Welcome 2026

November’s update expressed my feelings about taking break, but December proved to be productive. At about the time I wrote November’s update I asked some friends if they wanted to do a game jam with me, and so I spent the last three months learning to make games. It has been a blast!

There were three of us all with varying levels of experience, and so we gave ourselves some homework to get the ball rolling. I learned how to make 3d pong in Unreal, and was ready to go, but something came up and we realized, Godot might be easier to build a game in a week.

We mostly agreed. We didn’t all finish our Godot homework, but with only 2 weeks to the Game Jam, it really felt like sink or swim anyway.

Long story short: We made a whole game! First game, first experience with an engine, 4 days after work, two days of sold work, and one day prep a presentation…it was fantastic.

Enjoy: A Hero Stole My Wallet!