Integrating psychotherapy practices and gamified elements in novel game mechanics for stress relief
This addresses stress management for individuals using mobile mental health apps, but it appears incremental as it combines existing techniques without clear breakthroughs.
The researchers tackled stress relief by developing a mobile game that integrates psychotherapy practices and gamified elements, and playtesting indicated a positive response and promising direction for further research.
We explore novel game mechanics and techniques in the domain of gamified and game-based mobile mental health applications. By combining modern game design elements with techniques applied by practitioners (e.g., therapists) and known mechanics used in relevant games, we developed an integrated mobile game. Playtesting with a group of individuals showed a positive response towards the study's claims and a promising direction for further research.