Featured Projects
cefr-workshop
Educational workshop for NLP engineers. Fine-tuning DeBERTa-v3 for CEFR level prediction on serverless Modal GPUs.
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.
evo
Artificial Life Simulation. Evolving predator-prey ecosystem driven by Genetic Algorithms and GPU-accelerated graphics.
galacto
GPU-accelerated black hole accretion disk simulation with 130K+ particles. Built with Rust, WebAssembly & WebGPU.
connect-four
Connect Four with Dual AI — Bitboard Solver + AlphaZero-style MCTS, powered by Rust/WASM in a Next.js PWA.
writeo
Revision-first writing coach. Orchestrates Next.js, Cloudflare Workers, and Modal Python agents for essay scoring and feedback.
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.
acto
Generative AI storyteller. Creates interactive fiction with text-to-speech narration and dynamic imagery using Next.js & Google GenAI.
comprehendo
Adaptive reading coach. Multi-language comprehension practice customized by Generative AI agents, built with Next.js.
planeto
Multiplayer physics sandbox in space. Procedural planetoid clusters synchronized via SSE in a React Three Fiber + Rapier world.
geno-1
Generative Music Visualizer. Real-time microtonal audio synthesis and 3D visualization powered by Rust, WebAudio & WebGPU.
rgou-cloudflare
Full-stack Royal Game of Ur. Reimagining the ancient game with a Rust/WASM AI opponent and Next.js frontend.
planeo
Autonomous Agent Playground. Multi-agent simulation where Vision-Language Models interact in a shared React Three Fiber 3D world.
royal-game-of-ur-cli
Terminal-based Royal Game of Ur. State-machine core with pluggable AI agents (Minimax, MCTS), built in Clojure & NBB.
aws-amplify-cljs-template
ClojureScript AWS Starter. Opinionated template wiring Shadow-CLJS with AWS Amplify, Cognito, and GraphQL for rapid serverless dev.
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