What If You
- Category: Serious game (web)
- Project date: October, 2025
- Project URL: Play "What If You" now!
INTRODUCTION
This game was developed to support a Master’s thesis in Psychology:
Press Any Key to Start: The Adventure of Video Games Between Emotions and Learning.
It was designed to explore how gameplay can influence emotions and learning processes.
WHAT I DEVELOPED
I developed almost everything about this game, but some critical parts are:
- Cards system and swipe interaction
- Statistics system to simulate a world-scenario
- Graph and recap with current stats (daily and final)
- Pipeline to import new cards/stats/translations
- WebGL develop and build
- Analytics
CHARACTERISTICS
- Serious game
- WebGL
THE GAME
What If You is a video game created as part of a master's thesis in psychology, which explores empathy through ambiguous and realistic choices.
The game raises awareness of the impact of our actions on gratification, burnout, social relationships, and influenceability, highlighting the importance of empathetic communication.
HOW TO PLAY
In What If You you have the power to control people's actions with your choices. Choise wisely (swiping left or right), your actions have a huge impact on other people.