<i>That Dragon, Cancer</i> Goes to Seminary

Auxier, John W.

doi:10.1177/0739891318759725

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“…They have been used in various fields including military, education, government, non-profits and even pastoral training (Auxier, 2018). The market for serious games is estimated to be in the $2 to $10 billion range and the projected annual growth rate from 2012 to 2017 was 18%.…”

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The Use of Narrative Video Games for Empathy Building in the Non-Profit Sector

Khan

2024

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<p>This research project is aimed at exploring ways that the power of video games has been harnessed for different fields other than commercial profits and used as an effective empathy building tool. Studies have found story-driven video games to have an impact on human emotions and can be used as tools to encourage social change. The non-profit sector relies on digital story telling campaigns to raise awareness and engage with audiences, but by being slow in embracing the possibilities offered by new media technologies, especially narrative video games, the sector has lagged in adopting the fastest growing media platform in the world. They have failed to understand the philanthropic motivations of a younger demographic, as well as their attitudes, behaviors, and their need for more immersive experiences. By researching game principles and game mechanics that focus on triggering human emotions to build empathy, which is the core foundation of social action, a game prototype is developed in the Unity 3D game engine, an industry recognised tool for creating indie and commercial video games. The purpose of this project is to suggest ways in which serious games can be used by non-profit organizations to engage with digital audiences in a more immersive way.</p>

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The Use of Narrative Video Games for Empathy Building in the Non-Profit Sector

Khan

2024

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“…Por último, el propósito documental de este videojuego permite reflejar las convicciones cristianas de sus creadores. En ese sentido, el juego expresa una dialéctica entre medicina y fe como forma de gestionar el dolor y aceptar situaciones dramáticas 43 . Un planteamiento reflejado en varias escenas donde el recurso a la oración alivia el sufrimiento del personaje y que plantea una dimensión espiritual exclusiva de esta propuesta.…”

Section: That Dragon Cancer: El Videojuego Como Testimoniounclassified

“…La tradición académica que inscribe el juego como estrategia cognitiva del ser humano para explicar y entender el mundo 47 ha enmarcado esta investigación sobre la contribución de los videojuegos al entramado simbólico que la sociedad otorga al cáncer. Estos videojuegos ofrecen alguna de las respuestas posibles desde ángulos diferentes: el empoderamiento, el testimonio, la medicina o la inculcación de hábitos preventivos 43 . Por tanto, comparten la percepción de que el medio puede ofrecer algo más que entretenimiento en un tema de este calado.…”

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De la lucha al testimonio. Las representaciones audiovisuales e interactivas del cáncer en los videojuegos

Gómez-García

Sierra

Vera

2019

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From fight to testimony. Audiovisual and interactive representations of cancer in video games (abstract: p. 16) Da luta ao testemunho. Representações audiovisuais e interativas do câncer em videogames (resumo: p. 16) Esta investigación explora la intersección entre el cáncer -una de las principales causas de mortalidad de las sociedades contemporáneas-y uno de los medios más significativos de la cultura popular en el siglo XXI: los videojuegos. El análisis de contenido de los mensajes ha comprendido ocho videojuegos que, durante los últimos 15 años, revelan un planteamiento narrativo en torno a la afección, pacientes, tratamientos y desenlace de la enfermedad. Los resultados señalan una construcción en la que perviven sus rasgos más populares dirigidos al empoderamiento social frente a la enfermedad a través del recurso a la ciencia, el respaldo social o las convicciones espirituales.

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“…An interesting exception is an article of John W Auxier (2018). on the use of a game in theological education.…”

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Playful Religion: An Innovative Approach to Prevent Radicalisation of Muslim Youth in Europe

Gürlesin

Akdag²,

Alasag

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Radicalisation of Muslim youth is a hot item in the Netherlands. Deradicalisation is therefore high on the agenda. In our view, however, the deradicalisation processes begin at a moment ‘when it is too late to lock the stable door, because the horse has already bolted’. That is why our focus is on the prevention of radicalisation. In our contribution, we explore the concept of ‘radicalisation’ and inform the reader about deradicalisation programmes developed in the Netherlands and in Europe. The lack of success of these programmes challenges us to focus on ‘prevention’. In our view, a playful dialogical encounter in a safe space is a must in the approach of young people who are on the verge of radicalisation. The above-mentioned concepts of radicalisation, deradicalisation and prevention are presented in the first paragraph, followed by a discussion of de- and counter-radicalisation programmes in paragraph two. The third paragraph focuses on the prevention of radicalisation in education. Crucial here is a dialogical relationship between teachers and students, between the students themselves and within the students’ inner selves. This latter aspect is inspired by the theoretical framework of the dialogical self-theory, with its core concept of ‘multi-voicedness’ and ‘positioning of voices’. Special attention in the positioning process is given to resilience. The heart of this publication is dedicated to the re-invention of an age-old Islamic game: shaṭranj al-ʿārifīn’. In the fourth paragraph, we describe its origins and our adapted version of this game. Playing the game in pilot studies—a ‘serious play session’—increases young people’s awareness of religion and its positioning, resulting in strengthening resilience in their life orientation. In the concluding fifth paragraph, we state that our innovative, playful and theoretically well-framed approach is a promising module to be implemented in formal and informal education.

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That Dragon, Cancer Goes to Seminary

Cited by 6 publications

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The Use of Narrative Video Games for Empathy Building in the Non-Profit Sector

The Use of Narrative Video Games for Empathy Building in the Non-Profit Sector

De la lucha al testimonio. Las representaciones audiovisuales e interactivas del cáncer en los videojuegos

Playful Religion: An Innovative Approach to Prevent Radicalisation of Muslim Youth in Europe

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