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Captain Video!

ScottKirvan
North America (digital nomad), Sol3 (Earth), Sol, MWG, TU

Engineer. VFX vet. Citizen scientist. Roaming North America with the @DirtyNerdyNomads — join the Video Rangers for the tools, the honest failures, and a real look at #vanlife

Greetings! I’m Scott Kirvan -- aka Captain Video!

I am a Systems Architect and 27-year tech/VFX veteran. I co-authored the ray-tracing renderer whose algorithms run inside the silicon behind billions of devices worldwide, founded a brewery in the Pacific Northwest, and worked as an On-Set VFX Supervisor for projects like Jeepers Creepers, South Park, Apple's For All Mankind, and I'm a Virgo — the latter earning a VES Award nomination.

Today, my partner and I are taking a different route. We are traveling North America off-grid in our mobile command center—a converted Freightliner Sprinter named Gomtuu—with our Alaskan Malamute, Havok.

The Mission
We're engineering an alternative approach to life. This is something we've wanted to do for a long time — and we're finally taking the risk to make it real: off-grid, on the road, building our own way as digital nomads. Along with contract work and various other personal projects, I am actively developing a bespoke AI-integrated Operating System for Gomtuu—a system designed to operate as both a deep-level diagnostics engineer and a local guide for our travels.

What I Build & Share
I am a deep systems thinker, tools engineer, and CI/DevOps nerd. I use GitHub to share the results of my R&D, focusing heavily on:

  • Unreal Engine: virtual production, tools development, pipelines, and tech-art.
  • Systems Architecture: Hardware/software and AI integration for mobile, off-grid infrastructure.
  • Knowledge Management: Heavy markdown workflows, Obsidian PKM, and complex system design docs.
  • The "Hairy Problems": Gists and code snippets for the frustrating, undocumented technical roadblocks that take too much time to solve.

Join the Video Rangers Today
We believe in open education and helping other artists and engineers unblock their pipelines. Your sponsorship directly funds the R&D and delivery of our various projects, keeps Havok in dog treats, and allows us to dedicate our time to working on and sharing high-level architectural solutions and tools with the community.

Whether you are here for the code snippets or looking for 1-on-1 technical consulting, check out my Sponsor tiers and consider joining the Video Rangers.

Welcome to the frontier.

— sk

@ScottKirvan

$200/month is roughly what it costs to keep Gomtuu's Starlink and compute stack running — the actual infrastructure this R&D depends on. Hit that, and the tools and field reports I publish are funded by the people using them, not squeezed out of client-work margins.

Featured work

  1. ScottKirvan/BojuBot

    More than a writing assistant — BojuBot turns your Obsidian vault into a personal AI platform

    TypeScript 27
  2. ScottKirvan/ScooterUtils

    Scooter Utilities is an Unreal Engine editor plugin that bundles essential quality-of-life tools for artists and developers. Quickly navigate to disk files, restart/reload your projects with a sing…

    C++ 40
  3. ScottKirvan/ToolExample

    This project contains UX/UI example code for Unreal Engine tools engineers.

    C++ 84
  4. ScottKirvan/GitHubDHC

    Style your Obsidian vault with GitHub’s Dark High Contrast and Light Default themes, built on Primer colors with WCAG 2.2 AA text contrast and colorblind palettes.

    JavaScript 19

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Cadet

Welcome to the Solar Council, Cadet.

We are abandoning the broken tech and film industries to engineer a better alternative. Follow me (a 27-year technical architect & VFX veteran) as we travel off-grid in our mobile command center, Gomtuu, building a bespoke AI OS for the frontier.

Observer-Level Clearance Granted:

  • The Mission: Follow our journey with Havok the malamute.
  • Public Dispatches: Free videos, devlogs, and system updates.
  • Base Access: Entry into the public comms of our Mountain Retreat Discord.

Welcome to the frontier.

$5 a month

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Video Ranger

Suit up, Ranger. You are officially enlisted in the Solar Council.

This tier is our tip jar. Your support directly funds the mobile command center, the AI systems architecture, and the dog treats required to keep this mission moving.

Active Duty Benefits:

  • Secure Comms: Access to the private "Mountain Retreat" Discord channels. Chat directly with me and the rest of the crew.
  • The Registry: Official placement on the visual sponsor grid on my GitHub profile.
  • The Badge: Platform supporter badge to prove your clearance.

$25 a month

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Field Operative

Clearance upgraded, Field Operative.

This is the education layer. As a systems architect and VFX supervisor, I generate a massive amount of technical documentation. If you want to see how I tackle complex engineering problems without the polished YouTuber fluff, this is your tier.

Your Tactical Clearance:

  • The Archive: Direct access to my raw design documents, RFCs, and system architecture blueprints before they become code.
  • Screen-Share Dispatches: Unedited, one-take video walkthroughs where I break down my code, AI OS integrations, and mobile hardware stack.
  • (Plus all Ranger benefits)

$50 a month

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Chief Engineer

Welcome to the bridge, Chief Engineer.

This tier is built for developers, VFX pros, and builders who want scalable mentorship and a voice in the mission. You aren’t just watching the system—you are helping steer it.

Your Engineering Privileges:

  • The High Council: Join me once a month for a live 1-hour "State of the System" voice/video call in Discord. We’ll walk through the codebase, talk systems architecture, and do live Q&A.
  • Roadmap Clearance: Review my tactical blueprints and give direct feedback on the next development sprint.
  • (Plus all lower-tier benefits)

$100 a month

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Commander

Welcome to the Command Deck!

This tier is built for small studios, indie production teams, and serious power users who need priority access to a Systems Architect without the C-suite retainer.

Your Command Privileges:

  • Priority Comm-Link: Access to a dedicated, Commander-only Discord channel. Post your C++, Unreal Engine, or systems architecture questions, and I will provide thoughtful, senior-level asynchronous guidance to help unblock your team.
  • Fleet Recognition: Your company logo prominently displayed on my main README.md files.
  • (Plus all lower-tier benefits)

$250 a month

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Commissioner

Greetings, Commissioner. Clearance granted.

This is the highest level of support for the mission, built for those who want dedicated time with me to unblock their own projects. Skip the trial and error; let's solve your hardest problems directly.

Your Chancellor Privileges:

  • Direct Access: A 1-on-1, 60-minute strategic consulting call every month. Whether it's troubleshooting a software stack, reviewing a VFX pipeline, or discussing off-grid infrastructure, my brain is yours.
  • Main Terminal Broadcast: The largest, highest-visibility logo placement on my GitHub profile.
  • (Plus all lower-tier benefits)