Before You Play — BridgeQuest

Before you play, please read this. BridgeQuest is an educational simulation game and a research study run by the University of Alberta. Playing takes about 5–40 minutes. We collect your gameplay decisions to improve the game and to study how people make ethics decisions under pressure. Your data is never sold. Research participation is optional.

What we collect

Your email address and username (for your account)
Every gameplay decision you make and how it affected the ethics dials
Your chat messages with the AI advisor and persona characters
How long you play and how often you return
Your device type and browser (for fixing technical issues)

How we use it

To run the game and save your progress
To make the game harder or easier based on your play style
For academic research into ethical decision-making (with your consent)
To improve future versions of BridgeQuest

Your rights

Download a copy of all your data — any time, from your account settings
Withdraw research consent — any time, no effect on your game access
Delete your account and all data — any time, permanently
Contact us at privacy@bridgequest.ca for any privacy question

Access Requirements *

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service

I have read and agree to the Privacy Policy

I confirm I am 18 years of age or older

Optional — Research Participation

Help Us Improve BridgeQuest

BridgeQuest is a research study at the University of Alberta. You can play without consenting to research. Checking the boxes below helps us publish findings that improve how games can teach immigration literacy. You can withdraw at any time from your account settings. Full research consent information ↗

Anonymized gameplay data — My decisions and dial scores may be used in academic research (anonymized, no personal details)

AI pattern analysis — My play patterns may be analyzed by machine learning models to study decision-making

Aggregated reporting — My anonymized data may appear in published papers and conference presentations

By clicking above you confirm all three Access Requirements are checked. Research participation is entirely optional and will not affect your game experience.