COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Using Games to Lessen Student Anxiety Symptoms
Creator:
DeJarlais, Katherine
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Interactive Design and Game Development
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Interactive Design and Game Development
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"This thesis focuses on the possibility of incorporating therapy practices, specifically Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy's Three-Minute Breathing Space, into a video game for students. Anxiety is a major difficulty that students face both academically and in everyday life, but for a variety of reasons they often fail to find treatment. The hope for this research is to identify the possibility of video games assisting in this problem. Using the Three-Minute Breathing Space, this thesis explores the potential for therapeutic practices to become more accessible to a wider range of patients by moving them out of their typical environment and into the hands of those who need them." --Abstract
Keywords: anxiety, therapy, students, video games, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, three-minute breathing space
Keywords: anxiety, therapy, students, video games, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, three-minute breathing space
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2024-05
Format:
2 online resources: 1 PDF (Thesis, 36 pages, color illustrations) + 1 mp4 film (Studio component, approximately 5 min., sound, color)