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genre: Life
Description: Educational, YoYoCompNov2012
Tags: studio, gamemaker
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28 Nov, 2012 @ 6:12pm
30 Nov, 2012 @ 6:43pm
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(c) 2012 james street

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This game is inspired by Buddhist meditations on presence of mind, and as such is to be an excercise in this discipline. The point of the game is to absorb the elements of your psyche that threaten to overtake you; to observe them and let them pass through, as if watching water on a bridge. A thought arises, you observe it, let it pass through you, and let it go. By accepting these forces, you move closer to your own...
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game designer - james street
music - cole street
programming - james street
soundtrack - hollow ox
art - james street

how to play:
use the arrow keys to move around the screen to avoid being ensnared
by a mental construct. every three seconds you avoid contact, your
prana increases and causes you glow. continue to charge until your
aura turns blue. once you have built enough energy, you can absorb a
construct by getting close to one (or more) and pressing the spacebar
or ctrl keys.
if you are ensnared by a mental construct, you will lose some prana.
if you not have enough prana to withstand the contact, you will lose
a concentration point. The session is over if you lose all
concentration points (4 total per game) or successfully absorb all 9
of presented constructs.
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SevnXI 5 Dec, 2012 @ 8:02am 
bad ass update! The "you aren't the things you hate" level killed me a couple of times! I love it, keep it up.
BlamingBuddhaTV 4 Dec, 2012 @ 10:49pm 
yeah its pretty cool I wish I could check it out but I dont have GameMaker. definitely keep it up though I think the "exercises in philosophy" disguised as video games idea is great!
szoept  [author] 4 Dec, 2012 @ 10:39am 
Thanks, dextronaut! I'm looking into creating more "exercises in philosophy" disguised as video games. I'm thinking the next one will be an adventure game exploring concepts of self and how its influence.
BlamingBuddhaTV 3 Dec, 2012 @ 5:51pm 
love the concept
szoept  [author] 30 Nov, 2012 @ 6:47pm 
At dafa0904's and other's suggestion, I tweaked player and construct speed and behavior to scale to levels. This should provide a more challenging game experience, rather than the perhaps perceived 'dull' experience. Considering that I'm entering this in the game contest, this change seems to be appropriate and not too far from the overall intention.
szoept  [author] 30 Nov, 2012 @ 4:53am 
Thanks for the compliments and constructive criticism! I will look into implementing a bit more randomness tonight. I've gone back and forth about increasing difficulty as well as number of constructs per level. I think I might have a solution that might work - increase speed and randomness on each level but only as constructs are eliminated. That way there is at least a consistent (if not increasing) level of difficulty, rather than the plateau that happens once you've eliminated one or two each level.
SevnXI 29 Nov, 2012 @ 11:38am 
Great sound and I love the concept. I would've added an alarm event to the mental construct objects just for a bit more of a challange (kinda predictable to a point). keep it up!