​VITALEAGUE
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Available to play on itch.io!

Description
No superpowers? Not a problem for Alyssa, who just joined the town’s second-favorite teen superhero team as their social media manager. More importantly, she was just added to the group chat!
  • Length: 15-20 minutes
  • CW: mention of cardiac arrest, illness of a parent
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Overview
  • Text-based interactive fiction game for web
  • Group chat interface simulation
  • Created and released in 5 weeks for Single Choice Jam

Roles
  • Project Manager
  • Developer & Designer
  • ​Writer
  • Social Media Coordinator
Project Management
  • Maintained documentation of all past/present iterations
  • Coordinated international interdisciplinary communication across 15-hour time difference with music composer DAPHODIL
  • Managed scope of the project for the timeline

Development/Design
  • Made in TWINE 2.10.0 - SugarCube 2.37.3 using HTML, CSS, & JavaScript
  • Facilitated playtest
  • Iterating on UI based on player feedback to make the game more accessible to players with motor control impairment and more enjoyable to play for everyone
  • ​Developing a “Read Mode” to provide an additional way for players to interact with the narrative of the story

Narrative
  • Wrote original branching script that uses the constraint of the jam to convey thematic weight
  • Constructed 4 character arcs and backstories

Promotion
  • Promoted game on platforms such as Instagram, BlueSky, and Tumblr
  • ​Created cover, banner, and other social media assets in Canva

Play VITALEAGUE and view development log here!