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Meditation Journey

By schwede

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3713.5626
Fun7892.6524
Innovation684.0626
Theme2723.8526
Graphics4823.3926
Audio1773.6525
Mood144.3926

Comments

pdotjpg 2021-04-26 06:17

Really charming! Cool that you didn't just slap on the theme of meditation, but actually focused on the crucial element – breathing.

ariorick 2021-04-26 10:41

Interesting! I had an urge to breathe with the game

fussenkuh 2021-04-26 21:10

Kudos for thinking outside the box on this game! It's quite refreshing to try something well out of my normal gaming comfort zone. I know nothing about meditation, so I honestly can't say if you've just B.S.'ed your way through this advice ;) But, with the pleasant birds chirping and the breathing the game did make me feel more relaxed. Well done.

jinny-kang 2021-04-26 21:21

I actually ended up closing my eyes and meditating with the first set of breathing! It was really calming and I enjoyed it :)

yulotomorrow 2021-04-27 02:48

Quite self-explained game and really brings that calm and peaceful feeling, the tutorial is well done!

purrseus 2021-04-27 12:19

I closed my eyes, too! You did a really great translating the concept into a game. And it even worked! I breathed to the sound and my button push and that was all that was needed to bring me into the zone. Actually the words were kinda irritating in the way that I instantly thought about the stuff mentioned, but it's a great tool to teach meditation principles! Well done!

goodwincek 2021-04-27 15:28

Deeper and Deeper into meditation was one of the ideas I played around with for this jam too! I really loved the atmosphere and calm you pulled off.

I would have liked there to be a better indication of the breath durations, as opacity is really hard to tell a difference between 80% and 100% so sometimes I let go too early and had a harder time syncing my breath (imagine an inner and outer ring indicator like wii fit trainer)

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lalaki7 2021-04-28 19:21

This was a really great take on the theme and it's a very educational little game and a rather relaxing experience. Very simple concept, but it just works! I had a similar take on the theme, but mine focused more on the chaotic nature thoughts can take on sometimes.

Great job! :smile:

samdwester 2021-04-29 04:32

I really liked this, very innovative and great fit for the theme. I should do meditation more because that felt pretty good

adil 2021-04-29 19:01

That's great one, really love graphics and sound, overall it fits for the theme too

dans17 2021-04-29 20:35

This was a really interesting idea! I've always had trouble being able to medidate so this was actually quite helpful.

rawbits 2021-05-02 21:01

That high pitched boing sound isn't fitting. But otherwise a solid entry. I have never saw a meditation game before. It seems to be not so meditation inducing for the player.

perfectsquare 2021-05-02 21:21

That was a really relaxing experience, well done! My favourite part was how calming the background sounds were.

levidsmith 2021-05-03 02:11

Great idea. I've never seen a meditation game before. It took me a little while to get the hang of grabbing the thoughts (just need to hover mouse over and press space). The tutorial was a nice touch and helped a lot.

verygenuinecraze 2021-05-03 07:44

What a game! I meditate from time to time this game is a really nice way to show how to. The sound design is perfect and the colors are well picked. The tutorial is nicely done (maybe too long knowing the duration a the breath).

Nothing to say, good job :clap:

notanimposter 2021-05-16 04:49

This is awesome. Very calming/relaxing. You could hook this up to a huge dictionary file of anxieties and just go forever. It's so satisfying seeing the words disappear into the sky.

tim77 2021-05-18 10:50

Interesting idea. How could it be made into a game? (I don't think it is one yet.) Perhaps you have to breath and catch thoughts at the same time - that way introducing an element of skill! Or perhaps you have to remain focused on breathing while being distracted by thoughts? Cool idea. Good luck for the jam!

2023-02-03 22:22

Meditation is a fantastic way to focus on the present and connect with your inner self.

2023-02-13 15:39

Meditation is a fantastic way to focus on the present and connect with your inner self.