Influencer Chess

Influencer Chess is a visual novel-style simulation game set in a society obsessed with self-improvement in beauty. Players act as influencers seeking for success in a world where one's appearance and personal effort dictate their social status.

Throughout the game, you'll experience the pressures of beauty standards and constant surveillance from social media. You'll analyze trends, modify your appearance, and carefully create content to build a following. As your influence grows, you'll transition from being watched to watching others, becoming part of the surveillance system itself.

Ultimately, you'll face a critical choice: will you fully embrace the competitive, capitalist system to maximize your own success, or use your newfound power to question and challenge these ideals?

Your choices shape the story, but no matter the path you choose, there's no perfect outcome. The game's true dilemma is discovering that personal efforts alone can't truly address the deeper, structural problems of the world.

Note: 

• This game was also developed as my thesis project in the Media Design Practices program at ArtCenter College of Design.
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