The Compliment
You're walking down the street in crisis. Yesterday you almost quit your PhD. Your relationship is failing. You're questioning everything. A stranger approaches: "I know this sounds weird, but I had a vision this morning that...
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How well do you know who you are?
The person you are at work, at home and among strangers is not always the same person. These stories nudge you to choose between fitting in and being yourself.
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What these stories reveal
- Do you adjust yourself to fit the room?
- Which parts of yourself do you hide, and why?
- How do you respond when someone's picture of you does not match yours?
5 identity & self stories you can play
The Mark
At twenty-three you want to make who you are permanent — to carve this moment, this belief, this love into your skin forever. But "forever" is a long time to be one version of yourself. The years are watching.
The Mirror
An exploration of personal identity through memory, experience, and consciousness. What makes you "you"?
The Reinvention
You have been becoming someone different — genuinely, gradually, in a direction that is yours. The people who knew you before are feeling the distance. Each layer the question of who you owe your identity to becomes harder to...
The Ship
A journey through time exploring what remains when everything changes. Based on the ancient Ship of Theseus paradox, discover your views on continuity, change, and what makes something the same across time.
Who you are when nobody is setting the rules
Most people act a little differently at work, at home, with old friends and among strangers. Some of that is normal social sense. But sometimes the gap gets wide enough that you start to wonder which version is really you.
Questions of identity come up in everyday choices: whether to correct someone who has the wrong picture of you, whether to share an opinion that might not fit the group, whether to keep a part of your background or beliefs private. Some people adapt easily to each room. Others feel uncomfortable unless they're the same everywhere. Both can be ways of protecting yourself.
These stories nudge you to choose between fitting in and standing out, and help you notice which parts of yourself you show, which you hide, and why.
Find out what you would really do
Each story branches based on your choices. There are no right or wrong answers, only what your choices say about how you think.
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