Pocket Boss

Fix this, change that! In «Pocket Boss», you're a remote worker manipulating business charts for your boss: Increase productivity, boost customer satisfaction, make losses disappear, erase competitors – with just a finger swipe. Adjust, stretch and bend all kinds of charts until everyone is satisfied. Find convincing solutions for increasingly lively data puzzles, while dealing with your boss's whims and wishes. You have one week to prove you’re ready for the promotion.

«Pocket Boss» is an interactive adaptation of Maja Gehrig’s animated short Average Happiness. Following a prototyping phase focused on exploring satisfying interactions with data visualizations, Mario von Rickenbach stepped in to lead the creation of what would become «Pocket Boss». As development progressed, the project took on a life of its own — much like the charts in the film.

Artist:
Mario von Rickenbach

Producer:
Langfilm

Publisher:
Playables

Year:
2025

Type:
Game

Website:
pocketboss.ch
langfilm.ch

Pocket Boss
Pocket Boss
Stills «Pocket Boss» by Mario von Rickenbach. © Langfilm & Playables.
Stills «Pocket Boss» by Mario von Rickenbach. © Langfilm & Playables.