Studio · Consultancy · Research

Building wholes
from first principles.

Fractal Reality is the studio of Ashman Roonz: independent game development, philosophy and ethics consulting, hands-on AI courses, and ongoing research into the Circumpunct Framework; one structure for parts, wholes, and the boundary between them.

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Three practices, one structure.

What we do
Fractal Reality

Philosophy & ethics, in plain language.

Consulting, writing, and live conversation for teams and individuals working through hard questions: how to act under uncertainty, how to disagree without distortion, how to keep a culture honest as it scales.

  • Ethical decision frameworks for leadership teams
  • Conflict diagnosis and steelmanning workshops
  • Long-form essays, talks, commissioned research
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Fractal Gaming

Original games, made in-house.

Our games studio. We build playable systems that take physics, mechanics, and meaning seriously; multiplayer-first, web-native, and shipped under our own flag.

  • Last Ship Sailing: zero-gravity titan combat, WebXR
  • Ace Starship: endless-cavern shooter on Roblox
  • Custom engines, open-source where it makes sense
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Learning with Ashman

Local, hands-on AI courses.

Bring-your-own-device, in-person classes. Bring a laptop, tablet, or phone and leave with something real you built. Methodology, not magic; AI as a tool for thinking clearly, not outsourcing it.

  • Practical Claude AI workflows for non-developers
  • Build-a-thing sessions: one course, one artifact
  • Ethics and discernment baked in, not bolted on
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Now playing.

Fractal Gaming releases
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Flagship title

Last Ship Sailing

Zero-gravity titan combat. The last ship sailing wins.

A free, browser-based arena game where colossal ships fight across open space. Built on a custom engine, designed for short matches and long mastery, playable in VR.

Free · browser WebXR Multiplayer
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Latest release · Roblox

Ace Starship

Endless tunnels. Sillier guns. Go deeper.

A Roblox tunnel shooter: fly through procedurally generated tunnels, blast the monsters that swarm you, and grind to unlock increasingly ridiculous projectiles (ducks, toilet paper, rubber chickens). Mobile-first, co-op or solo.

Roblox Mobile-first Co-op
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Consulting & advisory.

Philosophy & ethics

For teams, founders, and people doing hard things: a thinking partner who works the structure of the problem, not just the symptoms.

Engagements are private and tailored. Most begin with a one-hour conversation; we go from there. Work is grounded in the Circumpunct Framework but written in the language of whatever world you operate in.

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Decision diagnostics

Run a real decision through a five-pillar test (Good, Right, Faithful, True, Agreement). Surface what you already half-know.

Conflict coaching

Steelmanning, narcissistic-pattern recognition, restoration after coercive dynamics. One-on-one or small group.

Strategy critique

Independent read of a product, narrative, or organizational change: what is honest, what is performance, what is missing.

Research & writing

Commissioned essays, talks, white papers, and framework adaptations for your domain.

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The Circumpunct Framework

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A decade-long research project on what holds wholes together. One symbol; soul, line, field, and boundary; a working model of how parts become wholes across physics, mind, ethics, and design.

Enter the framework