Essays about: "Hellblade"

Found 2 essays containing the word Hellblade.

1. 1. Intentionally Designing a Game to Help Alleviate Symptoms of Depression : A Formal and Textual Analysis of Mental Health Representation and Game Design Iteratio

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Pandi Çunoti; [2022]
   Keywords : Computer games; depression; mental health; representation;

   Abstract : Depression is a common mental health issue in today’s society, unfortunately, mental healthcare is not easily accessible to a large number of people worldwide. Therefore, a lot of researchers have attempted to study the effectiveness of commercial video games in alleviating symptoms of depression as supplementary tools to mental healthcare, not as replacements. READ MORE

3. 2. The ways Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice represents mental illness

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Stella Crawford; [2019]
   Keywords : Psychosis; Mental Illness; Hellblade; Narrative; Game mechanics; Video games; Psykos; Mental Ohälsa; Hellblade; Narrativ; Spelmekanik; Videospel;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the ways Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory, 2017) represents mental illness and why the game is considered partly groundbreaking in the subject of mental health representation within video games. This examination is done by taking a brief overview of previous games tackling the same subject matter as well as examining how Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice represents psychosis narratively and mechanically. READ MORE