Art · Maths · Code

Nathan Brader

I make things where art, maths and programming overlap: interactive simulations, formal proofs, drawings and animation.

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Experience

13 years at TSC Simulation

Technical Lead, 3D / VR studio · Nottingham · 2013–2026

I built the real-time 3D and VR layer of industrial digital twins: Unity front ends driven by live process simulation, used to train plant operators for clients including BP, Halliburton, High View Power and Centrica.

I joined as a mathematics graduate working on 2D operator training simulators, moved into the 3D studio as it was set up and became its technical lead.

I managed the Wind Farm training product and did most of its development. On Equipment Explorer I wrote the core system the product is built on, along with its exploded views, virtual handles and label placement. Across the whole portfolio I maintained and debugged every product, which meant keeping a working knowledge of each codebase.

tscsimulation.com

Selected work

Things I've made

Geometry · Coq

Circle-Polygon Overlap

The exact overlap area between a circle and any polygon, found by sweeping a signed area along the boundary. Includes a Coq proof of the square-and-circle case.

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Code · Unity

Linkage Toy

A toy for building and playing with mechanical linkages.

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Maths · Unity

Seven Point Partition

An interactive tool for exploring seven-point partitions.

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Code · JavaScript

Bézier Curves

Draw and manipulate Bézier curves by hand.

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Code · Elm

Gravity Simulation

An interactive gravity simulation written in Elm.

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Maths · JavaScript

Pairing Function Visualisation

Visualising pairing functions, which map pairs of numbers to single numbers.

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Maths · Coq

Proofs

A series of proofs and investigations, many machine-checked in Coq: Kadane's algorithm, Zeckendorf's theorem, Taylor polynomials and more.

Browse the proofs Source on GitHub

Concept sheet of a winged creature, from head studies through to colour variations

Art · Digital

Creature Concept Sheet

A creature design taken from head studies through to colour variations.

Art · Digital

Hive

Digital painting.

Ink drawing of a large creature leaning over a small brick tower

Art · Ink

Drink and Draw

Ink on paper, from a Drink and Draw session in 2023.

About

Art, maths and programming, usually at once

I'm Nathan. I like art, maths and programming, and most of what I make is some combination of the three.

That tends to mean small interactive things that make an idea visible: a simulation you can poke at, a geometric construction you can drag around, a proof worked through carefully enough for a computer to check it. Alongside that I draw, on paper and digitally.

Contact

Get in touch

Questions, collaborations or just to say hello.

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