Simon Buikema - Software Engineer

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Software engineer from Meppel building games and client side apps with a strong eye for interaction quality.

Meppel, Netherlands

21 years old

Unity game development

Racing and gaming

Deltion College

Royal Netherlands Marechaussee

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name: "Simon Buikema"

role: "Software Engineer"

focus: "Software engineering"

direction: "broader development"

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Unity9

C#9

Networking6

XR/VR8

Base

Meppel, Netherlands

Interests

Racing / Gaming

Study

Deltion College

Internship

Marechaussee

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archive/driving-simulator

FeaturedPhysics EngineerC#UnityPhysics

Driving Simulator

We created a realistic driving experience using Unity.

Timeframe

May 2024 - June 2024

Visuals

3 previews

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I learned how to create sophisticated systems using Unity's PhysX engine. In this process I have used all the tricks in the eng...

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C#UnityPhysics

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SuspensionV2.cs

private void Suspension()

{

//calculating the total travel the spring has

float totalTravel = highestPoint.y - lowestPoint.y;

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RolePhysics Engineer

TimeframeMay 2024 - June 2024

StackC# / Unity

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archive/simtools

FeaturedFull-Stack DeveloperWinUI 3C#XAML

SimTools

A detailed overlay for sim racers to improve their experience.

Timeframe

August 2025- March 2026

Visuals

5 previews

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It has been discontinued due to the movement of the games that were originally targeted. Despite this unfortunate ending I did ...

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WinUI 3C#XAMLSystem integration

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FirebaseUtility.cs

public FirebaseUtility(string apiKey, string authDomain)

{

Instance = this;

_apiKey = apiKey;

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RoleFull-Stack Developer

TimeframeAugust 2025- March 2026

StackWinUI 3 / C#

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archive/newswebsite

FeaturedFull-Stack DeveloperWeb developmentNewsCSS

Motorsport News Outlet

I am creating a website for global motorsport news with the goal of creating a bigger audience for small motorsport series.

Timeframe

March 2026 - current

Visuals

2 previews

Quick outcome

https://simodewit.github.io/MotorsportNews/index.html

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Web developmentNewsCSSJavascriptHTML

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RoleFull-Stack Developer

TimeframeMarch 2026 - current

StackWeb development / News