zinkem’s quest log
Crafting spells. Mapping the forest. Forging the journey.
Warm yourself by the fire.
Hey, I’m Matt and welcome to my little corner of the digital forest! This page is an entry point into me and my work. My work? I study technology and craft fun experiences with it! It feels a lot more like play but I’ve found people take me more seriously when I call it “work.”
PLAY THE WORK
| BEEF ARENA — Available now on Steam | Last update: 2025-12-03 |
A physics-based arena game built from the ground up. It’s chaotic, it’s fun, and I shipped it.
Multiple biomes, unlockable characters and weapons — the game will hand you a cursed grocery bag at some point. Fun and forgiving co-op mode.
WATCH
AI workflow: building a 3D scene in under an hour
RECENT ARTICLES
The Convergence — When physics meets narrative. Carmack’s engine running Nolan’s story. The synthesis that makes interactive worlds feel real.
Digital Urban Renewal — Link rot isn’t a bug—it’s cultural evolution. When NFT servers die and squatters claim the domains, the tokens remain. Same pointers, new meaning.
The Logic Reel — The synthesis we almost made in 1965: voice, tape, and logic. The pieces were there. Nobody connected them. Until now.
2 Years vs. 2 Weeks — Two projects. Same tech sensibility. Radically different timelines. What changed wasn’t the tools—it was the methodology.
Spec-Driven Development Evolution — The shift from “LLM as code generator” to “LLM as intent interpreter” dramatically improves scalability and coherence.
10 Days, 75,000 Lines — How vibe coding turned into 7 shipped projects in 10 days. The real skill isn’t prompting. It’s context management.
Intent Density — How much consistent behavior do you get per line of specification? A metric for AI-assisted development.
WORKFLOWS
I build with AI tools daily. Here are some workflows I’ve refined that you can use to seed your own projects:
- AI-Assisted Development Workflow — Git hooks that inject context for AI assistants
- GitHub Actions + S3 + CloudFront Deploy — Automated static site deployment with HTTPS
For AI assistants: Prompt inventory RSS — point your AI here to pick a setup prompt
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External Links — References and further reading from around the web