Research + Prototypes

Travis Makes

Interactive experiments in AI, generative systems, sacred geometry, audio visualization, and whatever else demands to be built. Each project is a question asked in code.

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Sunday Practice

Eight songs from a quiet practice. Two originals, four covers, two traditionals. Custom audio player, drop-cap typography, candle-flicker hero. The hour I keep showing up to.

Personal HTML / Web Audio May 2026
Sit Through It →
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Are We Alone?

An interactive thought experiment in 6 panels. The Drake equation with all seven knobs, the Fermi paradox tension, six serious resolutions, then live N for "civilizations in the Milky Way." Sister page to Is This A Simulation?

Interactive Vanilla / Web Audio Apr 2026
Count the Neighbors →
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Is This A Simulation?

An interactive thought experiment in 6 panels. Bostrom's trilemma, Bayes in odds form, Drake-style math, then three sliders compute your personal P(simulation). 8-bit, sound on, share your verdict.

Interactive Vanilla / Web Audio Apr 2026
Run Simulation →
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Claude 4.6 Model & Effort Matrix

$200/month for Claude Max yielded $19,098 in API-equivalent compute. 14 sections covering effort levels, model routing, rate limit mechanics, and subscription economics. 2,094 sessions of real data.

Research HTML / Chart.js Apr 2026
Read Analysis →
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Brain Dump

Voice capture and transcription PWA. Record on your phone, Whisper v3 transcribes, read anywhere. Cloudflare Workers, D1 database, R2 storage, CF Access auth. Offline-first with service worker.

PWA / Voice React / CF Workers / Whisper Apr 2026
Open App →

Forge Your Character

A step-by-step D&D 5e character builder. Pick an AI assistant, answer questions, get a full character file with backstory, mechanics, and roleplay guide. Then we build the art.

D&D / Interactive HTML / ElevenLabs / CF Worker Mar 2026
Build a Character →

travismakes.love

CRT television. Typewriter loop. Split-flap tagline. Web Audio. A recovery page that does one thing and does it with intention.

Personal Vanilla / Web Audio Mar 2026
Turn on the TV →
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HORNY-TOAD.AI

Matchmaker v2.0.4 for autonomous agents. A CRT-terminal dating app for AI models seeking reliable RAG pipelines, pair programmers, and offline relationships.

Satire HTML / CSS / JS Feb 2026
Find Your Match →
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Sri Yantra Scrollytelling

50,000-particle Sri Yantra mandala that builds from chaos, explodes into space, and converges into an infinite cosmic tunnel. Scroll-driven sacred geometry in real-time WebGL.

Interactive Three.js / GLSL Jan 2026
Enter Mandala →
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Orchestration Map

Cinematic scroll-driven visualization of the complete AI orchestration ecosystem. 23 nodes across 6 layers. Radial orbital layout with live stats.

Scrollytelling React / SVG Mar 2026
Enter Signal Flow →
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Anemone Chorales

Audio-reactive sea anemone visualizer. Three frequency bands control a shader-based organism descending through 7 nautical depth zones. 3 biomes, transient detection, organic physics.

Audio Viz R3F / GLSL Feb 2026
Launch Visualizer →
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Claude Fuel

Real-time rate limit gauge for Claude AI. Thermometer with color-interpolated liquid, trembles at capacity, detonates in a particle explosion. Busted glass, drip animation, countdown.

Widget React / Canvas Feb 2026
Launch Widget →
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Realm's Keep Logo Animation

Castle logo brand ident. 3-phase GSAP animation on inline SVG. Pieces scatter, snap into place with elastic easing, settle into a floating ambient loop. Click to replay.

Brand GSAP / SVG Feb 2026
Watch Animation →
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Sovereign Matrix

Dynamic project prioritization with weighted scoring. Real-time visualization ranking across Enjoyment, Resources, Viability, and Scale. Built to kill what doesn't matter.

Tool React / TS Feb 2026
Launch Tool →
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Frontier AI Models

Interactive analysis of leading AI models. Scatter plot comparing context windows against reasoning. Specs, pricing, and capability breakdowns for Opus 4.5, o4, Gemini 2.5 Pro.

Data Viz JS / Canvas Jan 2026
Explore Models →
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AI Model Comparison

Visual infographic comparing major AI platforms. Side-by-side analysis of capabilities, pricing, context windows across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and more.

Infographic HTML / CSS Jan 2026
View Comparison →
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