Designing a Digital Roleplaying Game to Foster Awareness of Hidden Disabilities

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Abstract

On Fighting Shadows (OFS) is a two-dimensional roleplaying game that tells the story of Marvin, a young adult that experiences hidden disabilities such as anxiety, depression, and hydrocephalus. Developed with the goal of being both informational and engaging, OFS aims to increase awareness and foster discussions not only about hidden disabilities as medical conditions, but also as phenomena that are experienced in society (Fitzgerald & Paterson 1995), where misinformation and misunderstanding about brain and mental illnesses are common. The objective of this presentation, framed as a design case, is to describe the development process, including the design dilemmas, of the prototype of OFS, as well as to discuss future directions of this project.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - 7 Aug 2019
Externally publishedYes
EventDIGRA 2019: The 12th Digital Games Research Association Conference - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 7 Aug 2019 → …

Conference

ConferenceDIGRA 2019: The 12th Digital Games Research Association Conference
Period7/08/19 → …

EGS Disciplines

  • Organizational Behavior and Theory

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