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Best of luck with your creative journey! What are you working on?

SeanAnderson 3y ago
Thank you, I appreciate it. The elevator pitch is: Symbiant is a real-time, sci-fi ant colony simulation for modern browsers. It draws inspiration from RimWorld, SimAnt, Progress Quest, and Tamagotchi. You awaken to find your consciousness trapped inside a satellite's computer, sharing space with a damaged AI bent on terraforming an alien world that you both now orbit. Withered from eons of isolation, a chance encounter with an ant colony provides you with hope, companionship, a distraction, and, potentially, a way to help the AI complete their directive. Symbiant is a digital aquarium. Slow, calm, and a 24/7 source of simple entertainment. A respite primarily meant for observation and reflection, you briefly command the satellite just once per day and must use this time to make prescient decisions which ensure your ants thrive until your next check-in. The rest of your day is spent simply observing the side-effects of your actions and taking notes for tomorrow. Symbiant is tactful mental health software. Its goal is to help you be more consistent in your personal growth and more aware of your mental health. Over the course of real-world months, you help the protagonist grow their pet ants, themselves, and yourself. A quick routine involving breathwork, meditation, and self-reflective journaling is gently woven into your daily self-care habits all while the software masquerades as a colony sim.
- southwesterly 3y ago
  That sounds excellent. Best of luck with that. Do you have a website?
  - SeanAnderson 3y ago
    Not yet. There's a discord link in my bio to follow along for now and I will share my prototypes with the HN community for feedback as it progresses. It's written in Rust so, you know, it's basically required to hype it up on HN. :)
- toomanyrichies 3y ago
  I’d play that. Looking forward to seeing the launch announcement.
  - nraford 3y ago
    Ditto. Please share the launch when you can, OP!

Thank you, I appreciate it. The elevator pitch is: Symbiant is a real-time, sci-fi ant colony simulation for modern browsers. It draws inspiration from RimWorld, SimAnt, Progress Quest, and Tamagotchi. You awaken to find your consciousness trapped inside a satellite's computer, sharing space with a damaged AI bent on terraforming an alien world that you both now orbit. Withered from eons of isolation, a chance encounter with an ant colony provides you with hope, companionship, a distraction, and, potentially, a way to help the AI complete their directive. Symbiant is a digital aquarium. Slow, calm, and a 24/7 source of simple entertainment. A respite primarily meant for observation and reflection, you briefly command the satellite just once per day and must use this time to make prescient decisions which ensure your ants thrive until your next check-in. The rest of your day is spent simply observing the side-effects of your actions and taking notes for tomorrow. Symbiant is tactful mental health software. Its goal is to help you be more consistent in your personal growth and more aware of your mental health. Over the course of real-world months, you help the protagonist grow their pet ants, themselves, and yourself. A quick routine involving breathwork, meditation, and self-reflective journaling is gently woven into your daily self-care habits all while the software masquerades as a colony sim.

southwesterly 3y ago
That sounds excellent. Best of luck with that. Do you have a website?
- SeanAnderson 3y ago
  Not yet. There's a discord link in my bio to follow along for now and I will share my prototypes with the HN community for feedback as it progresses. It's written in Rust so, you know, it's basically required to hype it up on HN. :)
toomanyrichies 3y ago
I’d play that. Looking forward to seeing the launch announcement.
- nraford 3y ago
  Ditto. Please share the launch when you can, OP!