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Clay-style animated cowboy riding a brown horse in a colourful western scene. Behind him is a large SXSW sign and stylised desert elements including cacti, buildings and figures. The image feels playful and celebratory

Clay-style animated cowboy riding a brown horse in a colourful western scene. Behind him is a large SXSW sign and stylised desert elements including cacti, buildings and figures. The image feels playful and celebratory

Yee-Ha Cowboy - I'm off to SXSW

John Thornewill

Dec 8, 20251 min read

A clay-style character stands holding a small microchip. A glowing blue beam rises from holographic circuitry in front of him. He slowly moves the chip into the light as if activating it. The animation is calm, subtle and futuristic.

A clay-style character stands holding a small microchip. A glowing blue beam rises from holographic circuitry in front of him. He slowly moves the chip into the light as if activating it. The animation is calm, subtle and futuristic.

Building Universes from Code: When Theory Meets the Physical World

Building Universes from Code

Dec 8, 20252 min read

A stylised illustration of a person sitting in a glowing chair using a laptop. In front of them is a large futuristic screen showing a galaxy with planets and falling lines of light. The screen is connected to cloud icons and rectangular server blocks, representing networks and cloud storage. The background is dark with stars, giving the scene a cosmic digital atmosphere.

A stylised illustration of a person sitting in a glowing chair using a laptop. In front of them is a large futuristic screen showing a galaxy with planets and falling lines of light. The screen is connected to cloud icons and rectangular server blocks, representing networks and cloud storage. The background is dark with stars, giving the scene a cosmic digital atmosphere.

Building Universes from Code: The Architecture of Resilience

Building Universes from Code

Dec 5, 20251 min read

A colourful clay-style illustration of two businesspeople shaking hands outside a doorway with a large HMRC sign above it. One character wears a suit and holds a briefcase, while the other wears a casual dark jacket. The scene has a friendly, playful tone, resembling a stop-motion animation style.

A colourful clay-style illustration of two businesspeople shaking hands outside a doorway with a large HMRC sign above it. One character wears a suit and holds a briefcase, while the other wears a casual dark jacket. The scene has a friendly, playful tone, resembling a stop-motion animation style.

SEIS Advanced Assurance Approved: The Next Chapter for Red Nought and Accessible Game Development

John Thornewill

Dec 4, 20251 min read

A gold ring rotates slowly at the centre of the screen. Inside the ring, glowing text reads: “The Baldr Experiment.” Around the outer band, delicate Elvish-style lettering moves with the rotation. As the ring continues to turn, the metal gradually shifts from bright gold to deep red, symbolising transformation and the beginning of a new chapter.

A gold ring rotates slowly at the centre of the screen. Inside the ring, glowing text reads: “The Baldr Experiment.” Around the outer band, delicate Elvish-style lettering moves with the rotation. As the ring continues to turn, the metal gradually shifts from bright gold to deep red, symbolising transformation and the beginning of a new chapter.

The Baldr Experiment: Chapter 5 - The Story - Part 1

The Baldr Experiment

Dec 4, 20252 min read

A clay-style illustration of a man kneeling in a dark digital environment, pressing a glowing device on the ground. A blue hologram of a computer rises from scattered letters around him, symbolising data rebuilding and system recovery after a sudden system failure.

A clay-style illustration of a man kneeling in a dark digital environment, pressing a glowing device on the ground. A blue hologram of a computer rises from scattered letters around him, symbolising data rebuilding and system recovery after a sudden system failure.

Building Universes from Code: When the Digital Universe Collapses

Building Universes from Code

Dec 3, 20251 min read

A clay-style illustration of an adventurer and a dog dressed like Indiana Jones. The adventurer wears glasses, a brown fedora and a leather jacket, holding a rope at their side. The dog sits proudly beside them, wearing a matching fedora and a red bandana. Behind them rises a tall, pointed mountain glowing with warm sunset light.

