The Game of Life.

A hypertext narrative by

Noémie Bréard

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Word count: 3319

Choice count: 74

Section count: 49

Image count: 49

Error count: 3

Field Related Analysis:

Tourism : 29 matches (Benefits, Destination, Employee, Goal, Human, Natural, Opportunity, Package, Party, Program, Resources, adventure, bit, bonus, box, course, destination, door, field, forward, interests, leg, package, pass, pension, program, rules, stop, tail)

Law/Paralegal-Technology : 28 matches (act, close, family life, family, four, harassment, Information, lottery, minimum wage, misconduct, notice, offer, office, pawn, pension, profession, quota, recovery, reference, rehabilitation, reputation, road, Rules, schedule, secure, Sexual, tail, waste)

Computer Science : 25 matches (bit, body, card, check, choice, close, dedicate, destination, don't care, field, Game of Life, hypertext, interrupt, Package, pass, path, physical, Push, recovery, restart, restore, score, tail, trap, True)

Target Structure:

a foot in the door (1 match)

background check (1 match)

deter (1 match)

flirtation (1 match)

fulfillment (2 matches)

hinder (1 match)

HR (6 matches)

ins-and-outs (1 match)

intern (1 match)

lack of (1 match)

learn the ropes (1 match)

leg work (1 match)

misconduct (1 match)

more often than not (1 match)

office politics (2 matches)

OJT (3 matches)

on-the-job-training (3 matches)

overtime (1 match)

pension (2 matches)

purpose (2 matches)

put aside (1 match)

retirement (4 matches)

set aside (1 match)

sexual harassment (1 match)

straight A's (1 match)

thoroughly (1 match)

time management (1 match)

undermine (1 match)

vacant position (2 matches)

wage (1 match)

withholding (1 match)

worthwhile (1 match)

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The Game of Life.

I choose my future college.

Now it's my turn to play and to decide where I want to study. I have to make my own way. I also believe in destiny. Now, two choices offer to me. I want to go in Natural Science at college. The first is the Saint-Jerome College. I have a lot of friends who go there and the teachers are funny. However, it takes me one hour to go there. My next choice is Lionel-Groulx College. I know some people and the science labs are modern. The experiments are interesting. However, it will take me a little bit more than one hour to go there.

Choice 1 : I go to Saint-Jerome College.

Choice 2 : I go to Lionel-Groulx College.

A college

I go to Saint-Jerome College.

I take the way to Saint-Jerome College. It's the beginning of college. I have less time at college, but I have a lot of homework and study. My friends party each weekend. I desire to go with them. Which move I do next?

Choice 1 : I do my homework and study.

Choice 2 : I party with my friends each weekend.

Saint-Jerome College

I go to Lionel-Groulx College.

I take the way to this college. School begin and I make my stuff done. One time, I walked in school and I saw a post-it with an offer to volunteering abroad. I am not really sure what I want to do after college. Maybe, it is my opportunity to find my purpose or to know more about myself. However, I will lose my part-time job and I will interrupt my studies.

Choice 1 : I go volunteering abroad.

Choice 2 : I don't go volunteering abroad.

Lionel-Groulx College

I turn left.

I decide to turn left. That's the way to school. I will continue to go to school, but I will concentrate more on the essential. I decide to stop going at party each week. However, I can't go to the programs I want in University because I drop some courses for having more fun. I can decide to go in a technique bound to one of the programs I hope to study or to wait one year to accomplish courses I need. I let the destiny to decide. The dices are rolled.

Choice 1 : I get a total between two and six inclusive.

Choice 2 : I get a total between seven and twelve inclusive.

Turn left

I do my homework and study.

I do all my homework and study thoroughly. I put aside distractions and I concentrate on my goal. I want to be accepted at the University in a quota program. So, I push myself and I get straight A's. However, I hesitate about my future program. It's time to me to choose my program for University to win the game!

Choice 1 : I apply in physiotherapy.

Choice 2 : I apply in pharmacy.

Homework

I party with my friends each weekend.

