Prom Fantasy Tactics

Transposing JRPG tactics design to a prom game may have seemed a little off the wall, but players caught right on. Rather than casting a fireball to damage heath bars, characters would do a killer dance move to increase happiness bars. Do it well, and all the downer prom attendees would be happy and dancing. Do it poorly, and your prom committee might leave in tears. All the drama of prom in game form.

Friends on the Prom Committee

Players start each game by pulling together a prom committee, customizing and picking the skills for their character and then building a team from other real players on the site. This asynchronous multiplayer experience rewarded players for repeat visits and fostered a lot of discussion in the community.

Inspired by the Community

When designing games for our client at TeenNick/The N we would often look to the site’s huge and active community. The core idea for Avatar Prom started as a forum fanfic game the tweens would play with their custom “avatars”. We made this a reality, letting them take their avatars to the prom and play out all the drama they imagined.

Word of Mouth

Avatar Prom was a big hit, engaging a lot of lively feedback from players and long running strategy threads on how best to beat the game. We regularly receive fan emails for Avatar Prom and hoping for its return.