Recover: designing a videogame to assist with recovery from PTSD

Eilidh Macleod; Robin J. S. Sloan

Recover: designing a videogame to assist with recovery from PTSD

Eilidh Macleod, Robin J. S. Sloan

Department of Games and Arts

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Abstract

Recover is a game prototype that was developed to explore the potential of videogames to provide users recovering from PTSD with an alternative form of immersive self-help. The game is presented as a playable concept that focuses on mindfulness techniques whilst aiming to engage and retain users. The concept also includes a companion application for mobile, whilst the main videogame has been designed for use with Virtual Reality (VR) headsets.

Original language	English
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2017
Event	The ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play - Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 15 Oct 2017 → 18 Oct 2017 https://chiplay.acm.org/2017/

Conference

Conference	The ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
Abbreviated title	CHI PLAY '17
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	15/10/17 → 18/10/17
Internet address	https://chiplay.acm.org/2017/

Keywords

Game design
Mindfulness
Psychotherapy
PTSD

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Recover
Macleod, E. (Designer) & Sloan, R. J. S. (Designer), 2017
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