{"author_link":"\/users\/machwerx","author_name":"MachWerx","author_uid":"machwerx","comments":[],"epoch":1649055758,"event":"LD50","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":288252,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"164271","p_author":"MachWerx","p_authorkey":"1141432","p_urlkey":"389562","p_title":"A Contemplative Experience","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD50","p_time":"1649055758","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1141432","us_name":"MachWerx","us_username":"machwerx","event_start":"1648857600","event_key":"110","event_name":"Ludum Dare 50"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD50","removed_author":false},"_superparent":276397,"_trust":4,"author":141432,"body":"This year's theme of \"Delay the Inevitable\" hit me pretty hard and it got me thinking: instead of feeling stressed out about the inevitable, would it be possible to learn to accept it? I've heard that if you want to experience more life, focus on being more present. So I made [Life of a Floof](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/life-of-a-floof) to try and reflect that.\n\n![Floof Screenshot.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/878\/22\/z\/4a450.jpg)\n\nMy thought was to try to make a \"clicker\" type game, but instead of frenetically clicking to get the highest score, your clicks are more thoughtful. Each click delays the inevitable death of a mysterious creature you've encountered. The pacing is meant to mimic heartbeats and breathing. As you progress, it's meant to be less about the clicking and more about finding calm and slowing down the pace.\n\nIn the end, I think it's more of an \"experience\" than a game. But if you're in the mood for that, the whole thing just takes a few minutes and I would love for you to check it out.","comments":0,"created":"2022-04-04T06:28:25Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":288252,"love":3,"love-timestamp":"2022-04-04T08:07:45Z","meta":[],"modified":"2022-04-04T08:07:45Z","name":"A Contemplative Experience","node-timestamp":"2022-04-04T07:02:38Z","parent":283436,"parents":[1,5,9,276397,283436],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/life-of-a-floof\/a-contemplative-experience","published":"2022-04-04T07:02:38Z","scope":"public","slug":"a-contemplative-experience","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":880170},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"288252","n_urlkey":"389562","n_parent":"283436","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/life-of-a-floof\/a-contemplative-experience","n_slug":"a-contemplative-experience","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"141432","n_created":"1649053705","n_modified":"1649059665","n_version":"880170","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/life-of-a-floof\/a-contemplative-experience","text":"This year's theme of \"Delay the Inevitable\" hit me pretty hard and it got me thinking: instead of feeling stressed out about the inevitable, would it be possible to learn to accept it? I've heard that if you want to experience more life, focus on being more present. So I made [Life of a Floof](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/life-of-a-floof) to try and reflect that.\n\n![Floof Screenshot.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/878\/22\/z\/4a450.jpg)\n\nMy thought was to try to make a \"clicker\" type game, but instead of frenetically clicking to get the highest score, your clicks are more thoughtful. Each click delays the inevitable death of a mysterious creature you've encountered. The pacing is meant to mimic heartbeats and breathing. As you progress, it's meant to be less about the clicking and more about finding calm and slowing down the pace.\n\nIn the end, I think it's more of an \"experience\" than a game. But if you're in the mood for that, the whole thing just takes a few minutes and I would love for you to check it out.","title":"A Contemplative Experience","wayback_source":[]}