Thinking

Thinking is where we examine the questions behind our work. We share what we want to understand, how we test assumptions and what changes our minds. The stories cover engineering decisions, product experiments, analysis and ideas that did or did not earn their place.

Jaro, BoxBeat's grayscale polygonal jaguar training companion.

Designing a Timer That Knows When to Stay Quiet

What BoxBeat taught us about emotional support, character design, and disciplined restraint.

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Side view of a deep squat with the shin inclination shown relative to vertical.

Why Is the Deep Squat So Difficult to Assess?

A deep squat requires us to coordinate movement across almost the entire body in only a few seconds. How we perform it depends on the task at hand, so there is no single perfect squat. Here, we explore how to assess the movement without losing useful detail.

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Sequential squat phases above an engineering signal plot marking the movement structure.

Building Glance: From Video to Movement Diagnostics

The difficult part is not detecting a body in a video. It is building a path from movement to measurement to meaning that we can inspect, test and improve.

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