Less marketing voice, more field notes. Better rhythm, clearer updates.
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Glass Waterline Air
Building in public, as usual.
We build games, tools, and experiments we wish already existed.
We are building Modern Football, Stygian, Field Continuum, and Qit. Some of it is game work, some of it is research, and all of it is active right now.
All four tracks are moving. We post updates as they happen.
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ALTRALIGHT / SIGNAL
Make useful things. Keep them fast. Tell the truth.
CURRENT MODE
If it changed, it goes in the blog. If it broke, that goes in too.
Still moving, still public
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Work Direction
Builds, research, and experiments all share one workshop.
Modern Football in active build Stygian for UI and tools Field Continuum in progress Qit for version control research Progress logged publicly
Modern Football is the game we are pushing hardest
The rest of the stack supports that game while still being useful for future projects.
Core systems have names and pages
Stygian, Field Continuum, and Qit are active tracks with their own direction and notes.
Blog updates keep it honest
Progress posts cover what changed, what worked, and what still needs more thought.
Projects
The current lineup.
Core Runtime 01
Stygian
A GPU-accelerated C23 UI and tooling runtime focused on responsive desktop apps and steady frame behavior.
- SDF-first rendering
- Deterministic commit
- Idle frame skip path
Community Lab 02
Grid
A customized engine playground built on Godot for workflow testing, tooling ideas, and practical experiments.
- Godot-based core
- Tooling experiments
- Editor workflow cleanup
Field Continuum 03
Field Continuum
A custom field continuum in active development for Modern Football and the deeper simulation work behind it.
- Field in active build
- Simulation-first
- Designed with Stygian + Scaffold
Version Control 04
Qit
Quick Immutable Tree. A VCS project focused on safety, speed, compression, and better metadata handling.
- Immutable tree model
- C++23 implementation
- Git-adjacent problem space
In Progress 05
Modern Football
A football game built from scratch. Tactical, reactive, and focused on decision-making that feels true to the sport.
- Tactical simulation
- Fresh AI assumptions
- No sports-game autopilot
Built in public No investors in the room Fast by default Weird on purpose
Progress Blog
Recent build updates.
Posts land as work lands. The homepage stays focused while the blog carries the day-to-day details.
2026-03-11
Stygian: why we built a data-oriented UI runtime in C23
A deep walkthrough of the Stygian runtime model, SoA layout, commit pipeline, backend access points, and the influences shaping its direction.
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Stygian Editor: visual authoring direction
A look at the Editor direction: Figma-inspired workflows, visual authoring goals, and where we want this tool to go next.
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