Who am I
Hi, I’m William Reger, 24 years old, Digital Media Design graduate and currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction at Hochschule Ruhr West.
I’m deeply passionate about everything tech — from hardware and software to automation, fabrication, and smart systems. I love building things, connecting them, optimizing workflows, and turning complex ideas into practical, intuitive solutions. My perfect project lives right at the intersection of technology and design — functional, smart, and visually appealing.
Automation is my playground, useful tools are my obsession, and good design is always non-negotiable. I enjoy experimenting with different digital and physical fabrication methods to bring ideas into reality.
When I’m not surrounded by screens, code, and circuits, you’ll most likely find me taking care of my plants or traveling, enjoying a little digital detox and finding inspiration in the real world.
What I do
I currently work at the FabLab Bottrop at Hochschule Ruhr West, supporting projects in design, prototyping, and digital fabrication. Before that, I mainly focused on software development, where I combined creative thinking with structured, technical problem-solving — turning ideas into functional tools and experiences.
Along the way, I had the chance to dive into the world of film and visual effects, working as a CFX Artist on Season 2 of I Am Groot and contributing to an independent short film project in Iceland. Since then, I feel at home anywhere between code, design, motion, fabrication, and storytelling — wherever digital media meets creativity.
When a topic truly sparks my interest, I tend to deep-dive. I can spend hours exploring, testing, iterating, and refining — sometimes forgetting about time… and occasionally about food. That’s usually a good sign.
Recently, my focus has been on Smart Home systems, sensor technology, automation workflows, and intuitive app UI integration — building systems that seamlessly connect humans, interfaces, and intelligent environments into meaningful, practical solutions.
And this is exactly why I want to take part in FabAcademy 2026: To push my skills beyond screens, dive deeper into digital fabrication, electronics, and physical computing, and finally bring together everything I love — technology, design, automation, and making — into one intense, hands-on learning journey.
In short: I want to build smarter things, understand them better, and maybe break a few along the way — purely for science, of course.
Portfolio Highlights
A selection of visual and motion work showcasing design, look development, and storytelling across mediums.
Fab Academy Student Agreement
The Fab Academy is responsible for:
- Teaching principles and practices of digital fabrication
- Arranging lectures, recitations, meetings, and events for the class
- Evaluating and providing feedback on student work
- Offering clear standards for completing assignments
- Certifying and archiving student progress
- Supervising class preparation
- Reviewing prospective students, instructors, and labs
- Providing central staff and infrastructure for students, instructors, and labs
- Fund-raising for costs not covered by student tuition
- Managing and reporting on the program's finances, results, and impacts
- Publicizing the program
- Promoting a respectful environment free of harassment and discrimination
- Encourage a diverse, accessible, and equitable community
I am a Fab Academy student, responsible for:
- Attending class lectures and participating in reviews
- Developing and documenting projects assigned to introduce and demonstrate skills, in enough detail to be able to reproduce them
- Honestly reporting on my work, and appropriately attributing the work of others (both human and machine, including AI prompts)
- Being prepared to answer questions about my work
- Allowing the Fab Academy to share my work (with attribution) in the class for purposes compatible with its mission
- Working safely
- Leaving workspaces in the same (or better) condition than I found them
- Participating in the upkeep of my lab
- Ensuring that my tuition for local and central class costs is covered
- Following locally applicable health and safety guidance
- Recognizing limits on lab and staff time
- Promoting a respectful environment free of harassment and discrimination
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William Reger
Lets get startet
Thanks for stopping by — now it’s time to build.
Turning ideas into prototypes, concepts into experiments, and coffee into functioning systems. One project, one mistake, and one breakthrough at a time.
Have a look around, enjoy the process, and if you feel like talking tech, design, automation, or plants — you know where to find me.
Project Overview