Innermost // a mindfulness mini app

core loop

gameplay content

The 8 days aren't arbitrary. Each maps to a step in Buddhism's Noble Eightfold Path, and sessions escalate in length as you progress. The structure is the pedagogy. You build into the practice. Each day has a name, not just a number.

visual design —

Inspired by the Thai forest monastery tradition and immersive game design. The UI move away from the clinical interface and lives inside a dense, atmospheric temple environment. The goal was to **bring the feeling of entering a retreat into a phone screen, using unfamiliar visuals to break the user out of their default pattern** before the session even begins.

scoring system —

Points reward showing up and quality of practice.

leaderboard & community pool —

Entry fees flow into a monthly prize pool (80% to players, 20% to team). Points accumulate across multiple challenge attempts in a month. Payout is pro-rata based on total points: the more you practice, the larger your share.

Payouts were distributed via Safe multisig: a 2-of-2 treasury requiring both team members to sign off. We explored automated staking contracts (two formal quotes, two different architectures) and chose the approach that let us ship.