Aqua Clock: Multi-Model Vibe Coding, Boids, and the Fish That Tell the Time How an experiment in agent-based fish simulation, vibe coded with Claude and Gemini AI Studio, became a clock — and ended up on the Apple App Store.

New post - connected-environments.org/blog/2026-03... complete with a unique and free iOS app via @casaucl.bsky.social @thebartlettucl.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

A preview of City Clock - an Alarm Clock for ios/android where people live lives and come together to tell the time in a mini city #ios #android #app (made while exploring agent based modelling @casaucl.bsky.social @thebartlettucl.bsky.social ) with possibly the happiest alarm sound of any app...

Your fiddeling about with Boids for agent based modelling and it turns into an Aquarium where the fish tell the time.. 🐠🕐 Aqua Clock is now incoming to iOS and Android. #ios #android #time #clock #aquarium #fishtank #fish #app #indiedev #newapp via @casaucl.bsky.social

From library to dance floor: how I created an academic Eurotrance album Academics can use AI-enabled music platforms to transform complex research into their own singles or albums reaching thousands of listeners. Andrew Hudson-Smith explains how

Academics can use #AI-enabled music platforms to transform complex #research into their own singles or albums reaching thousands of listeners. Andrew Hudson-Smith explains how: https://ow.ly/V9Cn50YmRrU #HigherEd #AcademicSky #ECRchat #AcademicChatter Prof Andrew Hudson-Smith

The Album: Place and Space - Music directly inspired by the themes explored in the book Cities in the Metaverse. Mark your calendars: 📅 December 1st: Available on all streaming platforms. Read the academic book. Stream the album via @casaucl.bsky.social #metaverse #music #digital

Will AI Push the human planner to the point of irrelevance? - Digital Urban

Will AI Push the human planner to the point of irrelevance? www.digitalurban.org/blog/2025/11...

Just Weather for The Pebble Watch: Making a Data Watch Face - all with Copilot using the new tools from the Pebble Team via @ericmigi.com www.digitalurban.org/blog/2025/10... you can now just make the watch face you want...

Afternoon Cyberhar :) if you ping me your address I'll pop a copy of the book in the post...

Every year, staff at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, have 1 minute to introduce their work to new students. This is my one minute for 2025 (the actors were very kind about my work, their words, not mine, of course) @casaucl.bsky.social @thebartlettucl.bsky.social

TIME: The 3D Printed Clock is now available and for free on @printables.bsky.social - a new 'Hour Bell' addon is incoming... printables.com/model/137508... via @casaucl.bsky.social as part of our summer projects from the CE Lab @thebartlettucl.bsky.social

TIME: An Open Source 3D Printed Clock We have just released ‘TIME,’ our fully 3D-printed mechanical clock, on Printables. This post provides insight into both its creation and development.

TIME: An Open Source 3D Printed Clock
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Chasing the Tween: My 25-Year Obsession with Weather Data From Adobe Flash through to Vibe Coding and back again to Physical Displays

Chasing the Tween: My 25-Year Obsession with Weather Data
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Vibe Coding: From iOS Apps to an Asteroid Clock and 3D Cities Back in 2023, I wrote a blog post over on DigitalUrban.org creating an app called Frame-IT. It turns out I was using 'Vibe Coding' and it's changed the way I view the creation of almost everything...

Vibe Coding: From iOS Apps to an Asteroid Clock and 3D Cities
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Tried out map2model.com - its quite good, from nothing to 3d model in 3 hours...

The CASA Prize for Best Paper on Spatial Analysis was presented to Chris Larkin, PhD researcher at Newcastle University, during the @gisruk.bsky.social Conference 2025, in memory of Sinesio Alves Junior.

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A new allsky camera ready to try out - a domeless design...

When does a “non-place” become a “place” and can people’s use of digital technology give new meaning to the locations they are in? New open access article published in @cogitatioup.bsky.social by Weijue Wang, @marktewdwr-jones.bsky.social & @vsigno.bsky.social www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplannin...

Our MQTT Matrix Scroller has been updated to work with the 128x128 pixel Interstate 75 W (RP2350) Starter Kit from @pimoroni.com www.digitalurban.org/blog/2024/07...

The latest title in the Routledge @rtpiplanners.bsky.social RTPI Library book series is Rural Planning Futures edited by @markscott-ucd.bsky.social John Sturzaker Nick Gallent @gavinparker.bsky.social Amy Burnett & @ianmell.bsky.social www.routledge.com/RTPI-Library...

In the alternative universe, the @casaucl.bsky.social UCL Connected Environments Teams seem to have better away days...

Got a new computer.

My Innies Desk #severance

First 3D printed timing belt using flexible filament - part of a new addition to Open Gauges, coming soon github.com/ucl-casa-ce/... Via @casaucl.bsky.social #gauge #dataviz #mqtt

First Preview - MQTT Frame - MQTT data as a simple dashboard - now on Test Flight for a public beta testflight.apple.com/join/MyeUnGpx #MQTT #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #IoT #TestFlight #BetaTesting #HomeAssistant #Dashboard #iOSDev

Data in a frame on ios in an app called MQTT Frame

Data in a frame on ios in an app called MQTT Frame

An app to view MQTT data as a dashboard (MQTT Frame) - now on Test Flight for a public beta testflight.apple.com/join/MyeUnGpx #MQTT #HomeAutomation #SmartHome #IoT #TestFlight #BetaTesting #HomeAssistant #Dashboard #iOSDev

another screenshot - it comes with various Frames...

Spent a few hours out to make an app to view MQTT data in a frame. If anyone is interested, I can release it on iOS...

Good to hear from you - level work design, brilliant.... the 30 Days work is written up in a new book coming out later this year - Cities in the Metaverse... ping me when it comes out and I'll send you a copy...

Nice github - thought you might like some of the other gauges - connected-environments.org/portfolio/op...

Data in the Sand - the proof of concept is now working for a dual-access (simple to make) stepper motor set up with two realtime data feeds - image shows 24 hours of wind speed (0 to 10mph) and direction (E to SE)..