My Future Self
Narrative Designer
Created as part of a grant-funded project for the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, My Future Self is an interactive visual novel designed to teach teens and young adults about passive, aggressive, and assertive communication styles to improve their relationships with intimate partners, family members, and more.
The game was piloted in a live intervention in Southern California in early 2023. It is proprietary software of CHLA.
At a Glance
- Developed for Android Tablets using Unity
- Over 15 minutes of fully voice acted branching narrative
- 4 team members
- Developed in collaboration with psychologists and public health experts
As Narrative Designer, my role included:
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Meeting weekly with public health experts and psychologists to clarify the impact goals of the game and maintain strong communication
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Architecting a branching narrative system that allowed for exploration within each given communication style
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Writing all dialogue options to deliver a satisfying dramatic story while still having all lines remain characteristic of psychological communication styles
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Casting, and directing voice acting sessions with professionals to ensure the script was delivered with nuance and sensitivity
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Conducting over 20 playtests with members of the target audience (teenagers)
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Compiling and organizing playtest data to deliver results to the CHLA team and make decisions on how to iterate the design moving forward