This thesis aims to create a game design blueprint that incorporates Virtual Reality and psychological game elements. The blueprint is built into a playable game demo and then tested with a closed group, answering the following research question: What would a blueprint for designing a psychological Virtual Reality video game be? In addition, the game project raise awareness of mental illness. The thesis uses literature reviews to form the knowledge base for the game blueprint design, going over virtual reality titles such as Job Simulator and Valve’s The Lab as well as psychological games like Amnesia and the Silent Hill series. The study also includes exploratory research into different mental illnesses, before choosing schizophrenia as the main influence. The thesis also follows the guidelines of Alan Hevner’s design science for information systems. The game design blueprint encompasses the project’s visuals, game design, systems design, and mechanics related to virtual reality along with psychological gameplay. The result is a well-received game demo that validates the usability of this design blueprint, which should provide insights into both virtual reality and psychological game design.


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    Title :

    Designing a Virtual Reality Psychological Game



    Publication date :

    2017-01-01


    Remarks:

    10024/285


    Type of media :

    Theses


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    DDC:    629 / 700




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