Very interesting. Its not much of a “game” in the traditional sense, and its not so much about storytelling, but from what little I know about journaling games it seems to get straight to the point of the exercise. Let me be clear, I’m not saying this negatively, just descriptively.
This is, ultimately, a focused sitting meditation practice, and not really a beginner level one, but one that gets into “themed” meditations. And what a theme. Talk about developing compassion and peacefulness. As a person who has meditated occasionally and who would have once called themselves a Buddhist, I am definitely going to attempt to incorporate this into my practice (first I have to actually get back into my practice, ha!). Thank you so much for this
Now, for the jam, this is definitely uplifting and very much a “make the world a better place” type of thing, so from that angle it is definitely in line with the themes. My only hesitation, and its a slight one, is that its not really a “game” in the strictest sense, and its not really “fun”. That said, I don’t think that is a REQUIREMENT and its such a wonderful tool that for a real, demonstrable way to make the change they want to see in the world that it still definitely belongs. I love it.
Thank you so much for the insightful, descriptive, and profound comment ;0; It means a lot and I appreciate it very very much <3 <3 <3 I'd love to improve on this idea in a more traditionally game-y whimsy way to be more easily digestible by both casual meditators/gamers and children. But as of now, this is as pure as I can get the idea to be and I'm happy with it. Let's practice meditation more! The fun part may be finding the fun and joy in its complexities. Again, thank you <3 I indeed find joy from reading this!
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Very interesting. Its not much of a “game” in the traditional sense, and its not so much about storytelling, but from what little I know about journaling games it seems to get straight to the point of the exercise. Let me be clear, I’m not saying this negatively, just descriptively.
This is, ultimately, a focused sitting meditation practice, and not really a beginner level one, but one that gets into “themed” meditations. And what a theme. Talk about developing compassion and peacefulness. As a person who has meditated occasionally and who would have once called themselves a Buddhist, I am definitely going to attempt to incorporate this into my practice (first I have to actually get back into my practice, ha!). Thank you so much for this
Now, for the jam, this is definitely uplifting and very much a “make the world a better place” type of thing, so from that angle it is definitely in line with the themes. My only hesitation, and its a slight one, is that its not really a “game” in the strictest sense, and its not really “fun”. That said, I don’t think that is a REQUIREMENT and its such a wonderful tool that for a real, demonstrable way to make the change they want to see in the world that it still definitely belongs. I love it.
Thank you so much for the insightful, descriptive, and profound comment ;0; It means a lot and I appreciate it very very much <3 <3 <3 I'd love to improve on this idea in a more traditionally game-y whimsy way to be more easily digestible by both casual meditators/gamers and children. But as of now, this is as pure as I can get the idea to be and I'm happy with it. Let's practice meditation more! The fun part may be finding the fun and joy in its complexities. Again, thank you <3 I indeed find joy from reading this!