A clay-style illustration of an adventurer and a dog dressed like Indiana Jones. The adventurer wears glasses, a brown fedora and a leather jacket, holding a rope at their side. The dog sits proudly beside them, wearing a matching fedora and a red bandana. Behind them rises a tall, pointed mountain glowing with warm sunset light.

The Baldr Experiment: Chapter 4 -Recon

The Baldr Experiment

Dec 1, 20252 min read

An illustrated image showing a cartoon-style man floating in mid-air against a dark blue and purple cosmic background. He looks surprised and is gripping a loose computer cable with both hands. In front of him, an open laptop is exploding outward with bright orange and yellow fragments that resemble pieces of data or broken components. Swirling blue and white cloud-like shapes surround the laptop, giving the sense of a chaotic digital storm. The man’s body is tilted backward as if pulled by the force of the explosion. The overall style is colourful and dramatic, with high contrast between the dark background and the bright glowing elements.

An illustrated image showing a cartoon-style man floating in mid-air against a dark blue and purple cosmic background. He looks surprised and is gripping a loose computer cable with both hands. In front of him, an open laptop is exploding outward with bright orange and yellow fragments that resemble pieces of data or broken components. Swirling blue and white cloud-like shapes surround the laptop, giving the sense of a chaotic digital storm. The man’s body is tilted backward as if pulled by the force of the explosion. The overall style is colourful and dramatic, with high contrast between the dark background and the bright glowing elements.

Building Universes from Code: The Fragile Universe Inside Your Machine

Building Universes from Code

Dec 1, 20251 min read

A stylised, clay-like illustration of a smiling person wearing glasses, standing beneath a vibrant, star-filled sky. Around them are glowing symbols and constellations representing hidden systems and knowledge. In the distance, a bright doorway opens into another world, with a small silhouette stepping through, symbolising how clear documentation and accessible technology unlock new paths to discovery.

A stylised, clay-like illustration of a smiling person wearing glasses, standing beneath a vibrant, star-filled sky. Around them are glowing symbols and constellations representing hidden systems and knowledge. In the distance, a bright doorway opens into another world, with a small silhouette stepping through, symbolising how clear documentation and accessible technology unlock new paths to discovery.

Building Universes from Code: When Knowledge Becomes Power

Building Universes from Code

Nov 28, 20252 min read

A person with short hair and glasses stands facing a glowing doorway surrounded by a cosmic scene of stars, swirling galaxies, planets and constellations. The scene feels dreamlike and imaginative, with soft blue and purple tones blending into golden light. The figure’s back is to the viewer, as if looking into an unfolding universe full of possibility.

A person with short hair and glasses stands facing a glowing doorway surrounded by a cosmic scene of stars, swirling galaxies, planets and constellations. The scene feels dreamlike and imaginative, with soft blue and purple tones blending into golden light. The figure’s back is to the viewer, as if looking into an unfolding universe full of possibility.

Building Universes from Code: How APIs Compress Complexity

Building Universes from Code

Nov 26, 20252 min read

Stylised illustrated man with glasses standing in a cosmic scene filled with stars, floating glowing books, wireframe structures and faint mathematical equations, representing knowledge, structure and digital understanding

Stylised illustrated man with glasses standing in a cosmic scene filled with stars, floating glowing books, wireframe structures and faint mathematical equations, representing knowledge, structure and digital understanding

Building Universes from Code: The Quiet Architecture of Understanding

Building Universes from Code

Nov 24, 20252 min read

Clay-style animated scene inside a car by the sea. A slightly nervous man sits in the driver’s seat pointing at the steering wheel, while a confident golden dog places one paw on it, looking ready to take over driving

Clay-style animated scene inside a car by the sea. A slightly nervous man sits in the driver’s seat pointing at the steering wheel, while a confident golden dog places one paw on it, looking ready to take over driving

