First-person notes from Vlad Shumov about building AI products, online games, and things for the internet.https://vladshumov.com/en-ushttps://vladshumov.com/blog/building-buyeriq-in-a-weekend/https://vladshumov.com/blog/building-buyeriq-in-a-weekend/The first weekend of BuyerIQ: turning research on LLM purchase-intent simulation into a product with seven paying customers.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuyerIQAI market researchproduct validationLLM purchase intentVlad Shumovhttps://vladshumov.com/blog/building-shinobi-story/https://vladshumov.com/blog/building-shinobi-story/A first-person account of building and operating Shinobi Story from 2019 through 2024, and its August 2026 return as a standalone Unreal Engine MMORPG.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTShinobi StoryMMORPG developmentUnreal Enginelive-service gamesWorld of Warcraft moddingVlad Shumovhttps://vladshumov.com/blog/prototyping-warsworn-inside-world-of-warcraft/https://vladshumov.com/blog/prototyping-warsworn-inside-world-of-warcraft/How Warsworn used the World of Warcraft engine to test a 50-class MMOBA with fully skillshot-based combat.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWarswornMOBA designgame prototypingWorld of Warcraft moddingVlad Shumovhttps://vladshumov.com/blog/hello-world/https://vladshumov.com/blog/hello-world/First post on the new site. A quick intro to what I'm building and why.Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTproduct developmentAIgame developmentVlad Shumov