VitaGames
VitaGames is a unique project aimed at helping Ukrainian children to adapt to new environments and overcome the adverse effects of war and immigration. Under the supervision of our project team, which includes software development, psychology, and medical research specialists, children will learn how to create video games. Besides new skills that can be an introduction to a future career, we expect to find a decrease in children's anxiety and depression levels after the VitaGames educational course has been fulfilled.
- Measure potentially traumatic events with help of comprehensive and modern screening instruments for posttraumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents.
- Teach Ukrainian children and adolescents how to develop stunning video games using a powerful game engine.
- Bring back to young survivors the confidence that they still have complete control of their life by developing game worlds and characters, and letting children feel themself responsible creators.
- Promote positive activities (e.g. drawing, coding, storytelling, inviting interesting game mechanics) to increase meaningful and positive activities in their schedule, with the goal of building resilience and bringing more fulfillment and enjoyment into their life.
- Teach children teamwork in order to increase their social skills and self-confidence, and help them to develop into happier adults.
- Conduct research to discover how game development (please, do not confuse this with videogame playing) may help people to decrease the effects of stressful or scary events (e.g. war, natural disaster, serious accident, etc).
All members of VitaGames are firm believers that video game development nowadays is one of the most modern kinds of art therapy and stress relief. Our program is about helping children (whether war survivors, witnesses, or responders) recover from their trauma by assisting them to get in touch with and overcome their fears through the objective language of art, storytelling, and programming.
To find more information about the project, its mission and team, visit our website. There you can also find a contact form. Feel free to use the form if you have any questions.
