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Meditation Journey by schwede

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made by schwede for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

Welcome to the world of meditation!

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Meditation is easier to do than you maybe think. It’s a great journey to go deeper into yourself and clear your mind with a portion of emptiness. In your first step, we will just practice the breathing. Doing regular meditation can have a wonderful improvement on a healthy and less stressful live.

This game is an attempt to give some advice on how you can meditate.

Controls (Are explained in the tutorial)

Breathing

Press and hold SPACEBAR for BREATH IN until you hear the SOUND. Then release SPACEBAR for EXHALE until you hear the second SOUND. Your BREATHING should stay synchronized with SPACEBAR.

Handle thoughts

Use the MOUSE and SPACEBAR to grab a THOUGHT. On EXHALE bring the THOUGHT into the clouds.

Development details

  • Unity
  • Aseprite
  • Audacity
  • MIDI Keyboard
  • The ambient bird sound where recorded at 05:00 in the backyard garden
github https://github.com/schw3de/Ludum-Dare/releases/tag/ludum-dare-48-entry
WebGL https://schw3de.itch.io/meditation-journey
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/meditation-journey

Ratings

Overall 371th 3.563⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 789th 2.659⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 68th 4.063⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 272th 3.854⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 482th 3.396⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Audio 177th 3.652⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 14th 4.396⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Given 30🗳️ 29🗨️

Feedback

pdotjpg
26. Apr 2021 · 06:17 UTC
Really charming! Cool that you didn't just slap on the theme of meditation, but actually focused on the crucial element – breathing.
Ariorick
26. Apr 2021 · 10:41 UTC
Interesting! I had an urge to breathe with the game
FussenKuh
26. Apr 2021 · 21:10 UTC
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
26. Apr 2021 · 21:21 UTC
I actually ended up closing my eyes and meditating with the first set of breathing! It was really calming and I enjoyed it :)
yulotomorrow
27. Apr 2021 · 02:48 UTC
Quite self-explained game and really brings that calm and peaceful feeling, the tutorial is well done!
Purrseus
27. Apr 2021 · 12:19 UTC
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
27. Apr 2021 · 15:28 UTC
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
28. Apr 2021 · 19:21 UTC
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
29. Apr 2021 · 04:32 UTC
I really liked this, very innovative and great fit for the theme. I should do meditation more because that felt pretty good
Adil
29. Apr 2021 · 19:01 UTC
That's great one, really love graphics and sound, overall it fits for the theme too
dans17
29. Apr 2021 · 20:35 UTC
This was a really interesting idea! I've always had trouble being able to medidate so this was actually quite helpful.
rawbits
02. May 2021 · 21:01 UTC
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
02. May 2021 · 21:21 UTC
That was a really relaxing experience, well done! My favourite part was how calming the background sounds were.
LeviDSmith
03. May 2021 · 02:11 UTC
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
03. May 2021 · 07:44 UTC
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
16. May 2021 · 04:49 UTC
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
18. May 2021 · 10:50 UTC
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!
abwzyadalmtyry
03. Feb 2023 · 22:22 UTC
Meditation is a fantastic way to focus on the present and connect with your inner self.
Lalafantiz
13. Feb 2023 · 15:39 UTC
Meditation is a fantastic way to focus on the present and connect with your inner self.