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“Piece of Mind” and “Wellbeing Town”: Engaging Service Users in the Development of a Wellbeing Game
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Author(s): Steven Barnes (University of Bolton, UK), Melvin Bradley (Mental Health Independent Support Team, UK)and Andrew Williams (University of Bolton, UK)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 36
Source title:
Digital Innovations for Mental Health Support
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Julie Prescott (University of Bolton, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7991-6.ch008
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Abstract
The long-term implications of COVID-19 for wellbeing are predicted to be both significant and enduring. Data from previous epidemics indicates long-term detrimental effects are more pronounced among particular demographics, including individuals with pre-existing mental health conditions. The Mental Health Independent Support Team (MhIST) is a charitable organisation offering a range of free-at-the-point-of-contact services via self-referral for a range of mental health and wellbeing concerns, both with and without diagnosis. Since March 2020, the organisation noted significant rises in demand for services. Serious games and their active involvement in eliciting rapid positive behavioural change is associated with their emergence as a key learning tool, with effects transferable to the real world. While a growing number of gamified interventions exist for a range of mental health diagnoses, their presence in the domain of positive psychology is more limited. The chapter reports two studies conducted to enhance the development of an educational game for adult wellbeing.
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