Game Dev Case Study: Visual Language in Directed Exploration

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Outlast 2: Visual Language in Directed Exploration

[WARNING] Contains a gameplay image of a mutilated cow

I just had some ideas on visual language in horror game dev and they led me to analyze a section of Outlast 2, but first here is the thought I had:

In my game, the house is a playable area and it’s both pretty and useful narratively inside, while being a necessary component of the viewport from the outside – but not the focal point.

Hugo: A Solutions-First Web Stack

Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I spent the last week rebuilding parts of my site stack and figuring out what I actually want my workflow to look like going into the next few months.

Turns out the answer is probably:

static sites
Go binaries
cheap infrastructure
terminal-first tooling
and significantly less JavaScript than the modern internet would like me to use ( but not no javascript ;) )

Getting Going

Hugo felt opaque when I first fiddled around with a theme.

Game-Dev on Paper Weight

Game Dev Case Study: Visual Language in Directed Exploration

Outlast 2: Visual Language in Directed Exploration

[WARNING] Contains a gameplay image of a mutilated cow

Hugo: A Solutions-First Web Stack

Getting Going