Broken Hearts (Lynsay Shepherd)

Broken Hearts is a prototype platform-based game with some RPG (role-playing game) elements focussed on providing romance fraud education. It was created as part of the Tainted Love research project (team: Alex Bilz - research assistant, Dr Lynsay A. Shepherd - supervisor, Prof Graham Johnson - supervisor). Romance fraud is a form of social engineering whereby a scammer leads victims to believe they are in a trusting romantic relationship before requesting financial aid. Victims are often left emotionally and financially devastated. Law enforcement and dating platforms frequently run campaigns...