Welcome to Eden

Hey people!

So after a long few months of working on both the essay and artifact, I have finished and come up with a peaceful, relaxing walk simulator, Eden. It's hard to pinpoint any one thing in particular that determined what was to go into the game, and in fact, I don't think it was any one thing but a combination f all the research I have done. But if I had to pick,


Effects of Denotative Congruency on Audio-visual Impressions by Ichikawa and Masakura (2017),

 

Efficacy of Applied Relaxation and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder by Borkovec and Costello (1993,

and



Applied Relaxation by Ost (2003),

played very large roles in providing examples of techniques and visual/audio cues that help relax people.

 Ichikawa and Masakura's piece revolves heavily around the experimentation of various sounds and visual scenes and their effects on people. Long story short, their research found that people who listened to natural sounds and relaxing music while viewing a scene from nature were far more relaxed than those confronted with white noise, traffic and urban landscapes.

 Borkovec and Costello give some great information and descriptions of what applied relaxation is and Ost provides a step by step guide into some actual techniques used for muscle tension exercises.

 But without further ado, here are the final images and a link to a short play-through of Eden, the result of my research into Generalised Anxiety Disorder and how we can use games as an aid to assist in the relaxation of those who suffer from GAD.

 Welcome to Eden.






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