Hiki-game-ori: A Proposed Framework for Therapeutic Game Development for Socially Isolated Audiences
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Abstract
Extreme social isolation, known in Japan as hikikomori, is a growing concern in several countries worldwide. Video-games have been suggested to help bring hikikomori people back into social lifestyles, with past research alluding to potentially useful game genres for game-based interventions, such as Visual Novels and Location-Based Games. However, little research has actively implemented games with different features and tested their efficacy towards bringing hikikomori individuals outside. Therefore, this research aims to use a user-centered approach to develop different game interventions for high-risk hikikomori players. To quantify the effectiveness of the interventions, I will administer the UCLA Loneliness Scale to measure perceived loneliness and the NEET-Hikikomori Scale (NHR) to measure the risk of becoming hikikomori. The results of the experiments will culminate in the proposal of a framework for creating game-based interventions to help socially isolated people return to more social lifestyles.
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