I am happy to see my friends. Also, I make some other. However, I have time management. I pass my courses, but I don't have big grades. So, I need to make a choice. One way gets me to the school and the other gets me to on-the-job-training.

Choice 1 : I turn left.

Choice 2 : I turn right.

Party!

I turn right.

I drop out of school to live my life. I am not interested to school because I think it's boring. Also, I don't really know what to do like future work. Maybe, I can try to find a job if I meet people of human resources. This HR will do a background check and it will do the leg work for me. They can find a vacant position for me in a good place. Do I choose this card?

Choice 1 : I visit the HR.

Choice 2 : I don't visit the HR.

Turn right

I apply in physiotherapy.

I make physiotherapy my first choice for my University's request. I am automatically accepted because I have good grades. Finally, I get a job in a health establishment. I restore the patients and I allow them to regain their physical's maximum. Also, I show them exercises and treatments to promote their recovery. However, people don't work in team. They don't have office politics. They are withholding important information and they undermine teammates. I am not sure if I want to stay because I have a full time job here. If I go away, I am not sure to find a job immediately and I will need to do some evening shifts.

Choice 1 : I stay.

Choice 2 : I quit.

The profession of physiotherapy

I apply in pharmacy.

I choose this card. I begin my courses. I learn a lot and now It's time for me to learn the ropes at a real health center. I do on-the-job-training. It will give me a foot in the door and I will have more chance to be accepted at hospital or in a pharmacy. Also, my intern gives me the chance to know if I really love the job.

Choice 1 : I love my job.

Choice 2 : I don't like my job.

The profession of pharmacy

I stay.

I decide to stay for the benefits I have. I climb the ladder by myself. I make some true friends. I past the rest of my life in this job. I treat physical disabilities affecting muscles, joints, bones and certain systems of the human body. I change by myself the office politics. Nobody can hinder someone and, more often than not, I talk with my teammates to build some links. It's a peaceful workplace now. It's time to me to retire. I will stay links with them. I finish the game of life with a lot of point.

Choice 1 : The End.

I stay

I quit.

I quit the establishment. I found a new place. My new teammates are awesome and I have a great team. I learn other techniques to heal and allow people to recover. However, I work generally in the evening. Also, I have the time to think about my retirement. I begin to set aside some money to be comfortable at my retirement. Maybe, I will continue to work, but less time to occupy myself. I will get bonus point if I continue a little bit more the game of life.

Choice 1 : The End.

I quit

I love my job.

I love my job and I decide to continue to help people. I have a good salary and I have a great pension too. I put a lot of efforts to be where I am today. I did not have a trap, but I work hard every time. My retirement will be very comfortable. The game of life was easy and short.

Choice 1 : The End.

I love my job

I don't like my job.

I don't like my job finally. I find it boring to be up all day long and to give pills to people. I want to help people, but to have some actions too in my life. What to do now? I know! I am going to flip a coin. Depending on the side, I will continue to work as a pharmacist or I will return at University to study in physiotherapy. Destiny will choose for me.

Choice 1 : Head.

Choice 2 : Tail.

I don't love my job

Head.

I flip and I get head. I will continue to be a pharmacist. I have a good salary and I have a great pension too. So, I keep the card. I put a lot of efforts to be where I am today. I did not have a trap, but I worked hard every time. My retirement will be very comfortable even if I find the time long. That is not my best move in the game, but I still came to the end of the game of life.

Choice 1 : The End.

Head face of a coin

Tail.

I flip and I get tail. I will apply in physiotherapy. I change my card.

Choice 1 : I apply in physiotherapy.

Tail side of a coin

I get a total between two and six inclusive.

The score sends me back to school for another year. I lose my turn and stay on the same square until the year passes. However, during this time, I earn points allowing me to go to one of the programs I want.

Choice 1 : After the year, it's the time to choose a future program.

Numbers

I get a total between seven and twelve inclusive.

I choose the way of a technique. I will study in rehabilitation technique because it is connected to the profession of physiotherapy. I meet a funny boy in my courses. Do I tell him my feelings?

