Featured Projects
writeo
Revision-first writing coach. Orchestrates Next.js, Cloudflare Workers, and Modal Python agents for essay scoring and feedback.
antenna
Curated live-signal dashboard with an MCP surface, so a personal agent can read the market, code, calendar, and ops context you track and help with decisions.
acto
Generative AI storyteller. Creates interactive fiction with text-to-speech narration and dynamic imagery using Next.js & Google GenAI.
office-assistant
Office 365 calendar assistant powered by Claude Code and Microsoft Graph.
delta-v
Delta-V: A tactical space combat game with realistic vector physics and orbital mechanics. Command your fleet across the inner Solar System.
connect-four
Connect Four with Dual AI — Bitboard Solver + AlphaZero-style MCTS, powered by Rust/WASM in a Next.js PWA.
cefr-workshop
Educational workshop for NLP engineers. Fine-tuning DeBERTa-v3 for CEFR level prediction on serverless Modal GPUs.
empiricalrecords
Independent archive of experimental electronic music - generative canvas art, audio-reactive visuals, custom audio player
planeto
Multiplayer physics sandbox in space. Procedural planetoid clusters synchronized via SSE in a React Three Fiber + Rapier world.
rgou-cloudflare
Full-stack Royal Game of Ur. Reimagining the ancient game with a Rust/WASM AI opponent and Next.js frontend.
evo
Artificial Life Simulation. Evolving predator-prey ecosystem driven by Genetic Algorithms and GPU-accelerated graphics.
speako
Privacy-first pronunciation coach. Real-time grammar and fluency analysis running 100% in-browser via WebAssembly & Whisper.
github-org-metrics
Developer productivity analytics. Python CLI that visualizes organization-wide contribution patterns and churn metrics via GitHub API.
pongo
Real-time multiplayer Pong on the edge. Built with Rust + WebAssembly, Cloudflare Durable Objects, and WebGPU. Featuring a shared deterministic game core and client-side prediction.
galacto
GPU-accelerated black hole accretion disk simulation with 130K+ particles. Built with Rust, WebAssembly & WebGPU.
geno-1
Generative Music Visualizer. Real-time microtonal audio synthesis and 3D visualization powered by Rust, WebAudio & WebGPU.
geno-2
Ambient generative audiovisual instrument built with Rust, WebAssembly, WebGPU, and WebAudio
dnd-campaign-creator
CLI toolkit for publishing Markdown D&D campaigns to Google Docs with Drive image syncing and old-school procedural map generation.
comprehendo
Adaptive reading coach. Multi-language comprehension practice customized by Generative AI agents, built with Next.js.
royal-game-of-ur-cli
Terminal-based Royal Game of Ur. State-machine core with pluggable AI agents (Minimax, MCTS), built in Clojure & NBB.
About Total Reality Engineering
I design systems that pair artistic instincts with disciplined engineering, delivering software that is durable, performant, and delightful to use.
Total Reality Engineering is the independent studio of Robert Gilks, where design meets engineering to build bespoke interactive experiences, research tools, and production platforms.
Founded in Australia in 1998 • Established in the UK in 2008