Diemocracy

Amornchai Laohapongchana

www.gaplhpcn.com / gaplhpcn@gmail.com

Politics is something that Thai people usually avoid talking and discussing about, as the topic contains lots of stress, complexity, and is boring for most people.

In Thailand it is also considered taboo to talk about politics, therefore the younger generations are not encouraged to discuss or voice their political opinions.

But undeniably, our political system also contains lots of irregularities that do not align with democratic values. Politics should be a topic that people can openly share, discuss, exchange perspectives, and care about because it affects us all, either directly or indirectly.

Diemocracy is a card game designed to simulate the malfunction and abnormalities of the Thai political system. In which players will be experiencing these irregularities through the system, regulations, and rules of the game. This game aims to show the younger generations the problems within the Thai political system so that they are more aware and attentive about politics.

Work Process

The Election (First game)

Within the development of this project, I have done in total of 3 games with over 8 drafts.

Each drafts I have tested a lot with target audiences in order to gain feedbacks on what is the positives and the negatives. To make sure that the game is most functional in the way and still to keep the fun of the game.