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Writing a Rulebook Like It’s 1881
A small Victorian-style game manual became an unexpected experiment in historical voice, typography, and satire. Built from 1881 newspaper advertisements, it aims not only to entertain players, but spark curiosity about local history and overlooked stories hidden in everyday artifacts. Read More
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The Bard of Bizarre
AI Music Over the summer, I experimented with a few services that create music and vocals when you supply lyrics to a generative AI. I tried Sono, but had poor results. Eventually I found a service called Riffusion, which has since been renamed to Producer AI. I found it entertaining as I experimented with different… Read More
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Turning Mundane Mayhem into Music
Experimenting with Riffusion, I craft comedic songs about mundane life, from 80s parodies to Latin odes. My album, “The Existential Workday,” refines these, weaving humor and intricate wordplay into a cohesive, genre-shifting narrative, despite AI quirks. Read More
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Time Passing
Time has been flying lately. I’ve migrated the library news links to a new blog, but it’ll remain behind the scenes for now while I tackle a major reorganization. Today’s the final day for an RFP to manage library services for the county. The trustees have issued a press release that seems like it gives… Read More
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Product Naming
The process of coming up with a name for an app that isn’t used by other products and companies using AI to assist. Read More
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Game Design
General ideas for the UFO game made into a real life game with a GPS based scavenger hunt and themed challenges. Read More