A developer created Glitchy Camera, a browser-based circuit-bent camera simulator that lets users manipulate CCD pin pairs to create intentional glitch effects in real-time. The tool enables rewiring connections and turning knobs to generate various artifacts like channel splits, hue shifts, and color kills, with captured photos available in a gallery.

The project features a skeuomorphic design inspired by Teenage Engineering devices, intentionally mimicking physical button aesthetics for nostalgic appeal. The creator built this entirely in the browser, processing everything locally without uploading data, which allows the application to work offline while maintaining user privacy.

During development, the creator experimented with GPT-5.3-Codex but found the AI required extensive code cleanup and missed nuanced details. While helpful for boilerplate code and basic effect calculations, the AI struggled with the implementation of the skeuomorphic elements and interaction polish, necessitating significant manual refinement.