Creative & Personal Projects

Many of my favorite projects live outside traditional job descriptions — but they reinforce the same strengths: planning, execution, technical problem-solving, and creating experiences people remember.

Jeff Forehand Game Show Family Christmas Party Playing Back To The Future

Christmas Game Shows

(2022–2024)

Fully produced family game shows using QuizXpress, with live scoring, custom mini-games, and audience participation via apps on their phones.

Back To The Future

Jeff Forehand Deal Or No Deal Game Screenshot of a game he made

Deal or No Deal Game

Christmas 2025

Custom-coded standalone application for Mac and Windows

Jeff Forehand Sorting Hat Photo From their wedding - Harry Potter Wizard Sorting Hat

Animatronic Sorting Hat

2024

RFID-based talking Sorting Hat for my wedding that assigned guests to tables.

Jeff Forehand Escape Room - Father playing the Escape room game at a kitchen table - child looking over his shoulder

Escape Room Projects

Ongoing

Custom puzzles, coded terminals, props, recorded voice clues, and filmed experiences.

Escape Room Proposal To Sam
At Home Escape Room

These projects reflect how I approach problems: start with the experience, design the system, and then build something that actually works.

(Fun fact: three of my TikTok videos featuring my dog have over 325K views — handle @jeff4hand — because sometimes you just make things for fun.)