Microaggression Bingo

"Death By a Thousand Papercuts" or "Winner Winner Privilege Dinner". HTML5 bingo board mobile application exploring social justice and privilege. Participate in a fun, safe, and inclusive bingo game.

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"Death by a thousand papercuts" // "Winner Winner Privilege Dinner"

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Game_Intro

  • A HTML5 bingo board mobile application exploring social justice and privilege for Facebook's 2019 Developer Circle Challenge. Participate in a fun, safe, and inclusive bingo game that welcomes players of diverse backgrounds! Watch the video submission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhfnhcWPI3U&feature=youtu.be

  • HTML5 games are games that users can play on the web, across devices. JavaScript can be used to create immersive gaming experiences that are accessible to anyone and can be integrated to platforms like Facebook Instant Games or Wechat.

  • Let's play the privilege game? Click here!

Social_Justice_Motivation

Patriarchy

  • "A cultural construct in which old, rich, white, straight, cisgender, able-bodied, christian men are valued more than minority groups."
  • "Special rights, advantages, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group."

Microaggression

  • "Daily verbal, behavioural, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative prejudicial slights and insults toward any group."

Explain Privilege to those who do not see it

  • Teacher tells students they are having a race and the winner recieves a prize. However, some students get a head start on this race:

Video to provoke discussion and understanding

(Video. *”Every statement I’ve made has nothing to do with anything any of you have done.** We all know these people up here have a better opportunity to win this $100 bill.”)*

Bingo_Examples

  • I am white.
  • I am a man.
  • I am a native English speaker.
  • My name is one of the following: [James, John, Robert, Michael, William, David, Richard, Joseph, Thomas, or Chris]
  • I have never felt unsafe because of my gender, been catcalled, or raped.
  • I have never been asked "So where are you REALLY from?", or "Why don't you have an accent?".
  • I have never been a victim of violence because of my race.
  • I was not bullied as a child for any of my identities. :(
  • I have never been called fag/dyke/fairy or any other derogatory slur for homosexuals.
  • I do not have any learning or physical disabilities.
  • You have never heard this statement: "You have been randomly selected for secondary passport control".

Technical_How_it_works

  • HTML5 + CSS3

    • Game transitions and animations
    • Audio mp3s for bingo sounds
    • Female voice intro "Let's play the privilege game?"

  • Javascript + jQuery

    • Game reads customized .json square microagression data from data.js file
    • Content randomizes reload for new game each time
    • Win state checks data attributes for winning bingo conditions
    • End game at "Winner Winner Privilege Dinner" popup

Technical_Facebook_Developer_Product_Integration

  • HTML5 Games

    • Multi-platform devices for accessible gaming experience
    • Integrates into new platforms like FB instant Games, or Wechat
    • Disadvantages: Graphical fidelity + Performance not as good as native + Battery life may suffer

  • Facebook Instant Games

    • Web Instant Games bundle configuration in fbapp-config.json
    • Easily publishes game to app store for users around the world

  • Facebook Login

    • Two-tap account creation using Facebook-Profile
    • Asynchronously loads login in game, does not block loading other elements
    • Integrates with Facebook Analytics - requires {your-app-id} and {api-version}
    • Refer to documentation page from Facebook for Developers

Technical_User_Privacy_Considerations

  • HTML5 Local Storage Data

    • Bingo cache stores data on user's local device
    • Data.js information is removed when user clears cache
    • Storage.setItem( 'game_state', JSON.stringify(gameState));

  • User.js File

    • User.js file added for user privacy
    • Template for configuring privacy and security
    • Reduce tracking from web analytics, tracking, finger-printing, or shoulder surfers
    • Harden browser settings against data disclosure or code execution vulnerabilities

Challenges I ran into

  • Game was super boring with a "fixed"/"hard-coded" bingo board - Decided to make game configurable with json data so that user can choose tile names and it also randomizes with each refresh.
  • Uploading the raw code to Facebook's HTML5 Instant Game platform was quite a process. Had to read through documentation to integrate facebook login, fbapp-config.json,analytics, and the continue as {Name} button.
  • Accounting for user privacy in a bingo board game when the bingo cache stores data on user's local device - decided that data.js information be removed when user clears cache

What's next for Microaggression Bingo

More FB product integration since it's already on the platform. Ship it via Instant Games

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