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Project LeadJoanneke WeerdmeesterCategoryAnxiety | DepressionProject statusCompleted
Exploring the Potential of Game-based Biofeedback for Anxiety Regulation
This project explored the potential of using game-based biofeedback interventions for anxiety regulation. Specifically, the project had the following aims: 1) Creating a new integrative theoretical model featuring traditional as well as newly proposed mechanisms of change in biofeedback interventions for anxiety regulation. 2) Further developing and validating the efficacy of the biofeedback video game DEEP as an anxiety regulation tool. 3) Formulating guidelines for future research and development of biofeedback interventions for anxiety regulation.
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Joanneke Weerdmeester
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Isabela Granic
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Rutger Engels
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Marieke van Rooij
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Project LeadElke SchoneveldCategoryAnxiety | DepressionProject statusCompleted
MindLight - Childhood Anxiety Prevention
Many children have difficulties with fearful situations and are anxious. Interventions can help to teach children to cope effectively with anxiety-inducing situations. In our project, we rigorously tested whether an intervention in the form of a video game (MindLight) is effective in significantly reducing anxiety symptoms in children 8-12 years old. We did this by comparing MindLight to 1) a commercial game and 2) the gold-standard, cognitive-behavioural therapy for anxiety (Coping Cat). Furthermore, we evaluated the motivational characteristics of MindLight and for whom (e.g., age and gender differences) it is effective.
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Elke Schoneveld
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Anna Lichtwarck-Aschoff
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Isabela Granic
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Rutger Engels
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Geert Verheijen
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Tom Hollenstein
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Project LeadMarieke van RooijCategoryAnxiety | DepressionProject statusCompleted
Gaming Against Anxiety: New Methodology for Personalized Game Interventions
Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychopathologies in children. This project investigates the effects of a biofeedback virtual reality game (DEEP) on breathing and anxiety-related symptoms in anxious children and develops new algorithms to detect changes in the player’s behavior during the game. The aim is to enable game interventions that are personalized to each individual child.
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Marieke van Rooij
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Isabela Granic
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Adam Lobel
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Owen Harris
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Niki Smit
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Joanneke Weerdmeester
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Project LeadLieke WijnhovenCategoryAnxiety | DepressionProject statusCompleted
The Effect of the Game "MindLight" on Anxiety Symptoms of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Because anxiety is an important cause of impairment for children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), it is necessary that effective anxiety interventions are implemented for these children. Recently, a serious game called "MindLight" has been developed that is focused on decreasing anxiety in children. It is expected that MindLight is an effective anxiety treatment for children with an autism spectrum disorder.
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Lieke Wijnhoven
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Isabela Granic
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Rutger Engels
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Daan Creemers
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Project LeadAnouk TuijnmanCategoryAnxiety | DepressionProject statusWriting Dissertation
Social Games as Prevention Tools for Depression in Adolescents
In my PhD project I study social games for the prevention of depression. In my project I take part in both the development and testing of games. I want to use video games to help youth become more emotionally resilient and to decrease the stigma that surrounds depression. I do this in close collaboration with other researchers and game designers. I am particularly interested in games that are played in a social context, because I believe that both social threat and social support are key factors in the development and maintenance of depression.
Project Team-
Anouk Tuijnman
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Rutger Engels
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Isabela Granic
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Marloes Kleinjan
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Ken Koontz
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Erik van den Berge
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