Disinformation Quest

An interactive narrative experience exploring the mechanics of disinformation through a thought-provoking simulation. Available in both English and Romanian at 2-plus-2.com.

Project Overview

This project serves as both an educational tool and a thought experiment on how mathematical truths can be challenged through various psychological and social mechanisms. Through an immersive game-like experience, users take on the role of a disinformation agent tasked with spreading the notion that "2+2=5".

Key Features

• Interactive Narrative: Progress through multiple stages of a disinformation campaign, making strategic choices that affect the outcome
• Multilingual Support: Full support for English and Romanian languages with automatic detection based on user's location
• Immersive Audio: Voice-acted briefings and atmospheric sound design
• Dynamic Visualizations: Real-time animations illustrating the impact of your choices
• Progress Tracking: Visual metrics showing the effectiveness of your campaign

Technical Implementation

Tech Stack

• Frontend Framework: React with TypeScript
• Build Tool: Vite
• UI Components: shadcn/ui
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• State Management: TanStack Query
• Internationalization: i18next
• Routing: React Router
• Animation: Framer Motion

Project Structure

src/
├── components/    # Reusable UI components
│   ├── game/     # Game-specific components
│   └── ui/       # shadcn/ui components
├── pages/        # Main application pages
├── hooks/        # Custom React hooks
├── i18n/         # Internationalization config and translations
├── utils/        # Utility functions
└── styles/       # Global styles and Tailwind config

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (LTS version recommended)
• npm or yarn package manager

Local Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Build for production
npm run build

# Preview production build
npm run preview

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Live Demo

Experience the simulation at 2-plus-2.com