Dogs Can’t Drive - And AI Alone Can’t Build Great Games Either

Entrepreneurship

John Thornewill

Nov 24, 20251 min read

Tim, CTO, as a clay-character wearing glasses reaches forward to touch a glowing point of light, as a wireframe digital landscape on the left transitions into a rich, natural scene with trees, a pathway, and a small cottage on the right, symbolising the transformation of real-world spaces into immersive digital environments using AR and game engine technology

Tim, CTO, as a clay-character wearing glasses reaches forward to touch a glowing point of light, as a wireframe digital landscape on the left transitions into a rich, natural scene with trees, a pathway, and a small cottage on the right, symbolising the transformation of real-world spaces into immersive digital environments using AR and game engine technology

Building Universes from Code: Bringing AR-Captured Worlds into Baldr Engine

Building Universes from Code

Nov 21, 20251 min read

A split portrait Tim. The left side shows a fully coloured clay-animation version with warm textures and a cosmic background. The right side shows the same character as an unfinished, monochrome 3D model against a grey geometric environment. The image highlights the transformation from raw digital modelling to a finished animated style

A split portrait Tim. The left side shows a fully coloured clay-animation version with warm textures and a cosmic background. The right side shows the same character as an unfinished, monochrome 3D model against a grey geometric environment. The image highlights the transformation from raw digital modelling to a finished animated style

Building Universes from Code: Turning Raw Reality into Structured Digital Space

Nov 20, 20251 min read

Meet the Team

Nov 20, 20251 min read

A cartoon-style scientist stands in a dark forest holding a glowing AR tablet. Around him, teal holographic grids, point-clouds, wireframe shapes, and markers labelled A, B, and C float in the air, showing how augmented reality scans the environment and converts the forest into digital data.

A cartoon-style scientist stands in a dark forest holding a glowing AR tablet. Around him, teal holographic grids, point-clouds, wireframe shapes, and markers labelled A, B, and C float in the air, showing how augmented reality scans the environment and converts the forest into digital data.

Building Universes from Code: AR as the Lens that Turns the World into Data

Building Universes from Code

Nov 19, 20251 min read

A clay-style scientist stands beside a chalkboard titled ‘Complex Logic,’ smiling as he gestures to a simple logic diagram while holding a piece of chalk

A clay-style scientist stands beside a chalkboard titled ‘Complex Logic,’ smiling as he gestures to a simple logic diagram while holding a piece of chalk

Building Universes from Code: The Intelligence of Intuition

Building Universes from Code

Nov 17, 20251 min read

Clay-style figure in a black stealth suit suspended by wires, reaching for a glowing tech box, with a dog (Suzie Dog) on their back playfully covering its eyes.

Clay-style figure in a black stealth suit suspended by wires, reaching for a glowing tech box, with a dog (Suzie Dog) on their back playfully covering its eyes.

The Baldr Experiment: Chapter 3 - The Mission

The Baldr Experiment

Nov 13, 20251 min read

Two claymation-style characters stand on a rocky ledge in a dark, volcanic landscape. One character carries the other over his shoulder, both looking distressed as a volcano erupts in the background, casting an orange glow across the sky.

Two claymation-style characters stand on a rocky ledge in a dark, volcanic landscape. One character carries the other over his shoulder, both looking distressed as a volcano erupts in the background, casting an orange glow across the sky.

Carrying the Fire: What Founders Learn on the Hardest Part of the Journey

Entrepreneurship

John Thornewill

Nov 12, 20251 min read

A claymation-style scientist with exaggerated facial features smiles while holding a small globe and pointing at it. Behind him is a chalkboard with the word “GRAVITY” written above a drawing of Earth and a downward arrow. The scene has a playful, stop-motion look reminiscent of classic clay animation.

A claymation-style scientist with exaggerated facial features smiles while holding a small globe and pointing at it. Behind him is a chalkboard with the word “GRAVITY” written above a drawing of Earth and a downward arrow. The scene has a playful, stop-motion look reminiscent of classic clay animation.

Building Universes from Code: The Logic of Worlds

Building Universes from Code

Nov 12, 20251 min read

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