Choice 1 : I tell him.

Choice 2 : I don't tell him.

Numbers

After the year, it's the time to choose a future program.

I finish my last year at college. I need to choose between two cards. Do I apply in physiotherapy or in pharmacy?

Choice 1 : I apply in physiotherapy.

Choice 2 : I apply in pharmacy.

A future program

I tell him.

First, he hesitates. I ask him to play with me the game of life and to be by my side. He accepts after he gives me his rules. I have a boyfriend now! I finish my studies and I find a good place in a rehabilitation center. My boss gives me the chance to have some formations to climb the ladder. However, I want to build my family at the same time. If I take the family way, I can say goodbye to this opportunity.

Choice 1 : I go to the family way.

Choice 2 : I climb the ladder.

A phone

I don't tell him.

Too bad. I don't have a boyfriend and I think it's great while studies. At the same time, I receive an offer to do on-the-job-training.

Choice 1 : OJT.

No communication

I go to the family way.

I continue my road and I have a kid. I have a pretty girl. I don't regret my choice because she makes me so happy. Family passes before work. I do less money, but I am happier like that. I give all the love she needs and, soon, she will start a game of the life too. I will help her to make decisions. That is my goal and I will use all cards I have to support her.

Choice 1 : The End.

A family

I climb the ladder.

Work definitely passes before family. I have no time to waste. My goal it's to have more money and to have more experience. However, I don't follow the rules of my boyfriend. I work constantly and I don't want kids in my life. He gives me another chance. If I don't want kids and if I work all the time, he will leave me. Which way I go?

Choice 1 : I go to the family way.

Choice 2 : I continue to climb the ladder.

A ladder

I continue to climb the ladder.

I take the training cards. That is my life. I don't really want a baby. That's my way of life and I don't want to change it. Money keeps all my attention, but I can't change myself. I am like that, and I am happy this way.

Choice 1 : The End.

A ladder

OJT.

OJT gives me the chance to know the ins-and-outs of the technique. I have a minimum wage. This experience gives me the chance to be accepted in a center. However, I do overtime every day. My boss has a lack of fulfillment. He makes me feel not worthwhile, and I am not happy with that. I want him to know how I feel, but I am scared too of his reaction.

Choice 1 : I tell him how I feel.

Choice 2 : I don't tell him and I leave.

A worker

I tell him how I feel.

I tell my boss that I feel alienated. I do all I can and I do my job great. I tell him that I want to have a fulfillment. He listens to me and he smiles. He's happy that I express myself, and he will worry more. He tells me that communication is the key of success and of happiness. I am happy now. He supports me. Now, I can move on and finish my game with people who encourage me.

Choice 1 : The End.

Some emotions

I don't tell him and I leave.

I take another card. I have a job in another center. This center is less modern, and I am paid less. However, it's my fault because I can't express myself. I will live with that choice. That's the game of life.

Choice 1 : The End.

The exit

I visit the HR.

I visit the HR and I talk with an employee. He finds a vacant position for me. The only thing is that the place is far away from my home and from my friends. If I accept the job, I must leave my place.

Choice 1 : I keep my job.

Choice 2 : I take the new job.

Employees

I don't visit the HR.

I like this way. I am lazy and I take the easiest way I can. I don't care how much money I do. The only thing I want is to be comfortable. Like that, I enjoy life.

Choice 1 : The End.

Continue on its way

I keep my job.

I am not ready to leave my place. Also, I don't know if I will like this new job. I want to be secure. So, I don't do that move. My job is boring, but I am close to my friends. I am not ready to take another package and to restart.

Choice 1 : The End.

A worker

I take the new job.

I never imagine that I will love this job. I talk to people and I make a lot of friends. Also, I meet someone who interests me. My old friends miss me, but I feel free here. I can be the one I want to be and I can build myself a good reputation. This experience allows me to move forward.

Choice 1 : The End.

A new job

I go volunteering abroad.

Two years have passed and I have to decide what I do next. Am I return home or am I stay here to help other people? Also, I meet a good guy. He helps me and I have so fun with him.

