you sit down to meditate and then 5 seconds in these mfs show up

An early meditation prototype in Project Nirvana was trying out a mindful breathing exercise in the midst of combat. I had read The Warrior's Meditation by Richard Haight that described a form of brief meditation that could be done before/during a fight, so I wanted to try similar

A closer look at the player model in Project Nirvana. I'm still terrible at making my own textures, so I just stencil painted the concept art onto the model lmao.
Concept art by Yuchen Wang @yuchenwang.bsky.social

I'm still working how the level of visual fidelity for assets that feels right and achievable. I love the retro 3D look and would love to be able to do PS2-level visuals, but I'm not good or fast enough for that. So I'm sitting somewhere betwene PS1 - PSP level?

Just read a great essay about the classic board game Go as a vehicle for Buddhist practice and learning. Some wonderful life lessons to be found as well. I gotta give Go another try.

Link to essay below.

I’m working on PROJECT NIRVANA, a prototype for a souls-like inspired by Buddhist mythology and meditation.
I’ve been learning Unreal, 2D / 3D art and combat game design from scratch, so THINGS WILL BE SCRAPPY! But I want to start sharing my dev journey, so let's go!
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