Behind the little world

Engineering @ Luvu

The decisions, systems, and occasional wrong turns behind making something feel simple.

02 ARTICLES · NOTES FROM THE BUILD

Field notesSeptember 22, 202616 min read

I just wanted my avatar to wear shoes.

The real shoe-fitting saga: failed overlays, SAM 3, local Qwen, and the cloud-to-Mac pipeline that finally made a tiny pair of sneakers look worn.

SAM 3 + QwenNative renderingCloud → Mac
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The real failed shoe overlay beside the successful fitted avatar: the shin incident, then finally a fit.
ArchitectureSeptember 21, 202621 min read

The architecture behind a little world for two

Inside Luvu: a native iPhone app, AI avatars, a local asset studio, immutable publishing, and a private connection between two people. An architecture built around making the experience simple.

Native iOSAI & renderingDistributed systems
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A simple experience, supported by clear contractsThe iPhone app and the Asset Studio connect through an asset contract and cloud services. People remain at the center.Native iPhone appChoose · customize · connectAsset StudioCreate · review · publishCloud servicesStore · verify · deliverA little worldBuilt around two peopleThe asset contractVersioned · portable · validated