about the game
DEEP IS A MEDITATIVE VR GAME CONTROLLED BY BREATHING
A custom controller measures diaphragm expansion in order to sense deep breathing. This information is fed back to the player in a variety of visual cues, intimately linking their consciousness and breath.
The environment's layout gently encourages the player to slow their breath, to sink deeper and relax. It can be played for therapeutic or aesthetic reasons, and does not require the use on arms, legs or hands.
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“(Deep) was calming, and I began to experience the sense of peace I brushed against in my other experiments in meditation ... for me, for a few minutes, it worked.”
Ben Kuchera - Polygon
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Hot off the press: a paper about the use of design thinking to improve mental health interventions for youth
Hanneke Scholten - 15-01-2019A new paper by Hanneke Scholten and Isabela Granic is out, published by the Journal of Medical Internet Research! Find 'Use of the Principles of Design Thinking to Address Limitations of Digital Mental Health Interventions for Youth: Viewpoint' here or read about it here.
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DEEP research featured in short TV-item about applied games
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 22-08-2017Joanneke Weerdmeester's PhD research on DEEP was featured in a short item on regional TV (with subtitles)
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DEEP featured on RTL Z
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 07-07-2017RTL Z shortly stopped by our booth at INDIGO where we were showing DEEP, which resulted in a brief feature on the Dutch news of 17:30 on July 6th, 2017
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DEEP selected for INDIGO 2017 showcase
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 02-06-2017GEMH-lab will be at INDIGO 2017 to showcase the amazing VR game DEEP, so come and say hi!
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Can biofeedback games help you regulate your emotions?
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 23-04-2018In this blog we explore the potential of video games that respond to signals from the player's body, i.e. biofeedback games. Specifically, we discuss whether they can help people to become more aware of their body and to effectively regulate their emotions.
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GEMH lab featured in Het Jeugdjournaal
Hanneke Scholten - 26-11-2018Last Friday GEMH lab was featured in Het Jeugdjournaal to explain why games can help children to overcome their problems, such as anxiety. Het Jeugdjournaal is a Dutch news show that aims to educate children about worldwide and national news.
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Owen Harris & Niki Smit
Owen Harris is a game designer, teacher and human. When not working on DEEP, he teaches people how to make games in the Dublin Institute of Technology.
Niki Smit is co-founder of Monobanda PLAY, a Utrecht based game company that develops playful interactive experiences. He is a game designer and artist.