BARRON WASTELAND

A SERIES OF FLAT CIRCLES

I'm Tyler Barron, an engineer. This is where my chess experiments, computer vision toys, puzzles, and writing live.

PROJECTS

CHESSER GUESSER
Can you tell who is winning the chess game?
BLUNDER WATCH
Spot the blunders as a chess game plays out
COLLABORATIVE CHECKMATE
Play chess with your friends
MULTIPLE CHOICE CHESS
Pick the best move from four engine-generated options
FIVETHIRTYEIGHT'S THE RIDDLER
Math puzzles and problems
CAMEL UP CUP
"Bring your own board game playing bot" competition — live leaderboard, open for entries
NATIONAL PIZZA RATINGS
Using Domino's to find the best pizza
SPHEROID ZERO
A Godot game, a game jam submission
SUPER SMASH BROS. MELEE MODS
Collection of hardware and software mods
PLANOMANCER
A card battler
STARDEW VALLEY MOD: LLM DIALOG
Replacing character dialogue with AI-generated responses
CAT WORK TRACKER
Measuring the cat's time in the office
SET
Using computer vision to play a board game
BOULDERING TRACKER
Using computer vision to track climbing style
GENERATIVE ART
Dive into plotters and generative art
YOUTUBE SPEED SENSE
Adjust video playback speed based on categories
VESTABOARD DISPLAY CONTROLLER
Showing information in a split-flap display
SMART CYCLING FAN CONTROLLER
Tying heart rate to fan speed

WRITING

202604 POSTS
202507 POSTS
202402 POSTS