy game.
The goal is a technical, low-graphics RTS where understanding the physics can give you an advantage. Instead of simply clicking on a destination and watching a ship move there, players could plan maneuvers, use orbital trajectories, intercept other ships, and make tactical decisions based on their available resources and movement capabilities.
The second project is completely different: a POS system for small businesses.
I started building it because my grandmother works in a small grocery store and I wanted to create something that could actually help with the day-to-day process of selling products.
The application is built with Python, SQLite, Streamlit, and Pandas. It includes product and inventory management, sales, analytics, barcode support, and other tools designed around the needs of a small business.
I'm also working on features such as reading supplier tickets to help add products to the inventory and generating printable PDF receipts.
What I find interesting about these two projects is that they force me to solve very different problems.
The space game makes me think about physics, mathematics, simulation, optimization, and game architecture.
The POS makes me think about databases, data management, user interfaces, business logic, file processing, and building software that someone could actually use in their daily work.
Alongside these projects, I'm offering custom Python automation scripts and data cleaning services.
My goal isn't just to write code for the sake of writing code. I want to keep building projects that force me to learn something new and eventually turn those skills into useful software and freelance work.
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Hi everyone!
I'm new here, so I wanted to introduce myself.
I learned the basics of Python about two years ago, and a year ago I started a degree in AI and Data Science. I'm currently in my third semester, and I'm focused on developing my programming and data skills while building my first real-world experience.
For now, I'm looking to contribute to smaller tasks such as data cleaning, data analysis, automation, and logical scripting. I don't expect to jump directly into complex projects; my goal is to help with the work I can handle while learning how software and data projects actually work in the industry.
I'm also very interested in how AI fits into programming. In my personal projects, I try to use AI primarily as a learning and reasoning tool rather than as a replacement for understanding or writing the code myself. I like using it more as a Socratic teacher: asking questions, challenging my reasoning, explaining concepts, and helping me find mistakes.
At the same time, I recognize that AI is becoming almost indispensable in modern development. But I believe that understanding the fundamentals is just as important. I want to learn how things work, not simply how to get an AI to produce them.
Currently, I'm working on a physics simulator as a personal project. It's still a work in progress, but I hope to share my progress here in the future.
I'm here to learn, contribute, and get a better understanding of what working in the industry is actually like. If there are small tasks where I can be useful while continuing to learn, I'd be happy to help.
Best regards!
A custom Python API automation project built to connect external services and automate repetitive workflows.
The system handles API requests, JSON data, authentication, and automated data processing while including reliable error handling.
Tech Stack: Python, REST APIs, JSON, Requests
Built with clean, maintainable code and designed for real-world API integration and automation.
🍥 What if Naruto’s Rasengan could actually be controlled with your hands?
As a kid, it was just something I saw in anime.
This time, I decided to see if I could bring that idea to life with Python.
So I built Naruto Hand VFX Studio — a real-time computer vision project where hand gestures control:
🔵 Rasengan
⚡ Chidori
🔥 Fireball
💥 Energy Beam
And the interesting part?
These aren’t pre-recorded effects.
Using Python, OpenCV, MediaPipe, and NumPy, the system tracks my hand movements and generates the VFX in real time.
What started as a fun Naruto idea turned into a project where I got to combine computer vision, hand tracking, gesture recognition, animation logic, and procedural VFX in one application.
My setup isn’t a professional studio.
But this project reminded me that you don’t always need a perfect setup to build something interesting.
Sometimes, you just need an idea — and the willingness to build it.
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