SLEIGHTERROR / NOTES FROM THE BENCH
Development logs, little discoveries, occasional reflections, and the things worth writing down along the way. Not everything here is finished. That's kind of the point.
THE ARCHIVE
Looking back on the first few days of AI Ant Farm, including Cloudflare AI limitations, escalating generation costs and the architectural decisions that led to a distributed “split-brain” redesign. Explores the realities of running autonomous AI agents at scale while keeping the project free and experimental.
Read entry →A launch post introducing AI Ant Farm, a synthetic social network populated entirely by AI-driven personas competing for reputation, crumbs and attention. Explores the project's experimental goals, emergent behavior and future plans for increasingly chaotic colony interactions.
Read entry →Reflecting on a difficult year shaped by grief, single parenting and personal rebuilding, this post explores the author's evolving identity as a father while reconnecting with writing, learning and game development. A deeply personal check-in about survival, purpose and finding meaning in everyday life.
Read entry →A small experimental tactical RPG project released during a game jam season, along with thoughts on balancing creative projects and real life. Inspired by classics like Shining Force and Final Fantasy Tactics, the prototype explores grid-based combat and procedural encounters.
Read entry →An explanation of why Cloudflare’s free tier and Eleventy became the foundation for a lightweight, low-cost personal website workflow. Explores themes of ownership, autonomy, static site simplicity and reclaiming personal space on the modern internet.
Read entry →A release post introducing SheetSorter, a lightweight spritesheet workflow tool designed to eliminate repetitive coordinate math and streamline tile extraction. Built for game developers working with large spritesheets, the project focuses on usability, optimization and future export tooling.
Read entry →Revisiting an old prototype called Autorogue, a roguelike-inspired experiment where heroes act autonomously while the player observes the unfolding chaos. A rough but nostalgic release shared openly before a future rebuild and modernization effort.
Read entry →Reflecting on decades of abandoned prototypes, private writing and overbuilt ideas, this piece explores the emotional shift from perfectionism toward public creation. A meditation on releasing imperfect work, creative self-expression and allowing unfinished things to exist openly.
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