ENTRY #001
Defining the Prototype Boundary
Establishing what the first prototype needs to prove—and what can wait.
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Game Development Journal
A long-term engineering notebook documenting the games I'm building.
I'm fascinated by elegant game mechanics, AI-assisted development, and building games from first principles. This journal documents the design decisions, prototypes, successes, and failures along the way.
Current Project
Orbital Ignition (working title)
🟡 Prototype
Current Milestone
Core Puzzle Prototype
An experimental puzzle game being built from first principles, currently focused on discovering and validating its core puzzle loop.
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