TOP SECRET//SIGINT//NO FORN
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Top Secret is an interactive fiction game about the NSA and Snowden leaks. It’s a game about secrets, encryption, privacy, and the ethics of surveillance.
It’s played in real time, over two weeks, by email.
- Play by email?
You may be a bit confused at this point. So I’ll explain.
You (the player) will receive and reply to real emails from the characters in the game over the course of two weeks. You read and reply to them just like any other normal email you receive, directly from your inbox.
I’ll describe in more detail how this works soon, but for now, all you need to know is that to play the game, you only need an email address.
- What’s the story?
The game begins on Thursday 23rd May 2013. The Director of the NSA has learned that the Washington Post has received Top Secret documents and wants you to identify the source of the leaks.
Your team will be providing you with intel and surveillance reports on the targets you select. You’ll work together to a common goal and gain their trust.
What your colleagues don’t know, is that you’re also spying on them.
The Director believes there is a mole in the team and has tasked you with surveilling them to find out. How willing are you to pry into your own colleagues’ private lives? Will you protect your friends or betray them? It’s up to you.
- How far along is the game?
So far I've written about 50% of the content and have a prototype of the email tech. Still a lot more to do!
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TOP SECRET//SIGINT//NO FORN
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