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Hi, I’mWoody.

Welcome to Lakshya’s portfolio.

He built this garden from his projects, hobbies and childhood memories. I’ll show you around.

Ready to explore?

Preparing your ride…

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PORTFOLIO PROJECT · PROTOTYPE IN PROGRESS

A little more room
to be human.

Building a portfolio you can ride through—without making anyone work to read it.

ProjectThis portfolioFocusExploration & clarityStagePlayable study
ARRIVETHE WORK STOPTAKE A BREATHERCLOUD LOOKOUT
Early concept sketch. The current winding map expands this idea into five stops.

THE INTENT

Personality shouldn’t cost clarity.

I’m a UX designer who enjoys meeting people, singing, and photographing clouds. A conventional portfolio can show my work clearly. The playful mode gives those interests a place to live.

Early world concepts tried to fit too much into one view. The correction was spatial: spread destinations out, follow the rider, and let each place arrive when it matters.

AT THE WORKBENCH

Choose a layer. See the decision.

A route with something around the bend.

The first circular track felt repetitive. A winding circuit now alternates long sweeps, tighter bends and two bridge crossings. Short pull-offs lead to five personal stops.

Trade-off: a longer route asks for more time. The map can take you to a stop, or open its story immediately.

THE DECISIONS

Small choices. A calmer ride.

01 Discover one place at a time

The camera follows a visible rider at a stable angle. Open ground separates the arrival, project stop and bridge. The full route is never forced into the default gameplay view.

Trade-off: more distance between stops. Click-to-ride and direct reading keep that distance optional.

02 A bicycle with forgiving controls

Pedaling and coasting bring a human pace to the world. The bicycle balances automatically, turns even at low speed, and brakes on Space. No cycling skill or racing objective is required.

Trade-off: gentler handling is less realistic. Approaching a case study comfortably matters more than simulating a race.

03 Stop the world. Let the story speak.

Case studies open as selectable, scrollable HTML. Riding pauses, held keys clear, and closing the story returns to the same place. Keyboard focus stays inside the reader until it closes.

Trade-off: the reader covers most of the scene. That separation protects reading from competing motion.

04 An exit you never need to hunt for

The Portfolio / Play switch stays in a consistent screen position while riding and remains available inside each reader. Press P while riding for a direct return to the portfolio. Switching modes keeps your place in the world. Normal mode uses the same project stories, with category filters and a direct route into the work.

The world has local signs and contextual actions. It doesn’t repeat a conventional website menu over the scene.

THE NEXT TEST

Feel it before filling it.

Five personal places now connect reading and exploration. Direction boards guide the route, while Mochiy Pop P One headings and DM Sans text keep the experience consistent.

  • Observe where first-time visitors hesitate.
  • Tune camera distance, stopping and signs from actual use.
  • Add original cloud photographs and vocal recordings.
  • Check whether each stop feels personal without distracting from the work.

No participant-study results or business outcomes are claimed for this portfolio.

Garden model credits

Japanese Bridge Garden by kristenlee. The bridge has been extracted and reshaped to fit the riding crossings.

Low Poly Trees & Nature Pack (70 Props) by anastasita.3d. Selected props have been resized and arranged around this world. Both models are provided under CC BY 4.0.

Character credit

Ts3 Woody by HarrisonHag1, provided under CC BY 4.0. The model is fitted and posed for this bicycle experience. Woody is a Toy Story character.
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Riding field guide

Start beside the physical garden guide at arrival. Click its board, or press Enter nearby, to open these controls.

Return Woody to the start. Keep reading progress, photos and preferences.

On the bicycle

W / ↑
Pedal forward
Shift
Hold to ride faster, including click-to-ride routes
AD / ←→
Steer left / right
S / ↓
Slow down, then reverse
Space
Brake
Enter
Open a nearby stop

Click or tap nearby ground to ride there. The two bridges are the safe crossings. Click a landmark to explore it.

Explore the stops without riding

Inside the rooms

AD / ←→
Browse stories, projects, recordings and photographs
Enter
Open the selected object, or activate the focused button
Tab / Shift + Tab
Move between controls. Space also activates buttons.
Esc
Back one step. On the ride, stop and return keyboard control to Woody.

From the Listening Room: use Esc to step back to Hobbies, then D and Enter for Garba. Video controls keep their own keys.

Read with ↑/↓, Page Up/Down and Home/End. The map uses W/S for stops and A/D for Ride or Explore.

Make yourself at home

Press C while riding to change views. Reduced motion keeps the overview steady.

Press L while riding. A small headlight follows your handlebars, useful after dark.

A gentle four-and-a-half-minute cycle, with a full minute of daylight before sunset. Pauses while you explore a room. Press N while riding for day or night.

Less detail in shadows and no tree breeze. Keeps the full garden and every project.

Recorded bicycle detail follows your pace, with short bridge and contact cues. Quiet when parked. Turn off whenever you prefer.

Bicycle recordings: riding · bell

Choose a track, then turn Garden sound on. Music pauses during recordings and in the Listening Room.

Music by Kevin MacLeod · credits