BLIGH HEDGES

Work index

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Work
Ongoing

Internal tools & reporting

Purpose-built tools for the handoffs, requests and decisions of retail work.

Internal appsReportingPower BIAutomation
Personal project
In development

Checkpoint

Keeping playtest observations attached to the evidence needed to act on them.

PythonReactTypeScriptPlaytesting
Collaborative game
In development

Dodge This

A co-op roguelike where room props become part of the fight.

Game developmentCo-opPhysicsRoguelike

Project archive

2023–2026
Browser game
Playable prototype

Enter The Market

A playable experiment in reading prices and choosing when to trade.

Browser gameMarket simulationGame designMobile
Work case study
Internal project

Freight & customer-order tracking

Connecting store requests, driver updates and delivery records.

Internal appsDelivery workflowsReporting
Work case study
Internal project

Kitchens Tracker

Keeping kitchen and wardrobe projects connected from design to delivery.

Internal appsProject trackingReporting
Work case study
Internal project

IT tickets & requests

A clear route from a technology request to its resolution status.

Internal appsService workflows
Work case study
Internal project

Warehouse applications

Locating stock and turning requests into warehouse picking work.

Internal appsInventoryReplenishmentOrder workflows
Work case study
Layout study

Kitchens & wardrobes layout

Testing how wardrobes could fit within a kitchens department.

Spatial design3D modellingLayout planning
Internal application
Internal project

Trade Rep APP

A shared request workflow between trade representatives and dispatch.

Internal appsTrade representativesCommunicationSite inspections
Business intelligence
Internal project

Opportunity Sales Report

Product comparisons that help focus merchandising and purchasing decisions.

Power BIReportingProduct performance
Operational application
Internal project

Security Gate App

Replacing paper gate records with shared goods, vehicle and trailer records.

Internal appsOperational workflowsReporting
3D visualisation
Concept study

Retail store visualisation

Turning a proposed store floorplan into a model and flythrough.

3D modellingVisualisationAnimationSpatial design

Earlier archive

Creative technology & study
Collaborative game
Student game

Lumos

Art and level design for an uneasy world drawn from Norse mythology.

Game artLevel designCharacter animationCollaborative game
Game jam
Jam game

Keys

A jam game that makes changing movement controls the central challenge.

UnityGame jamGame designPlaytesting
2020
Mobile app
Earlier work

NZTrees

Search and performance work for a mobile native-tree identification app.

React NativeMobileProgramming
Virtual environment
Earlier work

Waitomo

Combining cave modelling, lighting and Unity integration in a virtual environment.

Unity3D modellingProgrammingLighting
Collaborative web project
Student project

Zapp / Qlovaseed

Exploring reusable web-app templates and how to explain them to others.

Web appsProject managementVideo
2019
Participatory design
Playtested toolkit

Creative Convos

Using clay models as a way to express and discuss design ideas.

Participatory designResearchPlayVideo
2019

About / Experience

I build internal apps, reporting tools and digital experiences. My work combines software, data and a background in creative technology.

Current work

Business Efficiency Developer
Mitre 10 · Nees Group
Internal software, analytics & automation

Education

Creative Technologies
Auckland University of Technology

Tools

Python / PostgreSQL / Snowflake
Power BI / Smartsheet
React / TypeScript

Creative practice

Game design / Interactive experiences
3D environments / Digital art

Get in touch.

Find me on LinkedIn or X, or take a look at the code.

X · @bligh_hedges LinkedIn GitHub