Oasis Project Ideas #5
Description
San Diego Oasis (info from mission statement video)
"Our mission is simple yet profound, to create a space where older adults can thrive"
"We help older adults stay mentally sharp, physically active, confident, and independent"
"Seniors need more company"
"Its about building connections and giving back to the community"
Goal
Create a game concept that teaches players:
- loneliness and isolation can deeply affect older adults
- Small acts of volunteering can have a ripple effect and lead to even bigger change
- Community spaces become more vibrant when people feel connected
Idea 1: Neighborhood Volunteering
Player helps older adults with small needs like delivering groceries, walking with them to class, helping them sign up for activities, etc... As more needs are met, more older adults begin leaving their homes, joining Oasis classes, and walking around the neighborhood.
Game Assets
- Starting a dull neighborhood
- Short missions/tasks
- Once enough people reconnect, the town visually improves (trees, birds, flowers, etc...)
Idea 2: Neighborhood Interactions
After you help your neighbors enter back into society, they not only talk to other NPCS, but they also interact with you and inform you about the current class/lesson they signed up for through oasis.org.
Game Assets
- NPC idle movements around town
- Preloaded/randomized NPC dialogue/art for interactions with others
- Specific dialogue about oasis.org when player interacts
Idea 3: Personal Earnings
After helping an adult out of isolation the adults are able to gift players collectable items like pies or sweaters, additionally the game could work on a achievement based system where after completing a certain amount of houses they earn a trophy or a buff
Game Assets
- Gifts from adults (randomized or based on friendship lvl?)
- Achievements page + associated different prizes
- Maybe increased/more difficult map unlocked as game progresses
Main Focus
To teach about the steps that you can take in your own life to help out an adult you know, or don't! to break out of that loop of isolation and join society again, and to inform people about the classes offered at Oasis.Org to help improve this goal (through mentions from the citizens/billboards in game)