Here’s my blog entry: https://laurentlb.itch.io/shmup8/devlog/1149299/making-a-game-on-a-custom-bytecode-vm-in-7-days-and-3kb
This is my first game jam too. I will publish a detailed blog post soon, once the game is released.
Yes, you can spend years making a language, years making a game.
But you can also scale things down and make a prototype in a few days.
For me, that’s the appeal of this jam. You’re forced to think out of the box and take your own route to make it feasible.
I hope Jakob will play this!
If you're not Jakob, I'd recommend you to give it a try anyway. I'm not sure how far you'll manage to go, but this is an original concept with a very personal story and there are multiple secrets to find.