Hi, I’m Paul
I’m a writer, creative technologist and systems thinker based in Perth, Western Australia.
I write stories and essays about things that matter to me like reclaiming agency, liberty, technology and the systems people create in order to live inside them. I’m also the co-founder and technical director of Open Studios.
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Awesome new techniques for Front End Web Development in 2025
Contents: Introduction So full disclosure – none of these ideas were invented nor introduced this past year, but many of them are still relatively new and incredibly useful so we’re…
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Defying Anti-Life
Like Elphaba in Wicked, those who defy authority often face demonization and persecution disguised as moral justice — a poignant reminder of the cost of standing against oppressive systems. Our world is…
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How to implement Blender Principled BSDF Materials in Three.js (Intro)
Achieving realism in computer graphics requires a phenomenal amount of computing power. In order to reduce that workload, 3D graphics uses techniques like Physically Based Rendering (PBR), which simulates the…
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Creating The Next Generation Desktop Environment
At Open Studios we use a couple of tools that only work in Windows and so that’s our default operating system. Using Windows 11 Pro for a while now, we…
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About Me
I’m Paul, a writer and creative technologist based in Perth, Western Australia. I have spent more than two decades working with software, the web, systems and graphical applications.
I’m also the co-founder and technical director of Open Studios, an independent studio creating fictional worlds, open-source software and experimental values led R&D.
The subjects on this site vary, but they come from the same place: an interest in how people live inside systems, what those systems do to them and how people find ways through.