Perspective-Taking Scenario Explorer¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 4: Emotional Well-Being and Mental Health.
Type: microsim
**sim-id:** perspective-taking-scenario-explorer<br/>
**Library:** p5.js<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy: Understand (L2)
Bloom Taxonomy Verb: explain, interpret, infer
Learning objective: Students interpret a short relationship scenario from two different characters' perspectives and explain how each character's feelings shape what an empathetic response would look like.
Layout: A scenario text box describing a everyday middle-school situation (e.g., a friend cancels plans last-minute) with two character-perspective buttons ("See It From [Character A]'s View" and "See It From [Character B]'s View").
Interactive controls: Clicking each perspective button reveals that character's likely feelings and reasons; a third button, "What Would Empathy Look Like Here?", reveals a model empathetic response after both perspectives have been viewed; "New Scenario" button cycles to a different situation (4-5 scenarios total).
Default parameters: Scenario list preloaded with everyday, non-crisis relationship situations only.
Instructional Rationale: Interpreting a situation from multiple perspectives and explaining the reasoning behind an empathetic response is Understand-level, so a two-perspective reveal with a modeled response is used rather than open-ended role-play.
Implementation notes: p5.js. Scenario, perspective, and model-response text stored as data objects; responsive layout for window resize.