{"id":6,"date":"2026-01-22T21:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/?p=6"},"modified":"2026-04-20T21:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T21:59:29","slug":"week-1-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/interest-curve\/week-1-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 1 Blog (1\/12 &#8211; 1\/16)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>This week we further grounded the project\u2019s core direction and gameplay loop. We clarified a complete flow from \u201copening a personal bank account (language\/currency\/identity options) \u2192 daily budget management (automatic living expenses + allocating investment funds) \u2192 rolling dice to draw daily events (with extra dice unlocked by supporting the local community) \u2192 entering a time-limited daily stock market influenced by those events \u2192 deciding how to allocate money across entertainment, community support, local donations, local business investment, or saving.\u201d We also strengthened the mood\u2013expense relationship (entertainment boosts mood and reduces pressure from daily spending). In parallel, we mapped key financial mindsets to the target audience\u2019s realities (higher unbanked\/underbanked likelihood, mistrust in financial systems, credit barriers, lower resilience\/emergency savings), and began translating those insights into system design so the learning goals stay playable and motivating. 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