For this project, my topic will be depression. I have selected this topic as mental health is seen as a taboo topic in Asian culture. Because it is a taboo topic, they are unable or prevent themselves from seeking help. “For some, the pressure of being part of a “model minority” stood in the way of treatment. Many Asian Americans see themselves as part of a group that seamlessly integrated into their new society. They characterize themselves as intelligent, industrious, and fully in charge of their lives. For many, admitting to “weakness” would be letting down the entire community.”
This project will inform people about how to deal with depression or treat people with depression to make them feel better. I plan to add a short game on the website that would also be about how people with depression go through their everyday life and their thoughts. The game will have 4 stages with 2-3 mini-games at every stage. However, when they arrive at the 3rd stage they will not be able to finish the game.
The stages of the games will show different stages of depression. For example, stage one depression would be how people start feeling when they are getting into depression. Stage two could be how they feel when they are deep in depression and stage three is them trying to get out of depression and they wouldn’t be able to complete stage 3 as it is hard to get out of depression. In the first part, I could use the laptop webcam and take a picture of the player in order for them to start the game. Then, there will be a button that the player can click to go to the game. When the player clocks continue, they will go to the start page where there will be buttons with 4 stages but the player can only click on stage one. For the game, it will not be possible to fail the stages. The mini-games in each stage would probably take 5 -10 seconds to complete and there will be sentences that describe the stage. The ending of this project would just be the player stuck in the third stage.
The first and second source below is an informative website about depression. The third source is a game about gender dysphoria and hormone replacement therapy that informs people of how a person with gender dysphoria feels.
Source
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https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression
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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/asian-american-mental-health#why-is-there-a-stigma
- https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/why-asian-americans-dont-seek-help-mental-illness