Danilina, O;
Cox, A;
Fonseca, A;
Johnson, S;
(2017)
The Effectiveness of Serious Video Games on Mental Health Related Outcomes: Systematic Review.
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Proceedings of the CHI PLAY 2017.
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Abstract
Therapeutic serious video games are advancing rapidly in the field of mental health, targeting a number of psychiatric conditions. However, little is known about the impact of these games on mental health symptoms. We conducted a systematic review of papers reporting studies of the effectiveness of serious video games on mental health related outcomes. Results suggest that serious video games for intellectual disabilities and psychotic disorders, targeting cognitive symptoms seem to have the most potential, while serious video games for anxiety tend to show less impact, especially in randomised control trials. There are as yet unrealized opportunities for designers to create serious game mental health interventions for a wider range of audiences and delivery platforms.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | The Effectiveness of Serious Video Games on Mental Health Related Outcomes: Systematic Review |
| Event: | CHI PLAY 17 |
| Location: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Dates: | 15 October 2017 - 18 August 2017 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://chiplay.acm.org/2017/ |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Mental health, systematic review, serious videogames, work in progress |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > UCL Interaction Centre UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1570493 |
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