Recover

Eilidh Macleod; Robin J. S. Sloan

Recover

Eilidh Macleod (Designer)
, Robin J. S. Sloan (Designer)

Department of Games and Arts

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Abstract

Recover is a VR game prototype in which the player is tasked with exploring a large pillow fort. In this safe space, and their aim is to light up the world by completing puzzles that encourage deep breathing and other mindfulness based tasks.

This game artefact was developed in conjunction with a research project that explored the potential efficacy in player engagement when combining immersive game design practices with post psychotherapy treatment for those recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Original language	English
Media of output	Online
Size	1.6 GB
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Game design
Virtual reality
VR
Psychotherapy
PTSD
Mental health

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Recover_BuildOther version, 1.54 GBLicence: CC BY-NC-ND
Sloan_InsideRecover_2017Other version, 18.1 MBLicence: CC BY-NC-ND

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