SOLITARY FUNC
Making invisible
systems visible.
I build games, write books, and design interactive explanations that turn complex systems into things you can see, touch, and understand.
"Just as the scientist must think and experiment alternately, so the artist must alternate creation with participation in the life around them."— Goethe
FROM THE GARDEN
Recent writing
Chakravyuh
A mobile extraction-shooter for JEE/NEET aspirants — where academic knowledge is a tactical resource and the seven-ring world mirrors the exam preparation journey.
"Seven rings. Each one demands deeper knowledge. The extraction mechanic mirrors the exam — you can always play it safe, or push deeper."Read more →
- Data Localisation in India Apr 2026
- Designing ServerBound Apr 2026
- How UPI Actually Works Apr 2026
- What Is a Packet? Apr 2026
- The Inspect & Browse Loop Apr 2026
- Games as Systems Literacy Apr 2026
- The Detective Loop Apr 2026
- Systems Thinking Apr 2026
- Metaphors in Technical Education Apr 2026
- Making Invisible Systems Visible Apr 2026
Garden connections
- Chakravyuh (seedling)
- Data Localisation in India (budding)
- Designing ServerBound (budding)
- How UPI Actually Works (budding)
- Games as Systems Literacy (seedling)
- The Inspect & Browse Loop (seedling)
- Making Invisible Systems Visible (evergreen)
- Systems Thinking (budding)
- Metaphors in Technical Education (budding)
- The Detective Loop (seedling)
- What Is a Packet? (budding)
THE WORKBENCH
Active projects
Pre-production · Steam Next Fest Oct 2026
ServerBound
A cybersecurity investigation RPG where every network is a neighborhood, every packet is a citizen, and every vulnerability is a crack in the architecture.
View case study →THE LAB
Experiments
Packet Tracer
Watch a packet navigate through routers, switches, and firewalls in real time.
UPI Payment Flow
Trace a single payment from phone to bank and back through India's infrastructure.
DNS Resolver
Type a domain and watch the recursive resolution happen step by step.
This site is a workshop, not a museum. Everything here is in some state of becoming — planted, tended, occasionally abandoned and replanted. If something looks unfinished, it probably is. That's the point.
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