Supervisor: Dr. John Henry

What will you be doing?

You will be working primarily with Dr John Henry, to help further develop a single level of a RPG narrative game that will act as a proof of concept towards the effectiveness of games in CBT, and REBT in particular. You will have the opportunity to create sprites and help towards continuing the development and design of the level. You may also help develop some questionnaires for evaluating the game and complete a small amount of academic research based on the latest articles on the topic.

What will you achieve?

You will learn how to contribute towards the development of serious games, solving real world problems through the use of games. This project in particular focuses on games narrative and games design to deliver the appropriate mechanics and experience to support CBT. You will gain unique and valuable experience in games development and research carried out at postgraduate standards. This is a fantastic opportunity if you are either interested in postgraduate study or want to enhance your games portfolio.

What will you produce?

You will extend the design and development of a game aimed at supporting CBT. You will have the opportunity to produce artwork and code that enhances the existing solution. The development of the game will help the progression of a larger research project. Some of the game may be used in academic publications.

The bigger picture…

This internship is one of various internships for the Grand Challenge “Serious CBT Adventure Game”. In this Grand Challenge a team of academics are developing a serious computer game that engages players in CBT. The team are working on market research, literature reviews, demo production, demo testing, community engagement for co-production, storyboarding, and illustration. The team plan to submit a funding grant in late July 2022, and therefore the internships will help prepare for this.