You've been logged out of GDC Vault since the maximum users allowed for this account has been reached. To access Members Only content on GDC Vault, please log out of GDC Vault from the computer which last accessed this account.

Click here to find out about GDC Vault Membership options for more users.

close
GDC Vault Logo

The Number One Educational Resource for the Game Industry

Session Name:

Stories that Haunt and Heal: Mental Health and Game Narrative

Overview:

Serious topics such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Trauma, Disordered Eating and Mental Illness are being increasingly explored through game narrative. In this session, Jean Leggett covers Charlaine Harris' 'Lily Bard Mysteries: The Body in the Park', and how the 2D mystery game was designed to mindfully explore PTSD from sexual trauma. Ella Lowgren discusses 'Shrinking Pains', a semi-autobiographical visual novel, and how it fosters empathy and understanding for sufferers of anxiety and eating disorders. Jessica Fong shares the development of her upcoming game 'In the Keeper's Shadow', a surreal 2D hand-painted adventure that reimagines her ongoing struggle to overcome the trauma of child abuse.

Did you know free users get access to 30% of content from the last 2 years?


Get your team full access to the most up to date GDC content

  • GDC 2019
  • Jean Leggett
  • One More Story Games
  • Jessica Fong
  • Lonely Egg Studio
  • Gabriella Lowgren
  • Infinity+2
  • free content
  • Game Narrative Summit
  • Game Narrative
members only icon