Self help app work in progress!
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Hello gang! I mentioned in an earlier blog post that I wanted to make an app for self help with depression and anxiety, and that I would have the opportunity to do so during the course Game Design in Practice. However, I had the issue that no one seemed to want to work with me, and I was unable to find a group to join, so all of a sudden I found myself alone. I debated what to do for a while, but in the end I decided to just try and do something on my own. I’m very comfortable working on my own and despite the fact that I don’t know programming I know a few short cuts which have helped me. Before I begun development I made a survey which I posted on my tumblr, and I got over 130 answers in two days! The majority of the people who answered were women aged 16 to 25, with experience of both depression and anxiety, which is exactly my target audience! Finding my audience and getting so many answers really was a mood boost for me, and motivation to really start working. Besides motivation, one of the most important things I got from the survey was what people expected from an app for self help, which gave me a point to start when making the app. I have started developing it using Unity and the addon Fungus, which is actually a tool for creating branching narratives. There are a few more advanced things I want to include in the app, so I’ll probably need to ask a programmer or two for help at some point, but for now I think I’m doing pretty good.
You can follow the development of the app on the blog I create specifically for it!  |
