{"id":45464,"date":"2025-03-11T16:11:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T07:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=45464"},"modified":"2025-03-11T16:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T07:12:00","slug":"dating-sim-developers-consulted-top-gynecologists-to-make-sure-their-period-tracking-feature-was-scientifically-legit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/dating-sim-developers-consulted-top-gynecologists-to-make-sure-their-period-tracking-feature-was-scientifically-legit\/","title":{"rendered":"Dating sim developers consulted top gynecologists to make sure their period-tracking feature was scientifically legit\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hit Chinese dating simulator<strong> Love and Deepspace<\/strong> made headlines last month after introducing a period tracking feature for its predominantly female playerbase. In a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4gamer.net\/games\/535\/G053594\/20250305038\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4Gamer<\/a>, the title\u2019s producer and lead writer talked about what led them to implement this unexpected feature, as well as the thorough research they put into it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/infinity-nikki-developers-mobile-hit-love-and-deepspace-makes-chart-topping-profits-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Love and Deepspace<\/a> is a free-to-play immersive 3D simulator from by Infinity Nikki developer Infold Games. It offers a romantic sci-fi story, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20240125-26135\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">action battle system<\/a>, minigames, and spicy interactions with a cast of handsome male leads. In its Ver 3.0 update, Love and Deepspace received a calendar feature called Remind Me, which includes a period-tracking option. Players can input information about their menstrual cycles to receive reminders about their next period based on the system\u2019s predictions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1508\" height=\"850\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1508px) 100vw, 1508px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-001.jpg\" alt=\"Love and Deepspace\" class=\"wp-image-45468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-001.jpg 1508w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-001-768x433.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The immersive sim wouldn\u2019t be immersive if it stopped at just informing you though, so you get caring messages from the dreamy male leads to comfort you as you suffer through your monthly cramps and bleeding. Talking to 4Gamer, Love and Deepspace\u2019s producer explains that the main point of the feature is not so much the predictions themselves, but offering support to women as they experience menstruation, which is an \u201cinseparable part of their lives.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently, the idea came from the thought &#8220;How nice would it be if your partner, who you spend each day with, cared about you and helped you affectionately during those days.&#8221; In addition, the producer mentions that many players actually requested a period tracking feature through official surveys, so the decision to implement it was \u201cnatural.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1511\" height=\"846\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1511px) 100vw, 1511px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-002.jpg\" alt=\"Love and Deepspace\" class=\"wp-image-45469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-002.jpg 1511w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-002-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To prevent the period tracker and other related features becoming just a cheap gimmick, Love and Deepspace\u2019s developers went out of their way to contact gynecologists from several of China\u2019s top hospitals. Hence, the information and Q&amp;As on periods that appear in the game have been supervised and reviewed by experts on the topic. The doctors even provided the game with scientific materials for assessing the amount of blood loss during menstruation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, the messages from the male leads to the menstruating protagonist aren\u2019t complete \u201csweet nothings\u201d either, as their statements and advice have also been reviewed by professional gynecologists for accuracy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1507\" height=\"839\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1507px) 100vw, 1507px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-003.jpg\" alt=\"Love and Deepspace\" class=\"wp-image-45470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-003.jpg 1507w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-003-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250311-45464-003-768x428.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For those concerned about security, Love and Deepspace\u2019s developers stress that the period-tracking feature is completely optional \u2013 you won\u2019t miss out on any rewards or game progression if you choose not to use it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/loveanddeepspace.infoldgames.com\/en-EN\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Love and Deepspace<\/a> is available for iOS and Android.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love and Deepspace&#8217;s developers talk about why they decided to implement the game&#8217;s unexpected menstrual cycle tracking feature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":45467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[64,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-45464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-development","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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