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SUMMARY:Designing technologies for support mental health interventions - D
 avid Coyle\, Computer Laboratory
DTSTART:20100311T141500Z
DTEND:20100311T151500Z
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CONTACT:Ian Davies
DESCRIPTION:Using the metrics of the World Health Organisation\, the Globa
 l Burden of Disease Study has found that mental health difficulties are cu
 rrently the leading cause of disability in developed countries. Projection
 s also indicate that the global burden of mental health difficulties will 
 continue to rise in the coming decades. The human and economic costs of th
 is trend will be substantial. In this talk I will discuss how effectively 
 designed interactive systems\, developed through collaborative\, interdisc
 iplinary efforts\, can play a significant role in helping to address this 
 challenge. I will discuss some of the difficulties associated with designi
 ng in mental healthcare areas and will then describe the strategies I have
  applied in developing and evaluating two exploratory systems. Personal In
 vestigator is a 3D computer game designed to support adolescent interventi
 ons. PlayWrite is a flexible game authoring tool that allows mental health
 care professionals to create games that can be used in a wide variety of i
 nterventions. The results of initial clinical evaluations of games created
  with PlayWrite will be presented. Having presented my previous research\,
  I will discuss several new directions for research in this area and also 
 recent work by other researchers.\n\nThis talk is open to all. 
LOCATION:Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building\, Room SS03
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