RelationshipForum.org - Athena Xiong

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RelationshipForum.org is an interactive web based story. Readers are introduced to our protagonist through her forum posts and interact with her through comments. As they continue to read her posts, they begin to uncover a darker, more sinister secret from her.

RelationshipForum.org

Relationship Forum is an interactive web horror story. When users first start the story, they are greeted by the main page of the Relationship Forum website. Users are given a brief explanation about the purpose of the website stating that it is 鈥渁 community forum that is a safe space to seek and offer advice for your everyday and romantic relationships.鈥 Users are then encouraged to 鈥渃reate an username.鈥 Once they click 鈥渃ontinue鈥, they are redirected to a forum post. This forum post is posted by user xxMAN-3AT3Rxx and it is titled: I (22F) Need More Attention from My Boyfriend 28M). Users will then read this forum post and can interact with it by commenting and reading other user鈥檚 comments. As they continue to read her posts, they begin to uncover a darker, more sinister secret from her.

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