WALKER – A self-care tool for creative introspection
Current mental health applications tend to translate traditional approaches into the digital space – without fully tapping into the potential of the devices they are being run on. As practise-led research, this study examines the feasibility of creating a playful and creative mental health applicati...
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| description | Current mental health applications tend to translate traditional approaches into the digital space – without fully tapping into the potential of the devices they are being run on. As practise-led research, this study examines the feasibility of creating a playful and creative mental health application that recognises this potential. Informed by an exploration of power in therapeutic technology and participatory design principles, WALKER is a user-generated collaborative artwork and tool for self-care that operates outside the clinical paradigm of “mental illness”. |
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| spelling | nottingham-485602018-01-09T14:16:34Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48560/ WALKER – A self-care tool for creative introspection Spors, Alexa Velvet Current mental health applications tend to translate traditional approaches into the digital space – without fully tapping into the potential of the devices they are being run on. As practise-led research, this study examines the feasibility of creating a playful and creative mental health application that recognises this potential. Informed by an exploration of power in therapeutic technology and participatory design principles, WALKER is a user-generated collaborative artwork and tool for self-care that operates outside the clinical paradigm of “mental illness”. 2017-12-14 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48560/1/SporsAlexa_MScDissertation.pdf Spors, Alexa Velvet (2017) WALKER – A self-care tool for creative introspection. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] art therapy self-care self-help user empowerment humanistic psychology HCI in sensitive spaces CBT cognitive behavioural therapy |
| spellingShingle | art therapy self-care self-help user empowerment humanistic psychology HCI in sensitive spaces CBT cognitive behavioural therapy Spors, Alexa Velvet WALKER – A self-care tool for creative introspection |
| title | WALKER – A self-care tool for creative introspection |
| title_full | WALKER – A self-care tool for creative introspection |
| title_fullStr | WALKER – A self-care tool for creative introspection |
| title_full_unstemmed | WALKER – A self-care tool for creative introspection |
| title_short | WALKER – A self-care tool for creative introspection |
| title_sort | walker – a self-care tool for creative introspection |
| topic | art therapy self-care self-help user empowerment humanistic psychology HCI in sensitive spaces CBT cognitive behavioural therapy |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48560/ |