A groundbreaking interactive experience that brings focus, energy and balance to everyday life.
Leela is an educational Casual Video Game created and produced by renound mind-body medicine speaker Deepak Chopra and released in 2011 for Xbox 360 Kinect and Wii. The game is based on Chopra's own studies of spirituality along with his experiments with hallucinogenic drugs in his teen years.The game consists of seven minigames all based on the seven chakras, or spiritual centers of the body. Each of the games has the player using slow, full-body motions combined with breathing techniques to play a slow-paced game. The game is designed to be played at a very slow pace, and with all activities being repeated as needed to fulfill the body's perfect inner spiritual balance.
This game contains examples of:
- Amazing Technicolor Battlefield: The entire game consists of technicolor-style environments due to the game's Zen-like atmosphere.
- Casual Video Game: The game runs at a very slow pace since yoga is a central element of the game. In addition, the game was designed as a general introduction to yoga and was made to be easily playable by individuals of all skill levels.
- Edutainment Game: Chopra created the game to give players an introduction to yoga.
- Exergaming: This game has a focus on yoga.
- Lotus Position: The character on the main menu sits in a full-lotus position.
- Minigame Game: Seven minigames, all based off of the seven chakras of the human body.
- Real Life Writes the Plot: The game's visuals and soundtrack are designed off of hallucinogenic drugs that Chopra used during his teen years, combined with his studies of human spirituality.
- Tech-Demo Game: Chopra created this game when he wanted to experiment with video games as a medium for his lessons.
