This month we locked the product bet: episodic visual novels that live entirely in the browser — no download wall for readers, and a creator studio that doesn’t require a desktop engine install.
We sketched the series/episode model, content flags, and a public Discover surface. Working name settled on Arleco after early Scena prototypes proved the interaction loop.
- Reader loop: browse → open series → play chapter
- Creator loop: graph beats → preview → publish
- Auth and cloud storage marked as month-two prerequisites
Next up: make the graph editor more than a mock — something you can actually author a short route in.