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Evidence on fully online narrative- and game-based approaches to supporting such readiness remains limited.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aimed to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a fully web-based ACP educational intervention integrating an explanatory video and an interactive game and to evaluate postintervention cognitive, attitudinal, and psychological responses.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n This exploratory cross-sectional online study was conducted in Japan between July and August 2025. The final analytic sample comprised 158 adults, including 46 with health care or long-term care experience and 112 without. Participants watched an animated explainer video, played an interactive narrative game, and completed a postintervention questionnaire online. Feasibility and acceptability were assessed based on participation and response distributions. Responses to 12 questionnaire items (Q7-Q18) were rated on a 5-point Likert scale. Between-group comparisons were conducted using 2-tailed Welch\n t<\/jats:italic>\n tests (\u03b1=.05). Open-ended responses were organized into broad descriptive themes.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Participants' mean age was 44.4 (SD 11.5) years, and 36.1% (57\/158) were female. Postintervention responses showed generally favorable engagement. Mean scores exceeded the scale midpoint (3.0) for most items, including improved understanding of ACP (Q8: mean 4.39, SD 0.75), perceived importance of ACP (Q13: mean 4.42, SD 0.68), and personal relevance (Q15: mean 4.42, SD 0.83). Responses showed greater variability for imagining a concrete ACP discussion (Q17: mean 3.72, SD 1.02) and perceived psychological barriers (Q18: mean 3.49, SD 1.17). Significant between-group differences were observed for Q7 (mean difference \u22122.49, 95% CI \u22123.01 to \u22121.97;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), Q10 (mean difference \u22120.40, 95% CI \u22120.71 to \u22120.09;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.01), Q16 (mean difference 0.30, 95% CI 0.00-0.60;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.048), and Q18 (mean difference \u22120.94, 95% CI \u22121.33 to \u22120.55;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n A fully web-based, asynchronous ACP intervention combining explanatory video and an interactive narrative game may support early educational strategies that foster reflection on ACP. By engaging participants as active decision-makers in a simulated environment, the intervention provides preliminary evidence for psychological readiness as an educational outcome distinct from immediate behavioral change. 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