Ryan Pond — Devloghttps://ryanpond.com/devlog/Games, experiments, and lessons from the build.enDOOM DELIVERY After the Jam — What Comes Nexthttps://ryanpond.com/devlog/doom-delivery-after-the-jam/https://ryanpond.com/devlog/doom-delivery-after-the-jam/What player feedback taught me, why the bike controller is worth building on, and the next steps beyond the jam prototype.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:07:45 +0000Day 7 — How to Finish a Game You Don’t Plan to Keep Developinghttps://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-finishing-a-game/https://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-finishing-a-game/Finishing DETOUR with audio, lighting, browser polish, and a clear decision about when a jam game is done.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:02:41 +0000Day 6 — How I Balanced Fuel and Difficulty Without Adding More Featureshttps://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-balancing-fuel-and-difficulty/https://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-balancing-fuel-and-difficulty/Balancing fuel consumption, testing shortcut and detour extremes, and making hazards create meaningful decisions.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:40:51 +0000Day 5: How to Make Progress Without Burning Outhttps://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-how-to-make-progress-without-burning-out/https://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-how-to-make-progress-without-burning-out/Building varied road hazards with shared mechanics, making steady progress, and knowing when to stop during a game jam.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:36:43 +0000Day 4 — Turning Out the Lightshttps://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-turning-out-the-lights/https://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-turning-out-the-lights/Adding headlights, illuminated highway signs, obstacle shadows, glowing fuel, and a warm-lit destination.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:48:15 +0000Day 3 — Boat, Not Spaceship.https://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-boat-not-spaceship/https://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-boat-not-spaceship/Giving DETOUR a heavier car, momentum, body roll, fairer obstacle patterns, and a playable opening.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:10:29 +0000Day 2 — Making the HUD Disappearhttps://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-making-the-hud-disappear/https://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-making-the-hud-disappear/Moving health, fuel, and progress out of debug text and into the world of DETOUR.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:40:11 +0000Day 1 — From Zero to a Complete Ugly Prototypehttps://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-first-playable-prototype/https://ryanpond.com/devlog/detour-first-playable-prototype/Building a complete driving-game loop with simple shapes before getting distracted by polish.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:38:26 +0000DOOM DELIVERY: My First 3D Game and What I Learnedhttps://ryanpond.com/devlog/doom-delivery-first-3d-game/https://ryanpond.com/devlog/doom-delivery-first-3d-game/Finding the game in a bicycle controller, fixing collisions, and finishing a first 3D game.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:37:55 +0000