Developer: Tyson Moll Launcher Quote: “Looks like it’s Groundhog Day again! Will the ‘hog see its shadow and forecast 6 weeks of winter, or will the sun shine and bring us an early spring?” Today’s game by Tyson Moll dropped a feeling about a game that I’ve haven’t been exposed to in Continue Reading
Meditation Games 2019
32/365 – Meditation Games #32 – Idea Existence
Developer: Sean S. LeBlanc Launcher Quote: “some things are meant to last some things are meant to be others aren’t meant at all” Sounds that are meant to be interpreted are the highlight of this week’s meditation games entries it appears, and Sean’s little tidbit to cap off the working week might Continue Reading
31/365 – Meditation Games #31 – Old School Adventure Game Heroics
Developer: Sophie Houlden Launcher Quote: “On this day in 1997, a game that meant a lot to me was released. It was the first game to give me a very particular feeling, one that was powerful enough to make me want to make games myself. With this little game, I’ll try Continue Reading
30/365 – Meditation Games #30 – The Sound of Struggle
Developer: Tammy DuPlantis Launcher Quote: “3:35 AM 01/30 I’ve packed up all I can fit To take my home elsewhere This house gives me nightmares But I need to rest up For the trip of a lifetime One month ago: “You b****” “You don’t love me” In this moment, I realized I Continue Reading
29/365 – Meditation Games #29 – Sweet Spot
In many ways the simple nature and need of pets is envious to us human types. Pets go through life with very specific needs and wants, and as far as trying to satisfy them, much of the time it’s as easy as finding a nice little spot where they like to be skritched or petted and giving them a few minutes of relaxed satisfaction. If only we were so easy to please.
28/365 – Meditation Games #28 – Empathic Pain
Back in the day, I played a MUD called Gemstone III. I enjoyed it for a ton of reasons, but most of all for the fact that there was realism to injuries and needing healing. If you got cut or hurt, there were clumsy ways to do up bandages or move but otherwise you had a ton of problems and bleeding to death was common.
27/365 – Meditation Games #27 – Blog Therapy
Today’s entry from Anton is a little closer to me because it hits up a practice that I’ve been doing on and off since about 2004 or so in blogging/journaling. I started out on LiveJournal, the choice of platform for that George R. R. Martin guy, and which was back in the day the premier place for putting things down if you didn’t have a website of your own to set up a blogging platform. My reasons for blogging haven’t really changed from back then – for me it’s a way of reflecting and thinking, of keeping my writing skill sharp, and, to a certain extent, as a cathartic exercise, a way of moving out what I have rolling around in my head and onto a page so it isn’t getting in the way or bothering me.
26/365 – Meditation Games #26 – Back and Forth Living
Developer: Felipe Nunes Launcher Quote: “Enjoy!” The presentation of pixel type gaming brings me back to early days of my own enjoyment of games in general, when the most complex games were on multiple disks and you had to install them one after the other and when registration keys were written Continue Reading
25/365 – Meditation Games #25 – Train Meditations
Developers: Laura Voss, Simon Pederick, Ben Harmon Launcher Quote: “Not only is January 25th Laura’s Birthday, but it is smack bang in the middle of Australian summer. The sounds of the Australian bush, desert, and animals partnered with repetitive train ambiance creates (we hope) a meditative space. This game is based on Continue Reading
24/365 – Meditation Games #24 – Clean Clicking
It’s fairly topical right now to have a game like Richard’s that talks about cleaning, especially with all the Marie Kondo talk going around about turning to the minimalist KonMari method to make sure that you’re not overwhelmed with your own clutter and the things you inevitably acquire and keep during your lifetime. I also get and understand the anxiety that you can feel over trying to deal with a mess that’s intimidating and that you might not have the mental space to deal with the encroaching invasion that junk can have on your physical space, too.