Eidolon: exploring the complexities of prolonged grief disorder through a digital game

Tomé, Filipe Pinheiro; Pires, Ana Cristina; Vasconcelos, Francisco; Campos, Pedro F.; Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe; Campos, Pedro

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Tomé, Filipe Pinheiro

Pires, Ana Cristina

Vasconcelos, Francisco

Campos, Pedro F.

Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe

Campos, Pedro

Resumo(s)

Eidolon is an innovative first-person thriller game that explores prolonged grief through a thought-provoking narrative. The digital game integrates escape room mechanics based on the five stages of grief, providing an immersive experience that encourages players to reflect on emotional loss. By combining the realism of Unreal Engine and MetaHumans with live-action footage, Eidolon offers a unique approach to narrative that tackles complex psychological themes. Our game will potentially raise awareness of Prolonged Grief Disorder and contribute to the emerging research on how emotionally challenging video games can positively impact players in meaningful ways.

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Prolonged grief Digital games Metahumans Escape room Thought-provoking narrative . Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/7901

Citação

Filipe Pinheiro Tomé, Ana Cristina Pires, Francisco Vasconcelos, and Pe dro F. Campos. 2025. Eidolon: Exploring the Complexities of Prolonged Grief Disorder Through a Digital Game. In Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’25), April 26–May 01, 2025, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 4 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706599.3720315