Story structure for writersStoryRuler
See what a different structure brings into view.
Explore 30 story structures through animated lessons, then outline your own work and compare how different frameworks organize its events.
Take a closer look → JACOB SAGER’S VIBE CODING STUDIO · AVAILABLE FOR HIRE
I make the things you wish existed.
Games, experiences, websites, video, and business systems. I give unusual ideas form using AI-accelerated production and a human who knows what he’s trying to make.
Independent, founder-led, collaborative. Every project is a world of its own.
58original gallery pieces
4developed offerings
1person directing the work
The best introduction is something you can open.
IN THE STUDIO
Built for particular people.
A writer wrestling with an outline. An advisor facing a difficult call. These projects started with someone’s actual work, and grew into tools with lives of their own.
Story structure for writers
A workspace for Jewish organizationsShalom Desk
Help the next person pick up the thread.
A connected Notion workspace for Jewish organizations, bringing shared knowledge and recurring community work into one place.
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Practice for chapter advisorsChapter Advisor Games
The difficult call deserves a practice round.
Interactive simulations for fraternity and sorority chapter advisors, built around the decisions and responsibilities they face.
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Software for salon operationsSalon Command
See the business beyond the next appointment.
An internal workspace connecting salon locations, local market context and campaigns with the work of following through.
Take a closer look →Each has its own purpose and way to get involved. Explore the rest of the studio below ↓
NEW IN THE STUDIO · BROWSER GAME
Meet your smallest ghostwriter →Last Draft.
The writer passed out mid-sentence. You’re the fly on his typewriter. Somebody has to finish the chapter.
THE COLLECTION
Browse all 58 pieces ↓Follow your curiosity.
Fifty-eight projects, each with its own page. Walk around West Campus in 2006, run a small business, or spend time with a film. Some are useful. A few are deeply unreasonable.
01–07
Start here
The ones to play first.
Shtick City
01
GameShtick City
Kotel Quest
02
GameKotel Quest
Spider Tree
03
GameSpider Tree
Turn the Camera Home
04
GameTurn the Camera Home
Wellsville
05
GameWellsville
A Perfect Day for Bananafish
06
GameA Perfect Day for Bananafish
Calle por Calle
07
GameCalle por Calle
08–17Literary
Novels and stories you can walk around inside.
The Great Gatsby
08
GameThe Great Gatsby
The Sun Also Rises
09
GameThe Sun Also Rises
The Great Gatsby Trail
10
GameThe Great Gatsby Trail
Uncontainable
11
StoryUncontainable
Unauthorized Curves
12
GameUnauthorized Curves
Finch: Jerusalem, 1997
13
GameFinch: Jerusalem, 1997
Marketplace of Dreams
14
StoryMarketplace of Dreams
Tel Aviv: High and Dry
15
StoryTel Aviv: High and Dry
One Degree Askew
16
StoryOne Degree Askew
The Library of Bavel
17
StoryThe Library of Bavel
18–24Small business
Payroll, weather and regulars. Running the place is the game.
The Fall Season
18
GameThe Fall Season
Walk-Ins Welcome
19
GameWalk-Ins Welcome
The Back Room
20
GameThe Back Room
Cucumber Patch
21
GameCucumber Patch
Houston Custom Wood Shop
22
GameHouston Custom Wood Shop
Milam County Weekend
23
GameMilam County Weekend
Street Tax
24
GameStreet Tax
25–30Films
Animated films and the pages built around them.
October 7
25
FilmOctober 7
Four Short Films
26
FilmFour Short Films
The Medium is the Midrash
27
FilmThe Medium is the Midrash
The Poop Index
28
FilmThe Poop Index
Puro Politics
29
FilmPuro Politics
Secrets of the Stall
30
FilmSecrets of the Stall
31–41Comedy
Bad ideas, fully committed to.
Schvitz City
31
GameSchvitz City
Alive
32
GameAlive
CHORES
33
GameCHORES
Freddy Got Fingered: The Game
34
GameFreddy Got Fingered: The Game
The Greenlight Group
35
GameThe Greenlight Group
Urinal Hero: World Tour
36
GameUrinal Hero: World Tour
Urinal Hero: World Heritage Tour
37
GameUrinal Hero: World Heritage Tour
Urinal Protocol
38
GameUrinal Protocol
Scope
39
GameScope
Poop Patrol
40
GamePoop Patrol
Tough Crowd
41
GameTough Crowd
42–44West Campus, 2006
Flip phones, the Facebook wall and the Hillel office.
West Campus, 2006
42
GameWest Campus, 2006
Do Not Click: Hillel 2006
43
GameDo Not Click: Hillel 2006
Sam's iPod Mini
44
ToySam's iPod Mini
45–52Jewish life
Seders, songs, chapters and the Old City.
Seder Quest
45
GameSeder Quest
Chad Gadya
46
GameChad Gadya
I and Thou
47
GameI and Thou
8-Bit Kotel Quest
48
Game8-Bit Kotel Quest
Old City Dash
49
GameOld City Dash
Jewish Community Simulator
50
GameJewish Community Simulator
Good Standing
51
GameGood Standing
Chapter Advisor Game
52
GameChapter Advisor Game
53–54Family
For kids, and the parents hovering over them.
Hometown Adventures
53
GameHometown Adventures
Helicopter Parents
54
FilmHelicopter Parents
55–58Instruments
Consoles, gauges and one very serious fart detector.
Apollo 11: Flight Director's Console
55
ToyApollo 11: Flight Director's Console
Field Olfactometer
56
ToyField Olfactometer
The Miasma Oracle
57
ToyThe Miasma Oracle
The Story Engine
58
ToyThe Story Engine
WHAT I MAKE
What should yours become?
The format changes what people can do with an idea. A game lets them make the decision. A film directs their attention. We’ll choose the form around the experience you want to create.
Games & experiences
Give people a world to explore or a decision to live with. Browser games, interactive stories and simulations built around a particular audience.
See related work ↗Websites & products
Give your work a home that feels like yours. From a clear, memorable website to a tool people return to because it helps them do something.
See related work ↗Films & video
Find the image, rhythm and structure an idea needs. Animation, short films and visual essays shaped around what you want an audience to notice.
See related work ↗Business systems
Build around how your company actually works. Connect information and recurring tasks so the next decision takes less digging.
See related work ↗THE FIRST STEP
The $500 Project Session.
Bring the idea in whatever shape it’s in. We’ll work through who it serves, what it needs to do and a sensible first version.
If you hire the studio to build it, the full $500 is credited toward your commissioned project. This is paid working time with me. You can also send a question before deciding whether a session makes sense.
AVAILABLE FOR HIRE
What have you been meaning to make?
A rough description is enough to start a conversation.