The Lab
Playable demos, open-source experiments, and full app builds where I test game mechanics, product ideas, and new technical patterns. These are where ideas get pressure-tested before they ever show up in client work.
Apps coming out of the shop
Full products built to the same standards as client work — designed, engineered, and playtested for real users.
Lolo's Birds
A multi-game arcade app for Android: precision flight through the pipes, high-speed desert sandboarding runs, portrait split-screen versus battles for two players on one phone, a 5-track music roster, unlockable bird skins, and a full upgrade store.
Localz
Proximity chat with a 90s soul. Chat with anyone nearby or far away — text, photos, documents, video, and voice — with peer-to-peer DMs and rooms organized by place and topic. One subscription, unlimited everything, zero pestering.
Lorix
An on-device AI image studio for Android. Download models once, then generate images locally — no cloud, no subscription lock-in, beginner-friendly controls with smart model recommendations.
Gauntlet Duel
A one-vs-many arcade battler built in Unity — play either side of the arena. Designed from day one for phones, iPads, and Android TV in landscape.
Live demos
Sandkings
A playable browser game inspired by George R.R. Martin's sci-fi short story — a narrative systems experiment with strategy and progression loops.
Jay's Stock Time Travel
A market-learning game with a time-travel twist. Jump into historical windows, make investment moves, and learn through scenario outcomes.
In progress
Virtual Guitar Pedal
Open-source pedal board app for mobile and web — hundreds of stomp and effects pedals, used individually or chained in custom rigs.
StarBright
Open-source family operations app combining calendar coordination and chore tracking in a single interface.
Open source
Why these projects matter
These builds are where I pressure-test ideas before they show up in client work: game loops, offline-first UX, mobile performance, and product clarity under real constraints.
See the Professional Work