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March Review

March Review

Breaking out of my shell and touring the world.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 27 Mar 2026
A unfeatured and flat snowscape, marked only but a track of footsteps that disappears into the distance.

Winter Wanderings

Coming out of hibernation.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 25 Feb 2026
November Month Review

November Month Review

Progress is progress, even when it's small.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 01 Dec 2025
The ending screen of Running Late, showing "You Won" in large bold letters, and underneath, "You are the family HERO." Under that, "+happiness +respect +stability" and Press "ESC for Menu."

Starting Again

Getting back into the groove after being derailed is tough, but necessary.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 26 Sep 2025
August Month Review

August Month Review

Second month review!

By John LeBoeuf-Little 29 Aug 2025
A view of the interior of the spaceship cabin, in full disaster mode. There are several holes in the ship venting air, the seats are on fire, and lightning is visible outside the canopy.

Week 10: Two Troubles for the Price of One

A disaster for every occasion.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 26 Aug 2025
The fusebox of the ship, opened, flashlight shining. Of note is the new hand model in the lower right corner of the screen, gripping a spare fuse.

Week 9: Take a Look at These Hands

Going from hovering items to held items is a big leap.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 19 Aug 2025
A screen capture from the UI Material Lab example project in Unreal that shows of several material effects for Unreal Motion Graphics.

Field Notes: Shaders Are Spells

I done handcuffed lightning. And put thunder in jail.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 15 Aug 2025
Cabin interior. On the left wall and ceiling are holes that seem to be letting in or out some gas. Through the front glass we can see electricity arcing around the ship. Things are not fine.

Week 8: Celebrating Chaos

Space is dangerous. Or it will be when I'm done with it.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 12 Aug 2025
A blank "create new post" UI within ghost.io for creating new blog posts. I stare at this screen a lot more than I'd like.

Field Notes: Productivity Tools

How I do what I do.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 08 Aug 2025
End-of-game screen showing the message "You Lost" with the explaination under it "You ran out of oxygen and were rescued by emergency services."

Week 7: Game Loop

Finally, Running Late knows if you're running late.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 05 Aug 2025
A stylized picture of Sao Paulo with the title Piece of Work in the upper left. Under the title is the subtitle *unemployed need not apply.

Cybernoir in São Paulo

While you've been watching me build a comedic space repair simulator, I've also quietly been working on something entirely different. That something is Piece of Work—a cybernoir TTRPG that's been cooking for over a decade and is finally getting the attention it deserves.

By John LeBoeuf-Little 01 Aug 2025
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