Hi! As another person in the "brain is staffed by weasels running around in zero-gravity" (alternatively called ADHD) demographic, I'd desperately like to know what font(s) are used on the game page here? It reads smooth as butter (sometimes especially when I'm tired that becomes a other point of brain-friction, yay!)
This game is an absolutely wonderful idea for just, a kind and comprehensive way to communicate our struggles, and the next time there's someone new and dear in my life who isn't already in the know I'll definitely try and remember this!
😁 The focus of the game is more to help people understand what it's like to live with ADHD. I have included rules for making it easier to play if you have ADHD in the second edition which is being released soon.
Soft Focuses is a journaling game where you retell events of your day through the lens of someone with ADHD. The author has created this game using his authentic experience, and does a great job portraying the symptoms of ADHD.
Thank you for making something like this. It's hard to express how ADHD works.
I don't think I could bring myself to actually play it though - the actual version of me also has ADHD.
It definitely caught my interest when I saw it in the current bundle. :) I might see if I can get some friends to try it based on the "community copies" (or if I can get them to buy the charity bundle!). Would be interesting to see their reactions.
I'm so glad! If you have people that you want to try it, the text only version will always be free. I hope it provides people in your life some extra insight.
Maybe the rules can be bent a little, so it is about an alternate me that does NOT have ADHD.
I have ADHD myself and I plan on checking this game out, turning the premise around to use it as a tool to find out, why things keep shifting my attention away from tasks constantly.
This game is a brilliant effort to show, what it is like. So it would be a great basis for some experimentation, i reckon :)
This seems really interesting but honestly I get the feeling it's not really meant for me. I struggle with ADHD in my real life already, no particular need to add a fantasy me to the list of "mes" that also struggles with the same thing.
I'd definitely like to hear the thoughts of a neurotypical person playing this, though.
I totally understand where you are coming from. I primarily wrote it to help others experience what it is like living with ADHD and do so without the memes and stereotypes. I have had several people with ADHD play it and not have a hard time, but when I played it I found it to be extremely emotionally draining for me. Please remeber to not over do it if you do try it. Also, feel free to pass it along to someone who might want/need to see things from a different perspective. :D
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Hi! As another person in the "brain is staffed by weasels running around in zero-gravity" (alternatively called ADHD) demographic, I'd desperately like to know what font(s) are used on the game page here? It reads smooth as butter (sometimes especially when I'm tired that becomes a other point of brain-friction, yay!)
This game is an absolutely wonderful idea for just, a kind and comprehensive way to communicate our struggles, and the next time there's someone new and dear in my life who isn't already in the know I'll definitely try and remember this!
What do you mean an alternate version of myself? I already have ADHD in real life :D
😁 The focus of the game is more to help people understand what it's like to live with ADHD. I have included rules for making it easier to play if you have ADHD in the second edition which is being released soon.
Soft Focuses is a journaling game where you retell events of your day through the lens of someone with ADHD. The author has created this game using his authentic experience, and does a great job portraying the symptoms of ADHD.
i'm really glad this game exists!
Thank you for making something like this. It's hard to express how ADHD works.
I don't think I could bring myself to actually play it though - the actual version of me also has ADHD.
It definitely caught my interest when I saw it in the current bundle. :) I might see if I can get some friends to try it based on the "community copies" (or if I can get them to buy the charity bundle!). Would be interesting to see their reactions.
I'm so glad! If you have people that you want to try it, the text only version will always be free. I hope it provides people in your life some extra insight.
Maybe the rules can be bent a little, so it is about an alternate me that does NOT have ADHD.
I have ADHD myself and I plan on checking this game out, turning the premise around to use it as a tool to find out, why things keep shifting my attention away from tasks constantly.
This game is a brilliant effort to show, what it is like. So it would be a great basis for some experimentation, i reckon :)
Thanks C. R. Legge for creating this.
As someone who struggles with adhd this game is not only fun but great for showing how adhd is like in reality.
Thank you! That is exactly what I was going for.
omg i want my dad to try this ;-;
If they do, I hope it helps. 💖
This seems really interesting but honestly I get the feeling it's not really meant for me. I struggle with ADHD in my real life already, no particular need to add a fantasy me to the list of "mes" that also struggles with the same thing.
I'd definitely like to hear the thoughts of a neurotypical person playing this, though.
I totally understand where you are coming from. I primarily wrote it to help others experience what it is like living with ADHD and do so without the memes and stereotypes. I have had several people with ADHD play it and not have a hard time, but when I played it I found it to be extremely emotionally draining for me. Please remeber to not over do it if you do try it. Also, feel free to pass it along to someone who might want/need to see things from a different perspective. :D
this game would make a great addition to the solo journaling game jam that’s currently running https://itch.io/jam/solo-journaling-rpg-jam/entries
Thanks for letting me know about it! I probably will. :)