https://brettonmaclean.com/ New case studies and updates to Bretton MacLean's side projects en Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:54:57 GMT https://brettonmaclean.com/play/sun-chaser.html https://brettonmaclean.com/play/sun-chaser.html#update-2026-10-15 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:54:57 GMT <p>New screenshots and gameplay video from the latest build, including the unlockable Driftlorian mid-boost</p><p><img src="https://brettonmaclean.com/images/play/sun-chaser/thumb.webp" alt="A neon-outlined sports car on a checkered start line, pointed at a striped synthwave sun"></p><p><a href="https://brettonmaclean.com/play/sun-chaser.html">Read more</a></p> https://brettonmaclean.com/play/mahjong.html https://brettonmaclean.com/play/mahjong.html#update-2026-10-09 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:06:21 GMT <p>Added how it was built, using a Gauntlet Loop of builder and critic AI agents</p><p><img src="https://brettonmaclean.com/images/play/mahjong/thumb.webp" alt="A 3D mahjong table in the middle of a hand, with tiles on green felt and each player&#39;s discards laid out in front of them"></p><p><a href="https://brettonmaclean.com/play/mahjong.html">Read more</a></p> https://brettonmaclean.com/play/battle-paddles.html https://brettonmaclean.com/play/battle-paddles.html#update-2026-10-03 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:50:49 GMT <p>Refreshed write-up with a new gameplay video of a boss fight, plus screenshots of multiball, lasers and the mobile version</p><p><img src="https://brettonmaclean.com/images/play/battle-paddles/thumb.webp" alt="The Battle Paddles logo above a diamond-shaped boss with a single eye, flanked by 2 paddles"></p><p><a href="https://brettonmaclean.com/play/battle-paddles.html">Read more</a></p> https://brettonmaclean.com/play/chess-cubed.html https://brettonmaclean.com/play/chess-cubed.html#update-2026-10-03 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:50:49 GMT <p>Refreshed write-up with a new demo video of a London-style opening played in 3 dimensions</p><p><img src="https://brettonmaclean.com/images/play/chess-cubed/thumb.webp" alt="A 3D chess board with pieces floating above it on thin stems, and a queen&#39;s possible moves bursting out in every direction"></p><p><a href="https://brettonmaclean.com/play/chess-cubed.html">Read more</a></p> https://brettonmaclean.com/play/rhymelight.html https://brettonmaclean.com/play/rhymelight.html#update-2026-10-03 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:50:49 GMT <p>Rewrote the write-up to explain cmuDB, the macOS app I built to match the letters of every word in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary to their sounds</p><p><img src="https://brettonmaclean.com/images/play/rhymelight/thumb.webp" alt="A 3-line rhymeku where every word is tinted by its vowel sounds, with rhymes like all, wall, and call underlined in the same colour"></p><p><a href="https://brettonmaclean.com/play/rhymelight.html">Read more</a></p> https://brettonmaclean.com/play/tetrasnake.html https://brettonmaclean.com/play/tetrasnake.html#update-2026-10-03 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:50:49 GMT <p>Refreshed write-up with a new gameplay video, plus screenshots of line clears and the mobile version</p><p><img src="https://brettonmaclean.com/images/play/tetrasnake/thumb.webp" alt="TETRASNAKE mid-game, with a green snake inside a neon Tetris well above a colourful stack of blocks, set against a synthwave sunset"></p><p><a href="https://brettonmaclean.com/play/tetrasnake.html">Read more</a></p> https://brettonmaclean.com/play/wizard-waves.html https://brettonmaclean.com/play/wizard-waves.html#update-2026-10-02 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:44:27 GMT <p>Rewrote the write-up as a look back at the project and why I shelved it, with a new demo video</p><p><img src="https://brettonmaclean.com/images/play/wizard-waves/thumb.webp" alt="A small voxel wizard beside a column of fire, surrounded by fire and ice mages on a grassy field"></p><p><a href="https://brettonmaclean.com/play/wizard-waves.html">Read more</a></p> https://brettonmaclean.com/play/cozy-sail.html https://brettonmaclean.com/play/cozy-sail.html#update-2026-10-02 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:52:01 GMT <p>Now playable right here on the site, with a new demo video</p><p><img src="https://brettonmaclean.com/images/play/cozy-sail/thumb.webp" alt="A small trimaran sailing toward a low sun, with low-poly islands and buoys on the horizon"></p><p><a href="https://brettonmaclean.com/play/cozy-sail.html">Read more</a></p>