Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated version to celebrate

Re:Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated ver... by 101008 on Thursday October 24, 2024 @02:57PM (#41938545)

This may be buried in the comments and you will never see it, but thank you very much Gabriele. Your game helped me in a very weird circumstance.

I was afraid of flying, specially on the takeoff and landing (and turbulence as well, ha). So I read somewhere that if I focused on something else, it would help me. So for the past years, I played 2048 during takeoff and landing, and it worked. It helped me to focus on something else, not the airplane, and I started to enjoying more my trips.

Now I don't need to do it anymore, but just for the experience I still do it when I fly. So thank you for helping me with my fear!

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated ver... by richardzhang on Thursday October 24, 2024 @03:51PM (#41939063)

Always amazing to read about surprising positive impacts that a project can make in someone's life like this.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated ver... by terabytest on Thursday October 24, 2024 @04:30PM (#41939427)

That’s amazing! Such a cool story. I’m really happy that 2048 was able to help you this way :)

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated ver... by bschwindHN on Thursday October 24, 2024 @10:06PM (#41941651)

This is bizarre. I came into this thread to make this exact same comment - I play 2048 religiously during takeoff, turbulence, and sometimes landing. It works really well, though if you were to watch a replay of my game, you could tell when turbulence hits because I start making faster and less logical moves :)

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated ver... by 101008 on Friday October 25, 2024 @08:40AM (#41944671)

I'm afraid again now...

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated ver... by morelikeborelax on Saturday October 26, 2024 @02:33AM (#41952985)

Very bizarre, as I also found it helped with this! I was only a First Officer at the time, but even as a Captain today I find playing 2048 during take off and landing really helps.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated ver... by dngit on Saturday October 26, 2024 @07:28AM (#41954093)

Wait, you're a Captain, and you fear of taking off and landing? I have so many questions :). Also, as someone who is scared of taking off and landing, I'm even more scared now.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Show HN: 2048 turned 10 this year, I built an updated ver... by averageRoyalty on Sunday October 27, 2024 @06:20AM (#41961335)

I suspect they were being facetious.

[ Parent | on HN ]