The Bystander Effect
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A same-room casual multiplayer game in which players participate via web-browser (NOTE: only desktop chrome confirmed) in a psychology experiment displayed on the common screen. The game features the bystander effect. In an emergency with only a few people around, people will quickly take action as they feel responsible. However, just like the theme of LD40, the more people around, the less likely they are to act.
To play:
Download the game to play on the common screen from the downloads section.
Each person goes to http://be.saulamster.com using chrome and enters a name and the roomcode.
Chrome on android seems to break the server. Try playing with PC chrome clients
This game was our first Ludum Dare! It was probably over-ambitious but it was a huge learning experience.