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Darren van der Velde

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Building immersive 3D experiences, desktop apps & visually engaging interfaces with React, Three.js, Vite, Electron & TypeScript.

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Meet the Developer

Creative and passionate Game Developer & Full Stack Engineer focused on building immersive, interactive, and high-performance applications using modern web technologies. Specialised in 3D experiences, desktop applications, and visually engaging interfaces with React, Three.js, Vite, Electron, and TypeScript.

Experienced in scalable frontend architectures, real-time interactive systems, responsive UI/UX, and optimised rendering pipelines for both web and desktop environments.

Passionate about pushing creative boundaries through interactive design, procedural environments, and immersive gameplay experiences. Continuously exploring new tools and workflows to ship polished digital products.

Location

South Africa

Role

GitHub Mentor @ ITonlinelearning

Organisation

Founder — Night Shift Developers

Focus

3D Web · Game Dev · Full Stack

Skills & Technologies

Languages

JavaScript TypeScript HTML5 CSS3 Python PHP SQL

Frontend & 3D

React Three.js Vite Electron WebGL Responsive UI

Backend & Data

Node.js PostgreSQL Redis APIs Data Viz

Game & Tools

Blender Git & GitHub Mermaid.js VS Code Linux

Featured Projects

Selected work from my GitHub repositories

Mentorship & Community

Night Shift Developers

I founded Night Shift Developers, an organisation dedicated to helping students grow through collaborative, real-world projects. Members gain hands-on experience across frontend, game development, backend and more.

GitHub Mentor @ ITonlinelearning

Helping aspiring developers level up their coding skills, GitHub workflows, portfolio projects, and modern development practices. Open a Discussion or Issue on my profile if you want guidance or feedback on your projects.

Let's Connect

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