Overview
Many people struggle with communicating with their friends or family members who are struggling with mental health issues. They wish to help, but their well-intentioned ways may backfire. This is an interactive digital narrative (IDN) that brings forth a story of a group of friends to showcase how to support your loved ones as they deal with deep mental health concerns. This IDN was developed as part of the Interactive Storytelling course at Tilburg University in a group of 5.
Challenge
Identifying interactive elements that enable the experience of autonomy in the interactor when they interact with the IDN. Using “show and tell” for communicating the messages and instructional content. Using principles of storytelling to create digital interaction touch points to communicate key take-home messages.
