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Identico* - Game based self-training for identity construction and self-realization in late adolescence

Preliminary study for the pilot project

Institut für Designforschung (IDE)

The years of adolescence are characterized by essential mental and social developmental steps in which the brain reorganizes itself. A critical turning point in life becomes apparent at the beginning of adulthood, when a stable sense of identity has to be developed. Unfavourable developments in neurobiological and psychosocial interaction favour mental disorders such as depression, anxiety disorders, ADHD and dissocial disorders. If 18- to 21-year-olds receive preventive support in the construction of identity, mental disorders could be counteracted in a targeted manner.

The evaluation of state of the art research has shown that media-supported interventions in psychotherapy and applications for self-training have a positive effect on psychological development. It can be assumed that adolescents can be sustainably supported in identity construction if blended theory, behavioral, schematic and ego state therapy as well as gamification are specifically intertwined. A first outlined prototype will explore implementation possibilities and form the basis of the planned pilot study. The goal of the pilot study is to develop and research the self-training application Identico*.

Details

  • Research Focus
    • FRGD Game Design
  • Project Lead
    • Heidrun Föhn (FRGD)
  • Duration

    01.08. – 31.12.2019

  • Financing
    • Junior Research in Design Programm IDE (01.08. – 31.12.2019)
  • Research Approaches
    • Applied research
    • Scientific research
  • Disciplines

    Design

  • Keywords

    Psychotherapie, Game Design, Serious Games, Applied Games

Output

  • Berichte (Jahresbericht, Forschungsbericht)

    Föhn, Heidrun (2020): Identico*. Spielbasiertes Selbsttraining zur Identitätskonstruktion und Selbstwerdung in der Spätadoleszenz. Zürich: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. Online unter: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3931667.