CORE 2096 Reflect

Game 1: BBC

How you felt playing the game: I felt very sympathetic when I made a choice. I discovered that this decision could lead to harming other people.
What you learned playing the game: to think more before making a decision for others.
One suggestion for improving the game: the choices were so limited there could be more choices to pick from.

Game 2: SPENT

How you felt playing the game: one of the games, I liked playing. I felt that I was very responsible for every choice cause I had debts and rent to pay on time; otherwise, I would get in trouble.
What you learned playing the game: how I could be responsible about choosing what to pay and what is not essential. And also, under any stress not to go for cigarettes because people assume that it releases tension, but indeed it doesn’t.
One suggestion for improving the game: I don’t think it needs any improvement from my point of view.

How you felt playing the game: I also liked this game. As it was so realistic and relatable as a student
What you learned playing the game: Don’t judge too quickly. You don’t know what is behind the things you judge.
One suggestion for improving the game: is to have more choices for the answers.

How you felt playing the game: It was a bit confusing for me at first, but when I understood what the game was, I found it interesting.
What you learned playing the game: How to make my site more credible and try to get shares to pay my loans and expenses.
One suggestion for improving the game is clarifying the steps, as I got lost in the middle many times.

How you felt playing the game: I was not too fond of it, tho the first part might be relatable because it is about parties and college students. However, when you carry on, you only have two options; if you do that, then you are that… So I didn’t get very interactive with the game.
What you learned playing the game: One thing I learned is that the majority might change their 1st decision depending on the people they are surrounded by. Such as drinking alcohol or declining it; the game kept asking this question many times, and the result was that many people would say yes after a while. One more thing I learned, if I’m doing a game later, is to put in more choices.
One suggestion for improving the game: I felt the choices were minimal. Another thing is that they wrote at the end to be continued, and there is no link for part 2 on the last slide.

How you felt playing the game: I felt heartbreaking for the boy that is depressed and going through stuff, but he also needs to make others happy. Most of the time, my decisions were a bit harming him as I chose options to satisfy others and not care about his health. The game was very engaging.
What you learned playing the game:taking care of your mental health is more important than prioritizing other people’s happiness.
One suggestion for improving the game: The game was too long, it could be shorter.

The First 8 seconds of this video, from the movie (Inside out), describes the common feeling I had for most of the games after making a decision. Because after each decision, when I got the result, I felt that it was a quick decision for me; I should have had second thoughts about it. For instance, in the game know yourself, there was a scenario of someone taking his phone in an exam, so I assumed he was cheating; in fact, he was not.

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