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LEARN CONVERSATION STRATEGIES TO USE WHEN A FRIEND IS STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION

Moving Stories was designed by IJsfontein, in collaboration with the Trimbos-Institute and GEMH Lab. Moving Stories is a game-based school program that consists of a single-player, mobile, 3D video game and a contact session with someone who has lived experience with a depressive disorder.

An entire secondary school class plays the game at the same time. Students each interact in the game with Lisa, who is showing signs of a depression. They are asked to help Lisa and they receive feedback from her during the day.

The game inspires students to discuss game strategies in the classroom and with that conversations about depression. In the contact session the story of Lisa is brought to life by someone with lived experience. In a classroom setting, students discuss their experiences with the game and what strategies they could use in real-life when their friend is struggling with a depression.

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The first study with the Moving Stories program showed that participation in the program could lower personal stigma in young secondary school students. 

The Trimbos Institute and IJsfontein are currently working on plans for the future of Moving Stories

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  • A game-based school program for mental health literacy and stigma on depression (Moving Stories): Cluster randomized controlled trial

    Tuijnman, A., Kleinjan, M., Olthof, M., Hoogendoorn, E., Granic, I., & Engels, R. C. (2022). A Game-Based School Program for Mental Health Literacy and Stigma on Depression (Moving Stories): Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mental Health, 9(8), e26615. https://doi.org/10.2196/26615

    Author: Anouk Tuijnman

    Upload date: 08-17-2022

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  • Developing and testing social video games for adolescent depression [Doctoral Dissertation]

    A. Tuijnman (2023). Developing and testing social video games for adolescent depression. Doctoral Thesis. Radboud University.

    Author: Anouk Tuijnman

    Upload date: 11-28-2023

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  • A game-based assessment of the effects of rejection on young adults.

    Tuijnman, A., Kleinjan, M., Chen, S., Engels, R. C., & Granic, I. (2021). A game-based assessment of the effects of rejection on young adults. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 5(CHI PLAY), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1145/3474681

    Author: Anouk Tuijnman

    Upload date: 10-06-2021

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  • A Game-Based School Program for Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Regarding Depression (Moving Stories): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Tuijnman, A., Kleinjan, M., Hoogendoorn, E., Granic, I. & Engels, R.C. (2019). JMIR Research Protocols, 8(3):e11255, doi: 10.2196/11255

    Author: Anouk Tuijnman

    Upload date: 03-14-2019

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  • Developing and Testing ScrollQuest: A Video Game Targeting Rejection Sensitivity in Adolescents

    Tuijnman, A., Granic, I., Whitkin, J., & Engels, R. C. M. E. (2017). In CHI PLAY'17 Extended Abstracts: Extended Abstracts Publication of the Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (pp. 213-221). New York, NY: ACM.

    Author: Anouk Tuijnman

    Upload date: 10-15-2017

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  • Current Opportunities in Research and Development of Games for Mental Health

    Tuijnman, A. & Weerdmeester, J. (2017). CHI PLAY, October 15 - 18, 2017, Amsterdam.

    Author: Anouk Tuijnman

    Upload date: 10-15-2017

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  • The Sims: A Social Improvement Mechanism for Adolescents

    Lobel, A., Engels, R., Tuijnman, A., de Valk, T., & Granic, I. (2013, April). Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

    Author: Adam Lobel

    Upload date: 04-15-2013

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