Approaching difficult terrain with sensitivity: A virtual reality game on the five stages of grief

Roth D, Von Mammen S, Keil J, Schildknecht M, Latoschik ME (2019)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2019

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Pages Range: 1DUUMY-

Conference Proceedings Title: 2019 11th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications, VS-Games 2019 - Proceedings

Event location: Vienna AT

ISBN: 9781538671238

DOI: 10.1109/VS-Games.2019.8864549

Abstract

Educating about death is a challenging task as facing death generally poses a severe and stressful situation. We present 5Days, an immersive virtual reality game in which the player has to proceed through five different levels, which are designed on the basis of the five stages of grief described by Kubler-Ross: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Immersed in an atmospheric virtual world, the five levels instigate reflection and education about these stages. Based on early feedback from palliative care specialists, we argue that the realised concept could be a new entry point into the education and reflection of death, especially for medical students and personnel.

Authors with CRIS profile

Daniel Roth

Involved external institutions

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Roth, D., Von Mammen, S., Keil, J., Schildknecht, M., & Latoschik, M.E. (2019). Approaching difficult terrain with sensitivity: A virtual reality game on the five stages of grief. In 2019 11th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications, VS-Games 2019 - Proceedings (pp. 1DUUMY-). Vienna, AT: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Roth, Daniel, et al. "Approaching difficult terrain with sensitivity: A virtual reality game on the five stages of grief." Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications, VS-Games 2019, Vienna Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 1DUUMY-.

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