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Navigating the Pixelated Waters of Voxel Bay: Designing a Virtual Reality Game for the Pediatric Patient-Player Experience

Grishchenko, Alice
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492711773997784

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2017, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Design.
Voxel Bay is a virtual reality game created in collaboration with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to distract pediatric hemophilia patients from the anxiety related to the prophylaxis infusion procedure they must undergo regularly. This paper documents that answers to the question when designing a game to serve as a pain management distraction technique for pediatric patients, what factors should be considered for the overall experience of the patient-player, clinicians and caregivers, and what may be unique or different from conventional approaches to game development? The answers to the research question are presented in context of the development of Voxel Bay. They are a list of factors to be considered and a documentation of my contribution to the project. The game design concepts discussed include spatial level design for virtual reality and ways to world build without cut scenes. This paper also mentions the hardware configuration used to create an entertaining hands-free system without sacrificing the integrity of the player’s medical experience. After an exploration of these concepts, the paper describes the novel processes used to realize them. The design choices and process documentation are supported by a review of research precedents regarding virtual reality as a distraction tool for medical settings as well as games designed to be used with breathing peripherals, games that use a networked system with different user roles and games that directly inspired the design of Voxel Bay. The document closes with some observations about the clinical trial data for this project and some reflection on its further development.
Alan Price (Advisor)
Maria Palazzi (Committee Member)
Jeremy Patterson (Committee Member)
49 p.
Design
virtual reality, pediatric, pain management, game design

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  • Grishchenko, A. (2017). Navigating the Pixelated Waters of Voxel Bay: Designing a Virtual Reality Game for the Pediatric Patient-Player Experience [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492711773997784

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Grishchenko, Alice. Navigating the Pixelated Waters of Voxel Bay: Designing a Virtual Reality Game for the Pediatric Patient-Player Experience. 2017. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492711773997784.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Grishchenko, Alice. "Navigating the Pixelated Waters of Voxel Bay: Designing a Virtual Reality Game for the Pediatric Patient-Player Experience." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1492711773997784

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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