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4. detales The game about sharing stories Jennifer Chong & Andrew Kim

5. our design process

6. our design process users

7. our design process

8. our design process

9. our design process Old people telling stories Freedom to tell stories Element of chance Mash-up component Forcing connections between stories Prompts to write stories Rewards for sharing stories

10. Iterative Prototyping 5 test groups in class 4 test groups outside of class Different user groups: Classmates, families, friends Ages 17-55 our design process

11. base model I don’t understand how you win this game. - DP Created point cards Made topic cards more evocative How can you elicit more personal stories? - JZ evolving rules Made topic cards more vague The topic cards are too restrictive. -CK Added rules How can you incorporate an element of chance? - PR Took away rules How can you pull everybody’s stories together? - PR Thought long and hard, but to no avail. final version

12. the game

13. detales

14. Picture of everything spread out, physical description detales adjective cards story cards topic cards point cards

15. Chia pet Prized possession Silver flute Bunnybear

16. Mrs. Edwards Stealing DDS food 1983 Mercedes Boatrace at SigmaDelt Helicopter crash in Bermuda Hitchhiking in NZ Limitless potential Tofu Bunnybear Ledyard challenge

17. dainty

18. Mrs. Edwards Tofu 1983 Mercedes dainty Limitless potential Bunnybear

19. repeat.

20. our findings

21. detales Sound bites “I really want to play this with my family! Can we play again?” – HK “This game is baller!” – BM “Okay, I don’t tell many people this, but…” – SH-K “I crashed my friends’ wedding… in a helicopter.” – GK “I love hearing people’s personal stories.The game is a great way to connect with other people.” – MA

22. detales The game about sharing stories Jennifer Chong & Andrew Kim