🌐 Personal Portfolio - Scott Powdrill

This repository contains the source code for my personal portfolio website, hosted at pownet.uk.

It is a high-performance, interactive experience built with modern web technologies, designed to showcase my work as an Infrastructure Engineer and my interest in the intersection of technology and nature.

📌 Current Project Status

The boid/sky systems have been heavily refined and are now in an advanced state:

• Blueprint Sky-Cycle Mode is live, with reliable toggle behavior between standard Blueprint overlays and full day/night sky rendering.
• Terminal Observer Behavior is now deliberately unsettling: observer boids recruit around the terminal perimeter, hold spacing, orient toward interaction focus, and escalate with typing activity.
• Skybox Work now includes night-only stars and a diagonal Milky Way-style band with clustered structure and light/shadow asymmetry.
• Contextual Boid Coloring is implemented for key modes:
  • Blueprint light mode forces clear predator blood-red rendering when not in sky-cycle mode.
  • In sky-cycle mode daytime, predator and prey shift to darker gray tones.

✨ Features

• 3D Boid Simulation: A custom-built Boid flocking simulation using Three.js and InstancedMesh.
  • Observer Effect: In terminal mode, observer boids drift into perimeter positions around the terminal and progressively intensify while the user types.
  • Creeping Escalation: Observer groups add controlled shake/flash cues over sustained typing to increase tension.
  • Predator Logic: A predator entity that hunts the flock with smooth steering behaviors (Reynolds Steering).
  • Mode-Aware Color Logic: Predator/prey palettes adapt to Blueprint light and sky-cycle day/night phases.
  • Trails System: Visual trail rendering for boids and the predator to visualize flow dynamics.
  • Optimized Performance: Capable of rendering hundreds of agents at 60FPS.
• "Blueprint" Theme: A technical, CAD-inspired UI with:
  • Dark & Light Modes: Seamless switching between a deep blue/slate aesthetic and a clean technical white style.
  • Draggable Interface: The main "About Me" window is fully interactive and draggable.
  • Visual Diagnostics: Animated radar dials, scanning lines, and data streams.
  • Sky-Cycle Toggle: Optional day/night skybox mode with night-gated stars and a stylized Milky Way lane.
  • Parallax Background: Dynamic grid and UI overlays for classic Blueprint mode.
• "Terminal" Theme: A retro-style CLI interface with interactive commands.
  • Command History: Navigate previous commands using Up/Down arrow keys.
  • Secure Handshake: AES-256-GCM encrypted payload decryption via file upload.

⌨️ Terminal Easter Eggs

Explore the Terminal OS by typing these commands:

• help: View available system commands.
• ls / ll: List portfolio projects in a technical data format.
• cat bio.txt: Read the system bio.
• whoami: Display current session user.
• neofetch: Show system specifications with a custom ASCII avatar.
• pownet: Display the UK Infrastructure Engine branding.
• cowsay [message]: Make a cow say something.
• sl: Run the steam locomotive.
• date: Get current system time.
• ./upload-file.sh: Initiate the secure decryption handshake for the CV payload.
• ./send-message.sh [msg]: Send an encrypted message to the administrator (requires authentication).

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Framework: SvelteKit (Static Site Generation)
• Language: TypeScript
• Styling: TailwindCSS 4
• Graphics: Three.js (WebGL)
• Security: Web Crypto API (AES-256-GCM)
• Deployment: GitHub Actions -> GitHub Pages (Custom Domain)

🤖 AI Agents & Skills

This project was co-authored with the assistance of AI agents using specialized skills:

• Frontend Design: For crafting the distinctive "Blueprint" aesthetic and avoiding generic templates.
• Algorithmic Art: For tuning the Boid flocking behaviors and simulation logic.

📄 License

MIT