CivicSim
—A Patreon project where Patrons engage in a civics
simulation through roleplaying, discourse, and voting
——— Work in Progress ———
The direction of this project has changed! Information on this page
is outdated. Stay tuned!
CivicSim is an interactive civic simulation game where players
vote on policies and watch a simulated society evolve in response.
It blends political strategy, community decision-making, and
narrative world-building to explore how collective choices
shape the future.
Project Overview
Goal- Build a patron-driven civic simulation where community members vote on policies that shape a simulated society.
- Present transparent, data-driven outcomes through narrative briefs that explain how choices impact key societal metrics.
- Provide an engaging, collaborative experience where participants can immediately see the effects of their decisions.
- Core loop implemented: weekly ballots, policy voting, deterministic simulation ticks, and narrative brief generation.
- Next.js frontend and FastAPI backend scaffolded, with Patreon authentication and early results archive features in place.
- Beta development underway: provenance panels, results archive, and disclosure labels integrated; automation, analytics, and dashboards in progress.
- Complete Beta features including automated weekly ticks, patron dashboards, event systems, and news feeds.
- Prepare for production with accessibility audits, disaster recovery, LLM cost management, and communication hooks (Discord/Email).
- Expand with faction/party systems, multi-issue voting, player-authored policies, and AI-driven in-unverse newsletters.