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Nihesh Rachakonda | Portfolio

A modern, dual-experience portfolio website built with React, offering users the choice between two distinct viewing experiences.

🌟 Features

Dual Experience Architecture

  • Minimal Experience (/minimal): Clean, text-based portfolio with keyboard navigation
  • Gooey Experience (/gooey): Interactive 3D animations, custom motion effects, and immersive UI

Tech Stack

  • Frontend: React 19, Framer Motion, Tailwind CSS
  • 3D Graphics: Three.js, @react-three/fiber, @react-three/drei
  • Routing: React Router DOM
  • Animation: GSAP, Rough Notation, Matter.js
  • Build Tool: Vite
  • Deployment: Vercel

🚀 Quick Start

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Preview production build
npm run preview

📱 Routes

  • / - Landing page with experience selection
  • /minimal - Clean, minimal portfolio experience
  • /gooey - Interactive 3D portfolio experience

🎨 Experiences

Minimal Experience

  • Keyboard shortcuts (1-5 for sections, H for help, B/ESC for back)
  • Clean typography with Space Grotesk and JetBrains Mono
  • Scrollable single-page layout
  • Dark/light mode support
  • Accessible and fast loading

Gooey Experience

  • 3D model viewer with interactive controls
  • Custom text animations and motion effects
  • Scroll-based section reveals
  • Photo gallery with advanced interactions
  • Command toolbar with keyboard shortcuts
  • Optimized resource preloading

🛠 Development

Project Structure

src/
├── components/
│   ├── sections/     # Page sections (Intro, Skills, Projects, etc.)
│   ├── ui/          # Reusable UI components
│   └── layout/      # Layout components
├── data/            # Content data (skills, projects, photos)
├── hooks/           # Custom React hooks
├── pages/           # Route pages
└── utils/           # Utility functions

Key Features

  • Smart resource preloading (only for gooey experience)
  • Responsive design for all screen sizes
  • SEO optimized with structured data
  • Performance optimized with lazy loading

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📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.

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