RelationshipForum.org - Athena Xiong

Twine Story/ Game/ Net-art
16 web pages

RelationshipForum.org is an interactive web based story. Readers are introduced to our protagonist through her forum posts and interact with her through comments. As they continue to read her posts, they begin to uncover a darker, more sinister secret from her.

RelationshipForum.org

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Relationship Forum is an interactive web horror story. When users first start the story, they are greeted by the main page of the Relationship Forum website. Users are given a brief explanation about the purpose of the website stating that it is “a community forum that is a safe space to seek and offer advice for your everyday and romantic relationships.” Users are then encouraged to “create an username.” Once they click “continue”, they are redirected to a forum post. This forum post is posted by user xxMAN-3AT3Rxx and it is titled: I (22F) Need More Attention from My Boyfriend 28M). Users will then read this forum post and can interact with it by commenting and reading other user’s comments. As they continue to read her posts, they begin to uncover a darker, more sinister secret from her.

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