John Paul Kuepper

Title Screen

Meet your first mate, he will guide you along your journey and give you tips along the way

Your first mate Finnegan

the feature helps the player learn the basics to managing a budget

Crew Management [teaches budgeting]

Here is wear you spend your earned gold, learn how to divide your income into essentials,non essentials and savings

Ship upgrades [teaches essentials vs. non essential purchases]

Here is where you can select what financial topic you wanna play and learn

Seven Seas Map [select what finance topic you want to learn about]

This feature serves as an expense receipt and teaches how to keep track of spending

Captains Log [teaches how to keep track of expenses]

Select different mini games to learn different things about loans

Loans Map [select what loans topic to learn]

this rpg will walk the player through what its like to apply for a loan

Loan Application RPG

Gamification of Financial Literacy

A pirate adventure RPG that takes the complexity and intimidation of financial literacy and transforms it into a fun and engaging learning experience.

Gaming is becoming more mainstream and popular. Across every generation we see a rise in how many hours people are gaming per week. With Gen Z and millennials gaming the most.

Meanwhile, financial literacy among adults is low . Personal finances can often cause a lot of stress and anxiety . Learning the ins and outs of finance can feel overwhelming and intimidating.

With “Finnegans Finances” it takes the complexity and intimidation of financial literacy and transforms it into a fun and engaging learning experience. In this game you set sail with your first mate Finnegan and explore the seven seas of financial literacy . Y ou’ll go on quests and manage your crew to help you learn the basics of finance. Each Sea has a “sea monster” that will test you on what you’ve learned so far . Bonuses are earned through daily streaks and visiting Huntington locations. This game will expose you to financial concepts so that when you do run into them in real life it’ll be a concept you recognize.

After high school I earned a certificate in Computer Aided Manufacturing/Precision
Machining at Sinclair Community College, before transferring to OSU for Industrial
design. Some of my design interests are rapid prototyping, and playful design. Ever
since my years in the boy scouts I've loved camping, hiking, and mountain climbing.Im
also passionate about youth ministry and serving my church.

Portfolio Link https://kuepper2.myportfolio.com/john-paul-kuepper

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Filters: 2025, Undergraduate Studies, Industrial Design, Undergraduate Research Distinction Thesis