Participants

Players

Players are explorers, decorators, storytellers, and collectors who seek meaningful moments rather than high scores. They enter Hot Spring to build a virtual life that reflects their mood, preferences, and social rhythm. Unlike traditional gaming audiences, these users are driven by emotional depth, aesthetic personalization, and a desire for continuity rather than conquest.

• Emotional resonance: Interactions that feel personal, soft, and consistent over time.

• Ownership of identity: Custom characters, rooms, PETs, and memories that grow with them.

• Effortless immersion: A world that responds intelligently without overwhelming them with complexity.

• Social presence: The ability to engage in light, persistent social connections without pressure.

• Low-friction exploration: Access to new stories, events, and areas without deep technical learning curves.

Creators

Creators include solo designers, worldbuilders, developers, storytellers, and system thinkers who want to craft experiences with depth and replayability. They are not necessarily traditional game devs. Many are digital artists, roleplay writers, simulation fans, or indie builders — seeking a low-code but high-agency framework to bring their visions to life.

• Flexible modularity: Tools that allow granular control over behaviors, environments, and characters.

• Cross-experience persistence: The ability to connect content across multiple rooms, storylines, or worlds.

• Creative monetization: Ways to earn from assets, AI behaviors, and premium experiences without relying on ads.

• Ease of integration: SDKs and tools that reduce time-to-build without compromising system depth.

• Ownership & portability: The ability to export, remix, or license what they build.