Greetings, Programs!

• This event now has a lead, presenting sponsor: Every! If you’ve been thinking about starting a business, or if you’re hoping one can spring out of the ideas you create (perhaps at the event, itself)… there’s no easier way of taking care of the business of starting a business. They’ll even incorporate your C-corp for free! There’s never been a better time to be an entrepreneur.

  1. Every needs more founder stories for their blog series. So, if you’re already a founder, we’ll help make the connection for you to elevate your efforts while inspiring their community! I call that a win-win-win.

• And Google Jules is now our October sponsor! Use it as an asynchronous coding agent for vibe coded apps in your GitHub repository - a perfect tool for our first virtual vibe-a-thon (timing for that to be announced soon). I hope to be doing a live webcast with their team not long after our event, so stay tuned for that as well.

• Plus, in preparation for upcoming events, Todd Bishop from GeekWire invited me onto their podcast to chat about vibe coding (and AI in general, of course). Give ‘er a listen. I’m curious to know if we feel the same way about all of this.

• We’re still on for October 16th at the AWS Skills Center in Seattle. Please register if you haven’t already (for free, of course).

• And, if you missed the previous update, you’re also welcome to use Rocket while eating pizza brought in by Stately when we get together in a few days.

• If you want to meet other participants, stay in the loop, and share your creations, then you’ll want to join the ctrl+alt+create live Discord server.

• I’ve also set up an Instagram & Threads accounts, too (though, I’m not sure how many of y’all are active on those platforms).

• Zain has kindly created a resource that some of y’all might care to use at our events (or beyond): “A production-ready Next.js 15 boilerplate designed for hackathons and rapid prototyping. Get from idea to deployed app in minutes, not hours.” It’s on GitHub!

• I’ve been 3D printing the new ‘ctrl+alt+create live’ logo (which, itself, was “vibe designed”). Be sure to grab one before going home!

How Will We Pick an Event’s Keyword?

At first, I thought I’d come up with a random word that we’d all develop around. Then, I thought: why not let anybody choose the word? So, what I did was vibe code a spinning wheel app that allows me (or anybody) to add ‘n’ words to it before spinning. Whatever the dial lands on is the “winner.”

I give you… Spinwheel! It’s a single-page HTML app (like many of the apps I vibe code - all of which are available on GitHub):

I hope you come prepared with some viable words to throw out for me to add. Only one of ‘em will be the theme for the night!

What Else Have I Vibe Coded Lately?

Alumisphere - Interactive WebGL Experience: Manipulate a dynamic, shimmering sphere with real-time controls for zoom, animation speed, noise, and color.

Bingo Maker: Use this to create and play your own custom bingo cards! Enter 24 words, generate a unique bingo board, and download the game to play anytime. Perfect for parties, meetings, and events.

Charactercade: An interactive generative art application that creates mesmerizing, cascading ASCII art. Customize the visuals in real-time and export your unique creation as a 4K wallpaper.

Cube Garden: Create, customize, and explore a mesmerizing 3D array of cubes. An interactive art generator where you control the geometry, colors, and motion.

Fractal Flower: An interactive real-time WebGL application that generates mesmerizing, flower-like fractal patterns. Customize the visuals with intuitive controls.

Orbit Trails: A shader that generates mesmerizing, abstract fractal patterns in real-time. Adjust parameters like swirl, detail, and brightness to create your own unique visual art.

Retro Beatbox - Create Vintage Drum Machine Beats: Create, play, and share retro drum beats with Retro Beatbox, an online 16-step sequencer inspired by classic beat machines. Perfect for musicians and hobbyists.

Road Rage - Classic Arcade Driving Game: A fast-paced, retro-style arcade driving game. Dodge traffic, avoid potholes, and race against the clock to get the high score.

Shader Fire: A fractal art generator. Manipulate mesmerizing, fiery visuals in real-time by adjusting speed, detail, color, and more. A creative coding experiment.

String Theory: An interactive generative art application. Create and customize mesmerizing, abstract visuals in real-time. Export your unique creations as 4K wallpapers.

Am I really the only one who really enjoyed the new TRON movie?!

Yours Digitally,

Chris Pirillo