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Love Me Not, a dating app

Link: https://editor.p5js.org/kc5049/sketches/-cwEkGzh0

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In this week’s sketches, we decided to create a dating app called Love Me Not. One of the main functions of a dating app is deciding whether you like someone or not. That choice can be different for everyone because we all have different preferences. Our app has a small twist, though: every person might be hiding a monster inside, so the person you are looking at may not be what they actually seem to be. However, you can still choose to date the monster if you want to. It’s all personal preference, there will be no judgment. I thought this would be an interesting way to explore our topic this week because even a simple swipe can hide a much bigger decision.

Which choices are easier, harder? Which choices are false choices?

There are no completely false choices. Everyone can choose based on their personal preferences. Even if the app reveals that someone is secretly a monster, the decision is still up to the user.

What internal or external factors influence the choice? How do others’ choices affect your choices?

The user’s first impression, personal preferences, and curiosity can all influence the choice. The visual design also matters because a cute-looking character might make the user more likely to accept them, even if there could be a monster hiding underneath. Other people’s choices could influence the user too. If everyone else rejects a certain character, the user might become suspicious.

What choices surprise you with unexpected outcomes?

If you pay for Premium, you get access to the scan feature, which lets you see the “true look” of a person if they have one. The surprising outcome is that the person you thought was attractive might turn out to be a monster.

Work in Pairs Can you divide an idea into two parts and combine those parts? Can you swap sketches and riff off of your partner's work? Provide 1 sketch link per pair, however clearly describe who did what in the code.

Shelia created the drawings and coded the part where the user accepts a person. I (Kai) coded the rejection behavior and the scan feature. Together, we combined these parts so that the user can accept, reject, or pay for Premium to discover the person’s “true look.”