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Technology with atmosphere

Interactive horror, mixed reality, puzzles, and physical systems where the technology serves the feeling.

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Technology/Oct 9, 2026

The AR Is the Wrapper. The Puzzle Has to Be the Fun.

Browser AR surprised me with how much it can do, but as an experience it's a novelty. The occult artifact puzzle is where the fun has to come from, and piling on more math isn't how I'm going to keep it there.

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Technology/May 6, 2026

Revenant Hollow Never Stopped Being Alive

I tabled this project before the pandemic. Years later, three signals stacked up at once: an old friend's question, dormant YouTube numbers out-pacing my paid work, and the speakers I'd sourced years ago mounted in a haunt I walked through. Then Meow Wolf chose Niantic. Then 8th Wall went open source. Here's why I'm picking it back up.

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Technology/Oct 15, 2025

First Pitch Meeting Reflections: Lessons, Confidence, and Alignment in Death Care and AR Innovation

Reflections on my first investor pitch meeting, its unexpected value as a forcing function for prototyping, and the alignment of death care solutions with augmented reality (AR) location-based experiences, reinforcing confidence to pursue the vision independently.

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Technology/Sep 28, 2025

Cemetery Management Application: GPS Mapping, AR Integration, and Autonomous Maintenance for Funeral Homes

Exploring the development of a custom SaaS cemetery management app with GPS grave plotting, AR-assisted maintenance, and autonomous drone/UGV patrols, tying into Revenant Hollow's location-based AR ecosystem.

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Technology/Sep 20, 2025

Revenant Hollow: Integrating Technology into Location-Based Horror Experiences

An interactive, location-based entertainment experience that incorporates mixed reality, IoT, and automation to enhance theatrical horror attractions and seasonal Halloween markets.

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