Technology and Meditation:: Exploring the Challenges and Benefits of a Physical Device to Support Meditation Routine

Existing studies of technology supporting meditation habit formation mainly focus on mobile applications which support users via reminders. A potentially more effective source of motivation could be contextual cues provided by meaningful objects in meaningful locations. This longitudinal mixed-methods 8-week study explored the effectiveness of...

Games in Times of a Pandemic: Structured Overview of COVID-19 Serious Games

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic introduced an urgent need for effective strategies to disseminate crucial knowledge and improve people’s subjective well-being. Complementing more conventional approaches to knowledge dissemination, game-based interventions were developed to create awareness and educate people about the pandemic, hoping to...

Juegos para covid-19:: Una exploración basada en la necesidad de intervenciones gamificadas

the covid-19 pandemic resulted in various unpleasant affective responses and dysfunctional behaviours, which created an urgent demand for effective interventions to support people’s coping and resilience. in addition to common forms of intervention, alternative approaches have also been explored, including the use of covid-19-themed games to...