BACKBENCHERS STUDIOSELECTED WORK / 2026MYANMAR ROOTS · INDEPENDENT SPIRIT

SOFTWARE ENGINEER & CREATIVE BUILDER

Thomas D.
Lynn.

Useful things. Unexpected worlds.

I turn business needs into web platforms, mobile apps, and AI-powered workflows.
Built with care, from first conversation to ongoing support.

THIHA LIN / BACKBENCHERS STUDIO

SELECT YOUR SPIRIT01 / 03
Thomas tipping his straw hat with a confident smile, in One Piece inspired captain artwork
Explore worlds ↗ Captain’s log ↗
THE BUILDER / 01The captainA curious mind. An independent spirit.
33 PROJECTS · ONE CURIOUS BUILDER
Classic accent.Discover the work ↓

01 / SELECTED WORK

GAMES · PRODUCTS · PEOPLE

Built for thereal world.

Six projects to start. Find the rest by category or search.

33 projects
End Game Union website announcing its mobile relaunch in preparationTHE LONG VOYAGE

MYANMAR MADE · COMMUNITY CARRIED

End Game UnionA story still being written.

A multiplayer game born from Myanmar’s Spring Revolution. Now preparing its next chapter: Reloaded, with music by Double U.

The story, team & next chapter ↗

02 / PLAYABLE WORLDS

Open gallery ↗

Worlds you canstep into.

Six browser adventures. Choose a world and step inside.

Onigashima: The Raid preview
BB / INTERACTIVE LABSAIL / EXPLORE

EXPERIMENT 01 / React Three Fiber

Onigashima: The Raid

Take the helm, sail the storm, and approach the island of demons.

Sources & creator credits

Unofficial fan work inspired by One Piece. Characters and the original world belong to their respective rights holders.

Elbaf: The Under-Realm preview
BB / INTERACTIVE LABPLAY / EXPLORE

EXPERIMENT 02 / React Three Fiber

Elbaf: The Under-Realm

Under the roots of a giant tree, a chained Loki is waiting to be found.

Sources & creator credits

Unofficial fan work inspired by One Piece. Characters and the original world belong to their respective rights holders.

Hledan Junction preview
BB / INTERACTIVE LABWALK / WEATHER

EXPERIMENT 03 / Three.js

Hledan Junction

A browser journey through Yangon, in memory of map creator Madric A.

Sources & creator credits

Original Hledan 3D map modeling: Madric A. Browser rendering, interaction, lighting, weather, and optimization: Thomas D. Lynn. In loving memory of Madric A.

A CLOSER LOOK / PERSONAL WEBSITESFive people. Five distinct identities.Explore collection
DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT / SELECTED SITES

Scroll or swipe to explore

03 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE WORK

Open my CV ↗
The One Piece influence Luffy from 2022 to 2026, alongside my evolving development toolkit

The ship, the Jolly Roger, and a habit of exploring new ideas.

Curiosity at the helm.People at the heart.

I’m Thiha Lin, also known as Thomas D. Lynn: an MFU Software Engineering student and founder of Backbenchers Studio. I connect practical engineering with games, business, and culture.

I support ongoing clients in Thailand, Myanmar, and Singapore, translating business problems into usable products. My work connects web and mobile interfaces, APIs, data, developer-account administration, release coordination, and continued support.

Backbenchers Studio original identityOur studio identity ↗

ENGINEERING / CLIENT DELIVERY

Full professional profile ↗

Business needs.Working software.

MFU Software Engineering · Expected graduation June 2027 · Co-op January–May 2027 · Available across Thailand.

AI engineering & application security

Myo Taw News combines Gemini / DeepSeek translation with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG): keyword knowledge retrieval and article-grounded reply drafts, with review controls. My engineering notes cover context-rich, agent-assisted development. Certification study adds secure agent architecture, MCP, RAG security and AI governance.

How I contribute

Business understanding, client communication, requirements analysis, team collaboration and documented handover.

Shared APIs, relational data, role-based access, transactional consistency, retry safety and regression checks across Campus One, SOM BI and the client platforms.

Connect on LinkedIn ↗

THE TOOLKIT

OPEN A CAPABILITY TO EXPLORE

From ideato working product.

The tools behind the work, connected to real projects.

01

Games & real-time worlds

Unity · C# · Photon

Multiplayer, playable scenes, lighting, weather, and interaction.

End Game Union & browser worlds ↗
02

Web platforms & commerce

Next.js · React · Vue

From public storefronts to the admin tools running the business.

BurmaMart & commerce projects ↗
03

Mobile experiences

Flutter · Dart · Android

Buyer apps, merchant tools, and companion experiences for real products.

Welmal & mobile ecosystems ↗
04

Backends & integrations

Node.js · Express · PHP

APIs, shared data models, provider integrations, and operational workflows.

SOM BI & connected systems ↗
05

Media & creative tools

Python · FFmpeg · HLS

Publishing, adaptive video, and tools for making Myanmar type.

Glyph Studio & AWAM ↗
06

Bots, motion & delivery

Telegram · Messenger · GSAP

Conversational operations, expressive interfaces, and web delivery.

DK Gaming & automation ↗
The 3D Hledan Junction map of Yangon, originally modeled by Madric A

IN MEMORY OF MADRIC A

Some placesstay with us.

My friend Madric A built this little piece of Yangon before he passed away. I brought his map to the browser, with light, weather, and room to wander.

Original map — Madric A · Web experience — Thomas D. Lynn

A moment in Hledan
FIELD NOTES / ENGINEERING

Building in the age of AI.

Notes on Opus 4.6, code, and the craft.

NEXT CHAPTER / SAY HELLO

Let’s build something good.

6631503092@lamduan.mfu.ac.th

PROJECT LOG / BACKBENCHERS

Project overview

Inside the project

    Built with

      The story & my contribution

      My contribution

      BACKBENCHERS / CREW RECORD

      The captain’s logbook

      Opening the logbook…