Helping non‑technical creatives build real software with AI.

I'm Chris Chowen, a creative technologist and PhD researcher at the UKRI CDT in AI for Digital Media Inclusion. I study vibe-coding and the compression gap, the part of the work AI doesn't actually compress. 50+ shipped projects, consulting, and workshops for teams building with AI.

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updated 2026·05·20
researching

PhD on vibe-coding as a creative design medium

Year two of four at the UKRI CDT in AI for Digital Media Inclusion. Investigating how non-technical practitioners build software through conversation with AI.

Royal Holloway · Surrey
writing

Essays on the compression gap

Naming the part of vibe-coding that AI doesn't actually compress, security, accessibility, edge cases, deployment, and what the cohorts surface about it.

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building

AR business card with conversational AI avatar

A WebAR card running in mobile browsers. Hold a marker up, talk to an AI version of me about the work, the research, or the services.

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available

Consulting, prototyping, and workshops for non-technical creatives

Hands-on in your actual codebase, or teaching your team to build with AI themselves. Talks for conferences and universities too.

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Selected work

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A small wiki book and stack of closed volumes on a paper desk, with an orange twenty-sided dice paperweight
ai / cultural tech · 2026

Nickipedia: a citation-validated D&D wiki

hugo · firebase hosting · cowork (claude code) · openai whisper · markdown
ClaudeCreative plugin interface showing design interventions like reflection pauses and verification prompts during AI-assisted development
phd research tool · 2025

ClaudeCreative: a research plugin

claude code plugin · javascript
Augmented-reality business card showing a 3D avatar appearing above a printed card when viewed through a phone camera
webar / conversational ai · 2024

AR business card

ar.js · a-frame · elevenlabs · firebase
Artspace platform interface showing the consortium-building dashboard for freelance artists with project listings and team management
full-stack / vibe-coded · 2024

Artspace: arts consortium platform

react · node.js · postgresql
Educational AI chatbot interface showing themed character conversations designed for children with special educational needs
ai for education · 2024

Educational AI chatbot

google ai studio · javascript

Recent writing

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Why I'm scanning heritage spaces with a 360 drone

Why I'm scanning heritage spaces with a 360 drone

Gaussian splats are the first 3D capture medium that actually deserves to be called holograms. A field note on the workflow, the heritage case, and the limits.

2026·05·20 · 14 min read
2026·05·17 What happens when you point Cowork at a D&D campaign Essay 14 min read 2026·03·19 I watched AI come for the artists, then it came for me PhD Series 8 min read 2026·02·27 The Friday deadline: the Anthropic-Pentagon standoff Essay 12 min read

What I do for hire

Consulting, prototyping, and workshops for creative people and organisations who want to build things with AI and emerging tech. Either with them, or teaching them how.

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AI and vibe-coding consulting

Work on your creative project with you, or teach your team to build with AI themselves. Hands-on, in your actual codebase.

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Creative tech and prototyping

Rapid prototyping for creative ideas using AI, VR, AR, and emerging tech. From concept to a working demo.

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Workshops and training

Talks, half-day workshops, and short cohorts on AI coding for non-programmers. Conferences, universities, in-house teams.

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