Integrating drug safe use and harm reduction techniques into a story based digital game

Lena Baumgartner; Stefanie Größbacher; Kurt Fellöcker; Tanja Tomitsch; Peter Judmeier

doi:10.60522/o:7215

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Title (eng)

Integrating drug safe use and harm reduction techniques into a story based digital game

Author

Lena Baumgartner

St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences

Stefanie Größbacher

St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences

Kurt Fellöcker

Bertha von Suttner Privatuniversität St. Pölten GmbH

Tanja Tomitsch

St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences

Peter Judmeier

St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences

Description (eng)

This paper presents the development of a novel game concept, the objective of which is to encourage risk competence within at-risk youth. The game concept is based on the overhauled concept of the predecessor game, "All Tomorrows Parties". The results from the citizen scientist workshops, as well as the prevention advisory board, were an integral part of its success. Developing the prototype was facilitated by using the software Figma and Obsidian. An evaluation of the prototype was conducted with the target demographic and it was revealed that the interaction with the prototype generated dynamic discourse among the groups of young people, thereby functioning as a catalyst for reflection on risk competence and responsibility. For subsequent application, it is recommended that both the prototype be utilized as a risk competency workshop tool and the workshop concept be employed with story boarding, to achieve the most influential effect on the adolescents.

Keywords (eng)

Addiction PreventionSerious GamingStory BasedRisk ReductionSafer UseEmpowermentCitizen Scientist

Subject (eng)

ÖFOS 2012 -- 5080 -- Media and Communication Sciences

Subject (eng)

ÖFOS 2012 -- 202022 -- Information technology

Subject (eng)

ÖFOS 2012 -- 202002 -- Audiovisual media

Subject (eng)

ÖFOS 2012 -- 6040 -- Arts

Type (eng)

conference object