Selected Work

PROJECTS

2025 - 2026

TECH STACK


Unity, C#, Ink-Unity

HEAVY WAKE

Heavy Wake Trailer

OVERVIEW

Heavy Wake is a Unity-based deckbuilding RPG developed as a team project over two semesters. The game combines card-based combat, narrative elements and RPG progression in a stylized game world. Players explore the world, interact with characters and use cards strategically during combat encounters.

MY CONTRIBUTION

I was responsible for implementing the dialogue system using Ink-Unity and building the story sequencing / quest system. This included connecting narrative content with Unity gameplay logic, triggering dialogue events, managing story progression and ensuring that quests advanced correctly based on player interactions.

GAME EVENT & STEAM

Heavy Wake at the Festival

Heavy Wake was showcased at the A1 ESports Festival as part of a dedicated FH exhibition booth provided by our university. This gave us the opportunity to present the game to visitors, gather feedback and demonstrate the project in a public setting. The game was also released on Steam, making it accessible beyond the university context.

Heavy Wake at the A1 ESports Festival

June/July 2026

TECH STACK


Java, JavaFX, SQLite,
Maven, JUnit, CSS

GYM TRACKER

GymTracker Screenshot 1 GymTracker Screenshot 2

OVERVIEW

GymTracker is a JavaFX desktop application for tracking gym exercises, workout entries and estimated one-rep max progress. Users can create exercises, assign them to body parts, add weight/repetition entries and review their progress over time.

FEATURES & IMPLEMENTATION

The app allows users to manage exercises, add and delete workout entries, calculate estimated 1RM values and view progress for individual exercises and body parts. It is built with Java and JavaFX, uses CSS for custom UI styling, stores data locally in SQLite and uses Maven for dependency management and building. The project separates UI, business logic and database access into dedicated classes, with JUnit tests covering core calculation and progress logic.

GITHUB

The full source code is available on GitHub:

github.com/PaulBankl/GymTracker

July 2026 - In development

TECH STACK


Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Maven, React

GYM PROGRESS LEAGUE

OVERVIEW

Gym Progress League is a modern full-stack web application designed for small groups to track strength progress and compete through weekly community rankings. Users will be able to create an account, log squat, bench press and deadlift sessions, join private communities and monitor their personal records and estimated one-repetition maximum (1RM) over time.

GOALS & IMPLEMENTATION

The application will be built using Java Spring Boot, Vue and PostgreSQL following a REST-based architecture. Besides creating a practical application for everyday use, the project aims to deepen my knowledge of full-stack development, REST APIs, backend architecture, authentication and database design.

PLANNED FEATURES

User authentication
Lift tracking
Private communities
Weekly leaderboards
Estimated 1RM calculation

MORE INCOMING.

This page will grow with more projects in the future.