Greetings
Hello everyone. This is Sebastian, the lead game designer for The Process Game™. I’m writing here to update everyone on the progress we’ve made so far in producing the game! I’d also like to get a conversation going. So this is where I will be talking about The Process.
The team here has been busy. Especially when coordinating with our partners. Colby, our COO, read out all of the partners in a recent meeting, I was surprised by how long it was. And it appears that our partner list will only be growing in the near future. 😳
Partnerships
Speaking of partners, we’ve had a lot of what we like to call “Playtest Partners”. Playtest Partners are organizations that have provided people to test out our game in the earlier stages. We’ve been testing mostly with youth outreach programs or civics-focused events. Events like the Girls Inc. voter registration drive.
Or, more recently, a promising playtest with kids at The Center for Youth on the Rise, a youth outreach center that serves kids from late elementary to early high school. The day we came into their summer program, they mostly had middle schoolers. The Process Game™ is mainly targeting high school and early college students. However, being able to see how well middle schoolers could pick up the game and use the trivia mechanics was very enlightening
After that playtest and more internal testing, it looks like the game is in a good place, mechanically. This is great for me as it means my job right now is mainly drawing silly pictures (for now I’m also the principal illustrator for the game 😅).
Dialogue
I’ve decided that this column will be pretty informal. Important updates will be here for sure. However, I’m more interested in starting a dialogue. So feel free to comment below this post or message us using our contact page.
Thanks for reading and I hope we can improve civics education by talking about The Process together!
P.S.: I just watched part of the recent presidential debate… 😢. I don’t think there’s a better example of why we need more civics awareness and stronger local politics. I know it’s hard to stay optimistic in times like these but we can make up for the shortfalls at the top by banding together and making our voices heard in local and state government!