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Adam Soták20

Humenné, Slovakia

Hi, I'm Adam - self-taught developer and designer. I've been programming and designing software since I was 11. I develop mobile, web, desktop and augmented reality applications. I try to learn as much as possible about everything that seems interesting. I'm currently improving my skills as a developer and working on multiple side projects.

Scholarships

Adam has been awarded a WWDC scholarship in 2024. Here is the submission that got him there.

In 2024, applicants were tasked with creating an interactive app playground on the topic of their choice to showcase their passion for coding. New for 2024, 50 Distinguished Winners were recognized for their outstanding submissions and invited to Apple in Cupertino. Here’s how Adam describes his winning submission.

Soundcalm is a production-ready application bringing augmented reality meditation to users through iPhone. The application enables Spatial Audio experiences - place sound effects in your environment as 3D spheres and walk around them to experience spatial effects. Offering professionally recorded sound effects from Slovakia, the app makes use of RealityKit, ARKit, AVFoundation, Metal, Accelerate vDSP, CoreHaptics and tries to push what's possible on iPhone. Note: App Store version modified