The launch of Project Venia

IT'S FINALLY HERE!

Oh my god, I am so excited!

This! THIS, EVERYONE! THIS IS MY FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK EVER!

I've never written fiction before, I've never written a Visual Novel before and I've never programmed a game before, but here we are:

This is the beta-release of Project Venia, my passion project.

This game was made for me. It's a learning experience for me. And most importantly, it's a proof of concept for me: I proved to myself, that I can express a universe, that I can write a story. So to anyone out there, who is reading this: If I, the biggest turd ever, can publish my own story, that I want to tell, then so can you!

Project Venia isn't my Magnum Opus, it's a testrun, but I'm so proud of it.

This game was made on my private pc with a budget of 25 bucks, but the result... Damn...  In my absolutely unbiased (wink wink) opinion, this is the best book/game ever. It's a cringefest, it's cheesy, it's cliché and it's weird, but I honestly think, that I've written the best book/game ever. I'm so happy.

Project Venia was created in sheer isolation: I never mentioned it to my friends and my family. I never had a proofreader or beta-testers. This game was seen by nobody, but me.

Now, I have to learn from the critics and evolve as an artist over the next three decades and then I can write the real story, that I want to tell. Now is the time to show myself vulnerable. I don't mind any criticism, because I know, from the bottom of my heart, that I created something, that only I can create.

Where to go from here/Roadmap/Plans for the future:

In about three months, I will upload a 0.11 version, with typo-fixes, bug fixes (high priority), performance improvements, improved side images (medium priority) and maybe compressed files (low priority). Then I will let this project rest for a while. It served its purpose: I proved to myself, that I can do it.

I really want to continue working on Project Venia, but life might get in the way. I'm slightly burned out on writing, posing and programming, but I will try to release chapter 2 in the next decade. I love Project Venia, but for now, I'm just taking a breather.

I thank you so so much for reading this or even downloading this game. I'm crying right now, I'm so happy, that I finished chapter 1.

Project Venia will forever be 100% free of charge and advertisement. It's my passion project, with one main mission: To inspire at least one person, to make at least one person smile or laugh, to help at least one person, in a time of need.

I hope, that this project will never hurt someone. I hope, that this project can help at least one person.

My name is Hyun Seiker. I work on passion projects.