Research for Game Design


Devlog - 2022/09/28

Financial Advisor Simulator gives players a chance to see how family wealth from different social classes were affected by inflation and monetary policies; What decision do people make in response to the change of economic environment and how do these decisions affect social wealth inequality in the larger picture. You as a financial advisor will take care of your customers and help them make wise decisions monthly to help them survive the high inflation. By the end of the game, you will be surprised to see some of the tiny decisions you made may affect your customer’s wealth a lot.


Gameplay

In this game, you will act as a junior financial advisor from the bank, and the world you live in is currently under the influence of high inflation. The company assigned you with a couple of customers from different social classes and your job is to help them make financial decisions accordingly. The length of the game will be “two years” or 24 “Months”. Each month, your client will meet you and give you some updates about their life. And you, as an advisor, need to help each family make decisions based on their monthly financial reports. Also, special events will happen in the world occasionally, such as monetary policies released by the government, news from the financial market or massive bankruptcy. Players need to analysis what is going on out there and give wise advice to the customers. Be careful about your decisions since what makes sense to you may not be logical to your client. Whether your customer will take your advice depends on their financial conditions and their educational background. 

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