🌍 apocalypse.exe

A chaotic, glitchy, dystopian digital experience exploring the end of the internet through 10 interactive experiments.

💡 Inspiration

The web today is polished, predictable, and perfect and that’s exactly what we wanted to destroy.
apocalypse.exe was born from the idea of exploring what happens when the internet begins to break down.

Inspired by cyberpunk art, AI absurdity, and glitch aesthetics, it reimagines the end of digital order, a playground of distortion, chaos, and beauty in collapse.

⚙️ What It Does

apocalypse.exe is a collection of 10 interactive web experiments that simulate different stages of the digital apocalypse.

Each route is a unique experience, from a self-destructing portfolio and broken AI chatbot to a judgmental to-do list and an infinite loading screen.

Together, they form a dystopian metaverse of decay, humor, and reflection on our relationship with technology.

🧠 How We Built It

Framework: Next.js 15 (App Router)
UI: React 19 + Tailwind CSS 4
Design: Pure CSS glitch effects, distortion filters, and neon cyberpunk palette
Hosting: Vercel (zero-config deployment)
Tools: v0.app for UI prototyping

Every experience runs fully client-side, using React hooks and CSS animations for smooth, performance-friendly chaos. No external APIs or libraries — just handcrafted digital entropy.

🚧 Challenges We Ran Into

Maintaining visual coherence across 10 distinct experiences
Simulating real-time glitching and DOM destruction without lag
Crafting fake AI behavior that feels wrong but believable
Keeping chaos fun yet functional which is playful, not frustrating
Ensuring mobile responsiveness despite animation-heavy designs

🏆 Accomplishments We’re Proud Of

Built 10 original, interactive web experiments under a unified apocalyptic theme
Achieved a consistent cyberpunk aesthetic using only Tailwind + CSS
Created a satirical digital narrative that feels both humorous and unsettling
Fully deployed, optimized, and responsive on Vercel
Turned a creative concept of “the death of the internet” into a living, interactive art project