Depression is a mental illness that effects approximately 300 million people around the world and this is just this year. Those who suffer from depression cope with it in diverse ways. This thesis asks about depressed people’s game choices and the motivation to play the specific games. When depressed people play games, they choose games that let them escape from their problems in the real world or games that allow them to feel relaxed. After a play session the majority would not feel any changes in the mood from before playing. While in an increased positive state of mood, the players would play a variety of games and consider playing multiplayer games where they could interact with other people. There is need for further studies on this subject with further analysis for finding patterns about game choices and motivations among people with depression.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-355960 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Fändriks, Louise |
| Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för speldesign |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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