A Walk In The Park

A Walk in the Park is an interactive application set in an open world, outdoor park environment where the player will come across various popular video game characters who have been described as having a particular mental illness.

These game characters will be discussing the mental illness they are meant to have, and the behaviour it causes with individuals who have been based on real people and studies.

The player will be able to read their dialog and see the significant differences between the symptoms and the portrayal of mental illness in video games compared to real life.

Features

• Read conversations between characters who share the same mental illness but have very different lifestyles.

• Walk around the park, meet new characters and greet some popular ones.

• VR mode where interaction takes a whole new level.

• No set game goal. Just learn about the things many people have to deal with on a daily basis.

The purpose: Attempt to eliminate the negative stigma surrounding mental illness due to the misrepresentation often seen in popular mainstream media.

Note: support services and helplines are provided under the "Seek Help" section of the "About" menu.

The team

• Charmaine Lim

• Derek Nicoll

• Juan Rodríguez (https://twitter.com/timrodz )

• Thomas Greentree

• Mitchell Currie

Credits:

• Background music by remaxim

• Skybox by Farland Skies
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