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SIMAX — Simon Maxam's Interactive Portfolio

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About me

A builder at the intersection of art and technology.

SIMAX — Simon Maxam. A creative studio where music, architecture, code, and storytelling come together to build immersive experiences.

Guitar is my main instrument — I play fingerstyle and lead worship as a volunteer musician at church, and it's the thread running through everything else I build, from web projects to the studio itself. Whether I'm on stage or at a keyboard, I'm always chasing the same thing: turning an idea into something you can actually step into.

Creating since
2010
Guitar
7 yrs
Performed
300+ hrs
Brilliant at

Producing a lot of work quickly, and getting a rough first version of almost anything in front of you.

Hopeless at

Knowing which of those versions is actually any good, and having the nerve to throw the rest away.

Simon Maxam as a kid
Simon Maxam · as a kid
In frame

Moments from the work

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Recognition

Top honor2024TÜBİTAK3rd Place · Nationwide (Turkey)1st Place · Province
Waterloo Newtonian MedalUniversity of Waterloo (CEMC)
Certified

Certificates

Credentials from Google, Amazon, Adobe, Microsoft and GitHub — plus focused coursework across 3D, code and data. Tap any card to see the certificate.

Google2 certs
aws1 cert
Adobe3 certs
Microsoft1 cert
GitHub1 cert
Featured work

Built over years, not weekends

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SOLARIS — the game's main menu
✦ Featured

SOLARIS

Unreal Engine · Blender

A space-exploration educational game built in Unreal Engine and Blender over two years — planets, environments and interactive systems.

Architectural blueprint transforming into a rendered building

Frank Architecture & Interiors

Revit · Architecture

Professional architectural design work — Revit modeling, drafting and visualization workflows.

Simon Maxam playing his red cherry acoustic guitar

Music & Performance

Guitar · 7 years

300+ hours performing as a volunteer guitarist — rhythm, acoustic and classical pieces.

Strings & Stories

Learn a little guitar with me

Every dot below plays a real note — click through a chord shape, or tap the fretboard and hear it for yourself.

G major

Anchor your middle finger on the low E first — the rest of the shape falls into place around it.

Tap a fret to hear it
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B
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Tip: try clicking fret 3 on the low E, then open on the A, D, and high e strings — that's the skeleton of the G major shape above.

Recordings

Music

Five songs I wrote, recorded and produced myself — press play on any row to listen right here.

Made by Simon

Elsewhere

More things I've built

YŪGEN

Omakase restaurant, San Francisco

Visit

Bonterra Trattoria

Italian restaurant, Calgary

Visit

Aurelio

Boutique hotel website

Visit

SIMAX Showcase

Premium Three.js / WebGL showcase

Visit

MuseumVerse

Interactive museum experience

Visit

BarberVerse

Interactive barber shop experience

Visit
How I think

Guiding principles

“The best projects come from bringing different disciplines together, not staying in one lane.”

On combining fields·Philosophy
Stay in the loop

Get updates on new projects

An occasional note when I ship something new — a game update, a new build, or a project worth sharing.

Good to know

Frequently asked

Projects, tools, timelines, and how to get in touch.

Anything at the intersection of design and technology — interactive websites, game development in Unreal Engine, architectural visualization, and music/creative collaborations. If it combines a few disciplines, I'm probably interested.

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