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joshuafolkken/README.md

Hi there! ๐Ÿ‘‹ I'm Joshua Folkken

Indie Game Developer & Educator | Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
Creating games that bring smiles to children's faces and contribute to society through technology.

๐Ÿš€ Featured Projects

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ Godot 2D Platformer ๐Ÿ”ฅ Currently Working On ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Features dash mechanics, high jumps, and double jumps like Mario!
๐ŸŽฎ Live Demo | ๐Ÿ“‚ GitHub

Screenshot

๐ŸŽฌ Tic-Tac-Toe - Strategy Game

A classic game reimagined, inspired by the 1983 movie WarGames
๐ŸŽฎ Live Demo | ๐Ÿ“‚ GitHub

Screenshot

๐ŸŽพ KAWAII PONG - Action Game

Inspired by the 1976 SUPER PONG with a kawaii twist
๐ŸŽฎ Live Demo | ๐Ÿ“‚ GitHub

Screenshot

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Development Tools & Templates

  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Godot Project Template
    A minimalist template for rapid Godot 4 development
    ๐Ÿ“‚ GitHub | ๐ŸŽฎ Live Demo

  • ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Godot Multiplayer
    Exploring multiplayer game development with Godot
    ๐Ÿ“‚ GitHub

๐ŸŒŸ What I Do

๐ŸŽฎ Game Development

  • Engine: Godot 4 with Typed GDScript
  • Focus: 2D Platformers, Multiplayer Games, Classic Game Recreation
  • Future: VR/AR Game Development

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ Community & Education

  • Career Counseling: Supporting young people aspiring to become engineers
  • Programming Workshops: Teaching programming to children and young adults
  • Gaming Sessions: Organizing game explanation sessions for children and elderly
  • Community Building: Running communities for aspiring engineers

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Tech Stack

๐ŸŽฎ Game Development

Godot GDScript Unity

๐Ÿ’ป Programming Languages

TypeScript JavaScript Rust Dart Kotlin Swift Java C# VB.NET PHP Python C

๐ŸŒ Web Technologies

Svelte HTML5 CSS3 Tailwind CSS Node.js Vue.js .NET Angular Bootstrap Vite

๐Ÿ—„๏ธ Databases & Cloud

PostgreSQL MySQL Redis AWS Vercel

๐Ÿ“ฑ Mobile Development

Android iOS Flutter

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Desktop Development

Windows macOS Linux

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Infrastructure & Servers

VPS Ubuntu CentOS Nginx Apache AWS EC2

๐Ÿ“š Learning & Documentation

Markdown

๐Ÿ”ง Development Tools & IDEs

Git GitHub Cursor VS Code Android Studio Xcode Visual Studio IntelliJ IDEA PhpStorm Eclipse

๐Ÿ” Code Quality & Testing

Prettier ESLint Vitest Playwright SonarCloud

๐ŸŒ Web Servers & Proxies

Caddy Nginx Apache ngrok Let's Encrypt

โ™ป๏ธ CI/CD & Automation

GitHub Actions

๐Ÿ“Š GitHub Stats

Joshua's GitHub stats

Top Languages

๐ŸŒˆ Philosophy

"Small thoughts from each individual support today's children and tomorrow's society."

With 25+ years of engineering experience, I'm dedicated to nurturing the next generation of developers while creating games that bring joy and learning opportunities to people of all ages.

๐Ÿ’– Community Support

I believe in giving back to the community. Through Joshua Studio on Open Collective, we support:

  • ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Career consultation sessions for aspiring engineers
  • ๐ŸŽ“ Job hunting and skill development support
  • ๐Ÿ‘ถ Programming workshops for children and youth
  • ๐ŸŽฎ Game explanation sessions for children and elderly
  • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Infrastructure development and new technology research
  • ๐Ÿ› Software bug fixes and manual improvements

"Creating a Brighter Future - ็ง้”ใฏใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ‚„ใƒ„ใƒผใƒซใฎๅˆถไฝœใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆใ€ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใŸใกใฎๆ˜Žใ‚‹ใ„็ฌ‘้ก”ใ‚’ๆ”ฏใˆใ‚‹็คพไผš่ฒข็Œฎใ‚’่กŒใ„ใพใ™"

๐Ÿ“ซ Connect With Me


โญ๏ธ Thanks for visiting! If you find my work meaningful, consider starring my repositories or supporting our mission through Open Collective! โญ๏ธ

All source code is available for learning purposes. Let's build a brighter future together! ๐ŸŒŸ

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  1. godot-project-template godot-project-template Public template

    A minimalist template project for Godot 4, providing a solid foundation for rapid game development.

    HTML

  2. pong pong Public

    Inspired by the 1976 SUPER PONG

    GDScript

  3. tic-tac-toe tic-tac-toe Public

    A classic game reimagined, inspired by the 1983 movie WarGames.

    GDScript

  4. godot-multiplayer godot-multiplayer Public

    GDScript

  5. godot-2d-platformer godot-2d-platformer Public

    I tried implementing dash and high jump by holding the button, just like in Mario! I even added double jump in midair!

    GDScript