Online 'Haunted House' Game Builds Understanding Between Players Through Chaotic yet Thoughtful Interactions
• Players in the online game This Discord Has Ghosts in It take on roles of ghosts or paranormal investigators in a haunted house setting within a Discord chat • Ghosts can only communicate via text while investigators use voice chat, leading to messy but enjoyable attempts to convey secrets about their characters • Through sequences of videos, audio clips, and text, the ghosts guide the investigators through the haunted house to ultimately reveal their backstories • In a culminating séance, all players come together to share what they've learned and decide on their characters' fates, finding clarity amidst the chaos • The game provides a space online to thoughtfully build understanding between people, unlike much of today’s internet which often trends negative