My Freelance Game Design Project
Things you should know
Safe path is a point and click interactive narrative. I was brought on board as a game designer and Consultant to Playing Human Studios on a project commissioned by United Nations Women. The goal was to create an experience to spread awareness about the connection between job scams and human trafficking especially in South Asian countries.
I learnt a great deal from my time on this project. I got valuable experience on presenting and iterating my game design ideas based on feedback from clientele and a professional development team.
My role
I drew up initial game design logic maps.
I helped map out user journey through spreadsheets.
I created secondary language modules.
I bridged gap between the design and dev team.
Initial Design
This logic map was my first approach Safe Path's design. This design is heavily inspired from the gameplay loop of "Paper's Please". However, based on the feedback I received, I realized that though this approach would have likely created an engaging gameplay experience, the priority was to spread awareness. This design idea was heavy on gameplay and would the limit the target demographic to young people who are familiar with nuanced games. Therefore, I, together the team, adopted a simpler, more streamlined approach to Safe Path.