Trouble Maker: Truth or Dare Prompt Generator Based on Markov Chain

As a classic party game, Truth or Dare players always face the challenge of continuously devising clever prompts by themselves, where prompts can often get repetitive or hard to think up quickly. We present Trouble Maker, an open-source physical device that generates whimsical truth-or-dare prompts using Markov chain with a single button press. Our device autonomously generates surprising and unpredictable prompts using a lightweight machine learning algorithm that is printed instantly. ML-prompt generation and thermal printer are integrated altogether as a tangible artifact. Results from the preliminary user study show prompts based on our method amused and surprised players, and the device increased the overall playfulness and engagement of the game.