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I'm Nathan, a creative technologist and agentic AI developer in Malaysia. I build AI you can talk to, hardware you can hold, and games you control with your body. I like working on the details that make an interaction feel right: a responsive gesture, a well-timed blink, a useful next step.

Malaysian AI Resident · Agora Ambassador Malaysia

Right now, most of my attention goes into Quipus, my sales assistant, and Digimon, a physical companion for my ChatGPT dot.

Current builds

01 / Digimon

A small voice companion for my existing ChatGPT dot. I'm building its physical presence around an ESP32-S3: a mint face, blinking eyes, a mouth that follows audio, and buttons for recording, volume and microphone mute.

ESP32-S3 · C · ESP-IDF · OpenAI · MCP

Explore the code ↗ · Firmware UI · Build notes · Still image

_{The animation is an original enclosure design study, not footage of the device. Firmware builds and local checks pass; live device-to-dot voice verification is still pending.}

Project roster

Pick a project to open its repository. Hardware companions, agentic applications and experiments in play.

Digimon A physical companion for my ChatGPT dot. ESP32-S3 · ESP-IDF · OpenAI	Quipus From business conversations to useful follow-ups. ESP32-S3 · Next.js · Agora	Jaga Multilingual scam checks over text, voice and Telegram, with an ESP32 guardian prototype for elderly users. Next.js · Agora · ElevenLabs Try Jaga ↗
Spider-Man Hold a “thwip” pose. Fire a web. Swing using your webcam. Python · Panda3D · MediaPipe	Postcard AR A WebAR postcard for a US Embassy cultural activation. ZapWorks · Three.js · WebAR Open experience ↗	Persephone A palm-sized AI e-lanyard, from microcontroller to voice. ESP32-S3 · C/C++ · Voice AI

_{Jaga and Persephone are team projects with Nigel Tan. Roster artwork represents each project's idea.}

Side quests — more projects & experiments

Project	What I explored
Jungle Flight	Fly a 3D bird by flapping your arms; lean to steer. Python, Panda3D, MediaPipe.
Catch the Falling Durian	A body-tracked arcade booth game with Kinect and touchscreen input. Python, Pygame, C#.
Hand Slingshot	Hand gestures drive aim and release. Python, Pygame, MediaPipe.
Sunday (in development)	A local-first Android engineering companion with voice interaction. Kotlin, TypeScript.
Tenun	Career pathways for Malaysian students and fresh graduates. React, TypeScript, LLM agents.
Game UX Summit 2026	A responsive event website with speakers and registration. React, Tailwind CSS.

Achievements

Result	Event
🥇 1st Place	AWE 2026 Pacific Portal — XR AR Track
🏆 Winner	AISEA 1$ Sprint Hackathon
🥉 3rd Place	OpenAI Community Codex Hackathon
Top 5 Finalist	Agentic AI Build Week, Vietnam
Top 3 Finalist	Loveable Hackathon — Healthcare Operations Track

Loadout

What I'm building	Tools I reach for
AI & voice	Python · OpenAI · LLM agents · MCP · Agora · ElevenLabs
Physical interfaces	ESP32-S3 · ESP-IDF · C/C++ · Arduino
Web & mobile	React · Next.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Kotlin · Supabase
Interactive experiences	MediaPipe · OpenCV · Panda3D · Pygame · Three.js · Unity · Unreal Engine

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Got something interesting to build?
Hardware companions, agentic applications, or playful interfaces.

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