Aurora Arena
A competitive Roblox experience focused on timing-based combat, reactive VFX, and live balance patches rolled out through player feedback sessions.
My Projects
I'm currently working on some exciting projects.
From HTML headaches to Python problems, all my projects (including the most infuriating) is here.
And yes, this website counts as a project.
Project Spotlights
A few in-progress builds and experiments I am iterating on. Expect plenty of polish passes and changelog entries as they evolve.
My Personal Website
A website that I can use to reach out to my audience more and in different formats, as well as flexing how I know HTML and CSS, as well as having this website linked to my Discord User. All using GitHub, Vercel, VS Code and my brain!
Shortform Toolkit
A scriptable preset pack for speeding up YouTube Shorts edits with reusable motion templates, sound design beds, and export macros.
Bored of that crap? Check out some of this crap! Different HTMLs, same quality!
Featured Build
A Roblox world I am polishing with new mechanics, particle effects, and narrative quests.
View ScreenshotsOpen Source Tools
Small utilities and experiments I publish as GitHub repos for others to remix and learn from. (Opens my GitHub profile)
See GitHubLearning Series
Weekly blog entries sharing what I'm learning in coding, design, and content creation. Please help me life as a student + coder + content creator is hard.
Read the BlogRoblox experience
Aurora Arena
A timing-first combat arena focused on readable clashes, reactive arenas, and seasonal balance passes informed by real playtest data.
Designing for precision without punishing latency
Every weapon in Aurora Arena is built from a modular ability system. Abilities own their hit windows, stamina taxes, VFX, and camera work, then plug into a shared state machine. That gives me predictable timings while letting me tune each move in isolation.
- Client-side prediction with server authority keeps hits feeling immediate without desync.
- Animation events broadcast intent frames ahead so blocks and dodges stay readable.
- Dynamic slow-mo and bloom respond to successful parries to reward timing mastery.
Telemetry that guides weekly patches
A lightweight analytics pipeline tracks hit accuracy, combo drop rates, and stamina waste per session. I review the dashboards after each private playtest and ship balance patches on Mondays.
- Capture granular combat stats per player session.
- Tag test cohorts to spot skill-based imbalances.
- Automate patch notes from Git commits so testers see what changed.
How to support the project
Playtest slots rotate monthly. Join the waitlist, drop feedback in Discord, or follow devlogs on the blog to see combat breakdowns.
- Hop into the Discord for balance voting.
- Watch latest systems tests on YouTube to see how the arena evolves.
- Share your combos and clips so I can analyze real player flow.
Static site rebuild
COOLmanYT Personal Website
A fully static site tuned for accessibility, metadata coverage, and fast publishing. Designed to showcase projects, blog posts, and the latest content drops in one place.
Accessibility and structure first
The rebuild puts semantic HTML and navigational shortcuts up front—skip links, proper landmarks, descriptive aria labels, and focus-visible styling keep the site usable with a keyboard or screen reader.
- Each page ships with complete Open Graph, Twitter Card, and JSON-LD metadata.
- Headers and footers share consistent landmark roles so assistive tech never gets lost.
- Focus outlines and animated skip links ensure rapid navigation even on mobile.
Simple tooling, fast iteration
Changes land via GitHub branches and auto-deploy to Vercel. No build tooling means I can ship copy edits, new sections, or CSS tweaks directly from VS Code and validate within minutes.
- Track tasks in TODO lists, open branches for each batch of improvements.
- Preview deploys on Vercel to validate metadata and responsive layout.
- Promote to production once accessibility and SEO checks pass.
Follow the changelog
Most improvements start as notes in the blog before landing here. Expect responsive images, analytics, and a roadmap hub soon.
- Watch YouTube for devlogs.
- Track changes in the GitHub repo.
Editing workflow
Shortform Toolkit
Preset packs, motion templates, and ExtendScript automations that cut the busywork out of shipping daily Shorts and Reels.
Reusable building blocks
Every clip starts from a library of motion templates—intros, subscribe wipes, text callouts, and caption decks. They snap into a sequence, inherit brand colors, and expose only the controls I tweak per video.
- Motion presets exported from After Effects via Essential Graphics.
- Sound design beds layered in and auto-leveled for platform loudness targets.
- Text styles mapped to Notion content so scripts paste in formatted.
Automation wherever repetition exists
ExtendScript handles tedious steps: caption timing, export queue naming, and thumbnail frame grabs. Scripts expose prompts so I can still make creative calls while shaving minutes off each batch.
- Batch import game captures and auto-create sequences per day.
- Generate captions from scripts and align to beat markers.
- Kick off multi-platform exports with consistent filename slugs.
Want early access?
The toolkit isn't public yet. DM me on Discord if you want to test-drive the presets or collaborate on automation ideas.