Equal opportunity affection games, critical design in stolen kisses

This brief paper outlines the design and development challenges of a critical design affection game. Affection games require players to flirt, kiss, hug or make love to meet their goals. The game described, named Stolen Kisses, allows players to kiss a wider variety of individuals. The game is played by placing your lips on a mobile device and balancing long kisses with short kisses across one of eight gender and racially diverse characters.