Hi there. I appreciate you checking it out. This project had some lofty goals and dreams but with only one person and a scratch website, it definetely fell short. I might remake it in the future properly. Otherwise, sorry for having to play this depressing game. 

The idea is that YOU are an AI that curates content for a user. You have to carefully balance metrics and achieve either full engagement or full monetisation. 

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StatusPrototype
PlatformsHTML5
Authorjb_labs
GenreSimulation
Tagsscratch

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kaitlyn5488312 days ago

I love the idea of this. and enjoyed the tutorial and learning how the game works good job

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jb_labs312 days ago

Thank you - I appreciate the feedback and I wish you luck for your game!

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Etimo312 days ago

Great idea, I like that you actually put a tutorial. It's really appreciated! Seems complicated at first but It took me about 4 minutes to understand.

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jb_labs312 days ago(+1)

Thanks - I too agree it's a bit overwhelming at first. I would have rather introduced each mechanic gradually but it is what it is. Appreciate you taking the time to play and I wish you luck on your game (Seriously - loved the style and music in your game!)

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jb_labs312 days ago

Note:

  • This project was intended to bring to light the risk of accidental polarisation of people due to social media companies chasing profit. 
    • I had bigger expectations for this project but yeah, didn't reach that. (Perhaps in the next version on a proper engine)
  • This project was coded in Scratch. It obviously will not be good as a proper engine.
  • The buttons at the top ([Flag], [Pause/Play], [Stop]) are part of the Scratch engine
    • Pressing [Stop] immediately ends the game
    • Pressing [Flag] starts/restarts game
    • Pressing [Pause/Play] Temporarily pauses game until pressed again
  • There ARE SOUNDS EFFECTS. So be aware if you have your volume up.
    • The menu doesn't work so mute, dark mode etc. don't work unfortunately
  • The "Political Alignment" dial should show Red-Blue but didn't in this version. Take the left-side (Red) as favouring Red Party and right-side (Green) as favouring Blue Party

How to play:

  • A tutorial is included (press [2] on the loading screen)

Discovered bugs: 

  • The dials can be wonky 
    • Sometimes they don't accurately show the value of a particular stat (I noticed this esp. for the political alignment dial)
  • The timer
    • It starts alarming when below 0
    • The game ends if timer goes below -7
  • Menu
    • It doesn't work
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