Serious game for serious disease: Diminishing stigma of depression via game experience

Stigma is a common and serious problem for patients who suffer from depression and other mental illnesses. We designed a serious game to address this problem. The game enables player to experience and strive to overcome the disempowering aspects of depression during the journey to recovery. Through the game´s interaction, player may gain a better understanding of the relationship between patient and the disease, which in turn may help to change the players´ moral model with the disease model, and thereby diminish the stigma of depression.