Five: The Stages of Grief (2023 Team 8)

Welcome to Five: The Stages of Grief.

This is a first-person narrative game that takes you through the journey of grief after your mom dies. Through this game, you must conquer the stages of denial, anger, bargaining, and depression to reach acceptance, on your own time of course. This game is all about your personal growth, so take your time and explore your emotions. Throughout the game, you will find and interact with healthy coping mechanisms and learn how to process grief. You also have the opportunity to record spoken journal entries throughout your progress in the game. Who knows, maybe you will discover something new! 

*Runner-Up for Best Overall Game*

Requirements:

This game is designed for computers only, not mobile devices. The use of your keyboard and a trackpad/mouse is required for all activities.

Your device must have a microphone. Throughout the game, there are instances that require you to speak into your device, so ensure that microphone permissions are enabled and that a microphone is a part of your device.

This game requires Mac or Windows to download the game. This game is NOT compatible with WebGL. You can download the game for your device using the appropriate download link.

How to Play:

Keyboard

• Press W or the Up Arrow to move forward
• Press S or the Down Arrow to move backward
  
• Press A or the Left Arrow to move left
  
• Press D or the Right Arrow to move right
  
• Hold F to freeze the camera movement

Interacting with the game

• Activities will require you to click on objects and buttons in the game
• Some activities require you to hold down and move the mouse/trackpad
• Some activities will require typing
• Some activities will require you to record your voice, make sure your volume is up and your microphone is active

Credits

Creators: Adriana Kamor, Arohi Mehta, Ali Puccio, Emma Guarnieri

Programmer: Emma Guarnieri

Programming Assistants: Adriana Kamor, Arohi Mehta, Ali Puccio

Art: Adriana Kamor

Narrative: Ali Puccio

Narrative Assistant: Arohi Mehta

Music: Adriana Kamor

Set Design: Arohi Mehta

MP3 Player Asset: Adriana Kamor

House Interior Assets

Flower Pack

Tree Pack

Sandwich

Clipboard

Kickboxing Site

CancerCare Site

Sources (regarding positive in-game coping mechanisms)

https://www.psycom.net/stages-of-grief

https://www.washington.edu/counseling/2020/06/08/the-stages-of-grief-accepting-t...

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.772696/full

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5375020/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559031/

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/6392-stress-coping-with-lifes-str...

https://www.webmd.com/depression/guide/depression-grief

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/positive-self-talk#summary

Mental Health Resources

https://www.apa.org/topics/crisis-hotlines

https://www.psycom.net/get-help-mental-health

https://www.mskcc.org/news/coping-grief-7-things-remember-when-dealing-loss

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/in-depth/depression/ar...