Depression, Presented Ludically, In The Form Of A Videogame

A Game-Poem

In Which DEPRESSION

The Psychological Condition,

Is Presented Ludically,

In the Form of

A VIDEOGAME,

By Poet Developer,

VIDEODANTE,

With Help From THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD,

ANNALEE NOCK,

In The Year of Our Lord Two-Thousand Six-Teen,

For the PIPPIN BARR GAME JAM,

Based on This GAME IDEA.

TakeThis: "Depression Presented Ludically in the Style of a Videogame isn't a hopeful game, but there's something positive to be found in it: if the cognitive distortions that depression brings with it can be so effectively portrayed in such a tiny game, then clearly none of us are alone in those thoughts."

Kill Screen: "It's sad and it's frustrating, and if you have depression, it may hit almost too close to home. Yes, you will fall, over and over and over. And yes, it will suck. But the game always starts over, and you get to try again."