Submissions by andrewwelsh tagged not

The computer network in your company has been infected with a virus. And it's not just any virus, but one that constantly opens new tabs on Google Chrome until it uses all of your ram! I AM NOT A COMPUTER PERSON is a game for two players, in which one person plays as the IT helpdesk of the office and the other plays as a clueless worker whose computer has been infected. The worker would play on a PC, with a fake desktop and web browser displayed to them. The other player would play on another computer, opposite to the worker. A feed of text would be given to the tech support, allowing them to know what the worker is doing without being able to see what is on their screen or what their computer is currently doing in the background. The worker would be able to view the web browser, desktop, task manager, file explorer, and console of the computer, allowing them to do a variety of tasks. They would be able to verbally relay information to the tech support, however they would be unable to show them any images of their screen. The tech support would have access to a pdf file, in which the solution to removing the various types of viruses would be documented.

Each time the game is played the virus would change slightly - for example, the first time the game is played the virus may have an icon on the desktop of the "computer", which would give a lead as to which virus it is. However, other viruses may not have a desktop icon, making it harder to narrow down where the virus is located and which virus it is. As the virus is constantly opening new windows in Chrome and using more and more RAM, the computer would begin to slow down. This would make it more difficult to move through the operating system, and add a delay to the transmission of the worker's actions to the tech support. Once the computer has ground to a halt, the words "I AM NOT A COMPUTER PERSON" will flash on the screen before the simulated computer shuts down. This would be considered game over, as the players failed to remove the virus in time. If the players successfully manage to remove the virus they would be considered to have "completed" the game, and the next time it was played on the same computers the virus would be much more difficult to find and remove.

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