Veteran healthcare is a major concern facing the nation today with about 20 veterans dying by suicide each day. While mental health care is provided in VA facilities across the nation, many factors prevent Veterans from seeking the care they need. By reducing the top sources of friction Veterans experience...
In this demonstration, the therapist (Anjuynia) is conducting an intake interview session with a new client (LoneStarTexasTornado). The client is an Army Veteran who has previously been diagnosed with PTSD and had been set up with weekly appointments at her local VA. Unfortunately, local in her case is relative as...
First Version: This montage of clip of a news broadcast is designed to humanize the loss of Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and remind the audience that she was more than a notorious gangster. She was a daughter, a sister, and a beloved friend to many within her small south Dallas community....
For the experience prototype study, we built a therapeutic space on a 3D digital chat platform called IMVU. Based on our research, similar platforms such as second life had previously been used for therapeutic interactions, so we wanted to see what that would look and feel like with participants. The...
The use of particularly graphic photos, depicting the effects of war on Iraq, conflict with the otherwise happy and exuberant nature of the Kodak commercial, further highlighting the emotional deficit between the images. This is similar to comparative images of women in Iraq in the mid 1900's versus similar images...
For this think piece, I selected the animated film, The Lion King. I purposefully picked this film for its contrary nature to both of this week's readings which emphasize the importance of realism in film: Eisenstein, “A Dialectic Approach to Film Form” and Bazin, “Evolution of the Language of Cinema.”...
How might we interpret emotional changes, in a therapeutic setting, through various modes of communication?...
First Version: This audio clip of a news broadcast is designed to humanize the loss of Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and remind the audience that she was more than a notorious gangster. She was a daughter, a sister, and a beloved friend to many within her small south Dallas community....
This collaboration between Conor Maynard, Anth, Beckie Eaves, and Jake Barker demonstrates what Hosokawa would consider voluntary artists in The Walkman Effect. Although far from being street artists performing live music, these musicians create for passers-bys, who stumble across them on YouTube. While the connection may not be as intimate...
How might we create a web-based application that delivers mental health care to Veterans who may not have physical access to resources, while still maintaining the safe-guards established by in-person clinical therapy sessions?...