[games_access] Research questions about games helping veterans

[Eelke Folmer]

Hi Michelle,

 -- and showing rape victims rape scenario IS used in several forms of
therapy to help break through ----

Hmm I didn't know that but it kind of make sense too if you think about it.
My remarks just show that I don't know too much about psychology ;-)

Cheers Eelke




> >As for the ethics of military funding I don't have the same issues
> >with the military - my moral issues are with political leadership vs.
> >the soldiers but I think it's important to consider that the SIG may
> >want to confine it's acceptance of funds to veteran's affairs vs. the
> >core active DoD.  Or at any case it may decide not to take those
> >funds but direct those agencies to entities within its community who
> >don't have objections.
> >
> >As for dealing with Trauma through exposure therapy I think there is
> >a decent body of research that supports this being an at times
> >effective approach - especially with PTSD issues be they military,
> >auto accident or other forms of trauma.  As to whether they translate
> >to criminal attacks that's beyond my scope as well.
> >
> >- Ben
> >
> >On Nov 19, 2007, at 3:07 PM, Eelke Folmer wrote:
> >
> >> Related to this I saw this on joystick this week:
> >>
> >> http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/10/president-bush-plays-video-games-
> >> with-injured-soldiers/
> >>
> >> I have moral issues with getting military funding; a simple solution
> >> would just be to stop making more people with disabilities.
> >>
> >> Aside from my personal opinion. I think this SIG should focus on
> >> making games accessible. Researching how games can help deal with
> >> trauma is a different research question which -at least for me- lies
> >> outside of my field of expertise. If veterans have to play games they
> >> should play katamari rather than violent FPS's in my opinion. Do you
> >> help a rape victim deal with trauma by showing her a rape scene from a
> >> violent movie? I'm very sceptic about this approach.
> >>
> >> Cheers Eelke
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Nov 17, 2007 12:58 PM, Reid Kimball <reid at rbkdesign.com> wrote:
> >>> Michelle's recent post about veterans seeking relief through games
> >>> reminded me I saw this the other day. Truly staggering and mind
> >>> boggling the numbers of veterans that aren't getting the help they
> >>> need.
> >>>
> >>> http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/11/15/cbs-news-investigates-
> >>> shocking-rate-of-veteran-suicides/
> >>>
> >>> "In 2005 alone, 125 veterans committed suicide each week and of the
> >>> more than 88,000 vets returning from Iraq, more than 28% of them have
> >>> experienced mental health problems."
> >>>
> >>> This is definitely an area we need to research, how much can games
> >>> really help depressed veterans? Will it help them? Will it be abused
> >>> like drugs and alcohol? Is it THE solution or is it best to include
> >>> gaming as part of a larger therapy?
> >>>
> >>> -Reid
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Eelke Folmer                           Assistant Professor
Department of CS&E/171
University of Nevada              Reno, Nevada 89557
Game interaction design        www.helpyouplay.com
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