Notes on making a game

First, understand.
Then, build.

I’ve always wanted to build a cabin in the woods. Now I’m making a game to understand what that really takes. This is the record of building it.

The development journalEntry 001 / September 2026
Concept illustration of a cabin frame in a dark forest, transitioning into architectural lines
Concept illustration · Not an in-game screenshot
001   /   CONCEPT & PLANNING

A cabin in the woods.
A blueprint for a game.

How a lifelong idea became a plan for an educational building game—with two modes, fictional experts, real construction references, and a rule that no fundamental step gets skipped.

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The idea

Learn the build. Then try your own.

The proposed game takes you from choosing land to your first night in a completed cabin. A guided introduction teaches the process; a longer independent mode lets you manage the decisions.

Where things stand

The blueprint is written.

The first planning package maps 51 learning topics and a proposed 58-minute guided experience. The setting is the North Cascades, with stairs to a loft. The game itself is not built yet; next comes a small playable section.