Michael Cuneo

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After being made redundant from the University of Newcastle, I was surprised to see the University advertising for a senior developer role covering many of the same responsibilities I had already been performing. This article looks at that contradiction alongside the University’s multimillion-dollar investment in external technology providers and asks a simple question: why remove internal capability only to rebuild it later?

Published: 8 Oct 2026

The Beginning of a Voxel Engine

Published: 16 July 2026

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I didn't ever think that I would have to write an article like this, but here we are.

Published: 14 July 2026

I built a tool to find UX friction in web apps, then it found problems in my own product

Published: 7 July 2026

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Creative Technologists sit at the intersection of design and engineering, but the role is more than simply combining the two. It requires deep technical capability, strong design literacy, and the ability to move between both depending on the problem. This article looks at why frameworks should remain tools rather than identities, why architecture itself shapes user experience, and what the role of a Creative Technologist actually means in practice.

Published: 25 Aug 2026

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I recently revisited a project where I helped Kathirine “Katy” Sentas with the technical development of her PhD research, Valid Archaeological Reconstruction of the Ancient World: A Case Study of the Middle Bronze Age Temples at Pella in Jordan.

Published: 12 July 2026