Choice 1 : I continue to help people.

Choice 2 : I return home.

Collectivity

I don't go volunteering abroad.

I want to think of myself first. I have to finish my studies. After, I will go if destiny sends me there one day. In addition, this week, my lottery tickets give me the chance to win the jackpot. I just have to choose the right number from one to ten to win.

Choice 1 : I choose a number from one to five.

Choice 2 : I choose a number from six to ten.

Home

I continue to help people.

I continue to help people. Also, the relationship between the guy and me becomes more serious. I think about building my own family. The only thing is that I can't help other people at the same time. What's the best move I must do?

Choice 1 : I build my own family.

Choice 2 : I dedicate my life to help people.

Helping

I return home.

I return home to see my family and my friends. An organization offers me a job that involves meeting victims of sexual harassment. I must explain to them how the perpetrators act. Normally, it begins with a flirtation. After that, they deter their victims to talk when they misconduct themselves.

Choice 1 : I accept the job.

Choice 2 : I don't accept the job.

Home

I build my own family.

I passed two years to help people. I think I have done enough. It's the time to think more about myself and my new goal. I am so excited. Now, I take the path of family life.

Choice 1 : The End.

A family

I dedicate my life to help people.

I live for helping people.That is the way I follow because it is the purpose of my life. The destiny chooses me to do this job after all.

Choice 1 : The End.

Helping

I accept the job.

I want to help these people and to show them that they are not alone. My goal in life is to make people happy.

Choice 1 : The End.

A new job

I don't accept the job.

I have done enough. In addition, knowing their situation will make me sad. I am not strong enough for this job. It requires a lot of attention and time.

Choice 1 : The End.

Refusing the job

I choose a number from one to five.

One of these numbers is the correct one.

Choice 1 : I choose the number one.

Choice 2 : I choose the number two.

Choice 3 : I choose the number three.

Choice 4 : I choose the number four.

Choice 5 : I choose the number five.

Numbers

I choose a number from six to ten.

Too bad for me. It is not the winning number.

Choice 1 : I finish school.

Numbers

I choose the number one.

Too bad for me. It is not the winning number.

Choice 1 : I finish school.

Number 1

I choose the number two.

Too bad for me. It is not the winning number.

Choice 1 : I finish school.

Number 2

I choose the number three.

Too bad for me. It is not the winning number.

Choice 1 : I finish school.

Number 3

I choose the number four.

I have the right number. I win the jackpot! It's decided. I drop out of school and I enjoy life. I have enough money for a lifetime.

Choice 1 : The End.

Number 4

I choose the number five.

Too bad for me. It is not the winning number.

Choice 1 : I finish school.

Number 5

I finish school.

I finish school. Now, two options are available to me. I can go around the world or I can find a job in the region.

Choice 1 : I travel the world.

Choice 2 : I find a job.

Finishing school

I travel the world.

I love adventure. I also love to travel and to discover new places. To support myself, I stop at some places to find a job. I then leave for a new destination. I follow my destiny.

Choice 1 : The End.

Traveling

I find a job.

I like my life to be stable and simple. I don't like to leave without reference. I prefer to find a job and create a schedule. In addition, I like to plan everything. I will follow this same line all my life so as not to take any risks.

Choice 1 : The End.

A new job

The End.

This is the end of the game of life. I notice how much a decision can change the course of my life. All the decisions I take make me unique. I start at the same box. In addition, despite the choices and directions I can take, I always arrive at this same destination. I think I learned a lesson from this game. I like to believe that all the pawns, so people like me, are coming and will go to this same destination sooner or later. So, despite the color, shape or popularity of the pawn, they are all the same after all. I am not concerned with the physique or the course of the pawns. So, I write this hypertext narrative to imagine what kind of dilemma I can face in my life. Also, I see that some decisions are oriented towards the field of physiotherapy. Thus, this program interests me and I believe that, in the light of this observation, I will really apply to become a physiotherapist.

Choice 1 : I choose my future college.

The End