Field notes on production AI, real-time 3D, browser-native systems, and product reliability.https://www.2600th.com/en-INhttps://www.2600th.com/notes/ai-floorplan-parsing/https://www.2600th.com/notes/ai-floorplan-parsing/A source-grounded look at a floorplan pipeline: where structured output helps, how file-based resume can fail, and which validation mechanisms still belong in the next version.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTApplied AISpatial systemsPipeline reliabilityPranshul Chandhokhttps://www.2600th.com/notes/generative-and-deterministic-systems/https://www.2600th.com/notes/generative-and-deterministic-systems/Designesto, Blocks and the PropVR AI foundation show three different places to draw the boundary between open-ended generation and decisions a product must preserve.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct architectureApplied AIDesign technologyPranshul Chandhokhttps://www.2600th.com/notes/ai-video-control/https://www.2600th.com/notes/ai-video-control/A thirty-second experiment, two saved local H3 control graphs, and a proposed six-beat sequence show why shot quality and editorial continuity are different problems.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI videoCreative directionLocal generationPranshul Chandhokhttps://www.2600th.com/notes/technology-and-human-agency/https://www.2600th.com/notes/technology-and-human-agency/In design software and AI tools, I keep coming back to a practical question. Can someone change the result without having to start over?Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHuman agencyProduct designImmersive systemsPranshul Chandhokhttps://www.2600th.com/notes/ai-native-game-development-reflection/https://www.2600th.com/notes/ai-native-game-development-reflection/I wrote about AI in game development in 2023. Building with these tools has since made me more interested in revision, consistency, and what happens inside the editor.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTApplied AIGame developmentProduction systemsPranshul Chandhokhttps://www.2600th.com/notes/from-pixels-to-intelligent-systems/https://www.2600th.com/notes/from-pixels-to-intelligent-systems/I’ve moved from game programming to leading product and technology teams. Making things myself still helps me understand what to ask of a product and the people building it.Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCareer reflectionsProduct engineeringEmerging technologyPranshul Chandhokhttps://www.2600th.com/notes/browser-flight-experiment/https://www.2600th.com/notes/browser-flight-experiment/After watching Operation Safed Sagar, I spent a few days building a fictional reconnaissance flight that runs in the browser.Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBrowser gamesAI-assisted engineeringReal-time 3DPranshul Chandhokhttps://www.2600th.com/notes/ocean-reliability/https://www.2600th.com/notes/ocean-reliability/Sharing my browser ocean exposed a texture budget I was not measuring. The repair cut asset allocation, increased download weight, and revealed a broken visual baseline.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTReliabilityWeb graphicsPerformancePranshul Chandhok