AFK Data

A website dedicated to providing accessible statistics and interactive visualizations.

Created and maintained by Alec Howard

About Me

Hello! I’m Alec Howard, a passionate and versatile professional with a deep love for data, technology, and creative problem-solving. I created this website to showcase how I combine my diverse interests, including data analysis and Pokemon, into engaging projects. As an avid enthusiast, I enjoy bringing my passions to life through data visualization, which you’ll see in the charts below. I’m currently seeking new career opportunities where I can apply my skills to tackle unique challenges. If you or someone in your network is looking for a data-driven, creative thinker who can bring both expertise and enthusiasm to the table, I’d love to connect. Feel free to reach out through my socials, located in the top-right corner of this page. Thank you for visiting – I hope you find these projects as exciting as I did creating them!

Shiny Pokemon

Here you can see stats for the Safari Week 2023 community event, in which shiny Pokemon hunters hunt Pokemon exclusively in the games’ Safari Zones. All data for this event was sourced from Twitter and visualized with Highcharts. Furthermore, OpenAI’s AI language model Davinci was used to assist in extracting data from tweets (after fine-tuning it across ~250 tweets).

Stats for the Fossil Week 2023 community event can be found below. This event (held August 13th - 20th 2023) featured shiny hunts for “fossil” Pokemon, i.e. Pokemon that were originally only encountered through reviving fossil items. All data for this event was sourced from Twitter and visualized with Highcharts. Furthermore, OpenAI’s AI language model Davinci was used to assist in extracting data from tweets (after fine-tuning it across ~250 tweets).

For those interested in hunting shiny Pokemon, you can use the counter below to track your hunts (still a work in progress!).

Pro Dota 2 Graphs & Stats

Below you can find various visualizations based on data and statistics from pro-Dota 2 matches. These graphs will be updated as more Dota 2 matches and tournaments are played. Unless stated otherwise all data is sourced from OpenDota and visualized with Highcharts.

Resume

If you’re interested in reading about my professional experience, you can find my resume below.