Mateo Van Damme

I'm a software developer from Ghent who likes building things. Here's a collection of my projects and hobbies.

Hackerspace Gent Website
Hackerspace Gent Website

Website for Hackerspace Gent (0x20), a community space for hackers, makers, and tinkerers in Ghent, Belgium. Built on Bloemist's initial design, featuring an event system powered by markdown files.

Node.js with Express
Deployed on Azure
GitHub Actions for updating events
Astrophotography
Astrophotography

Pictures, DIY barn door tracker, code

I've been taking pictures of the night sky since 2018. I also made my own rotating platform to take long exposure photographs. Build instructions, code and talks are available here.

Topics: pictures, presentation, open-source, javascript, bluetooth BLE, microcontroller

3D Printing
3D printing

Functional 3D designs

In my spare time I also enjoy 3D modeling as a creative outlet. My main focus are functional parts: parts for my telescope, holders, rasppberry pi cases etc...

Topics: CAD-modeling, Fusion360, creativity, design, usability

Art

BYOB Generative Art

Interactive particle visualizations that transform real-time data into flowing visual experiences. My BYOB (bring your own beamer) projects use WebGL to create audio-reactive and webcam-based art installations.

Topics: WebGL, generative-art, particles, audio-reactive, Three.js