Modern Bereavement

Baglione, Anna N.; Girard, Maxine M.; Price, Meagan; Clawson, James; Shih, Patrick C.

doi:10.1145/3173574.3173990

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“…As technologies are an integral part of our lives, they can inluence and potentially change the ways in which we cope. For example, Baglione et al [1] note how people experiencing bereavement are increasingly supported through digital memoralizations and through expressing their grief online. In another instance, Haimson et al [16] focus on the experience of transgender people, noting that while they can ind support from others online, they also have to deal with social networking technologies that do not always support them in negotiating the challenging interplay between their past and current identities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, some participants refered to engaging with massive multi-player online games (℧℧OGs) as a form of escape from the diiculty of transition, to connect with former soldiers, and as a way to draw on the old structures of their military identity. In another example, Baglione et al [1] conceptualised playing video games as a means of distraction and self-care when dealing with complicated forms of grief. Shklovski et al [38] also refer to games as part of using the Internet for entertainment, as a possible escapist coping strategy when dealing with moving home.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As with research into sensitive life experiences that focuses on ICTs [e.g., 1,27,37], gaming seems to primarily be a form of emotion-based coping [12] due to the social connections it can provide. While there were some examples of players engaging in speciic support groups (e.g., focused on gamers and mental health), the 'Connection' that players experienced was also seen to manifest in a range of diferent ways.…”

Section: Gaming As a Coping Strategymentioning

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“…Serious life disruptions can destabilise routines and inluence our relationships [27], making us feel vulnerable [17], distressed [34], and potentially questioning our purpose in life [20]. A growing body of research within HCI aims to understand how everyday technologies can be used to support people in coping with sensitive life experiences [17], such as relationship breakdowns [18,31], job loss [7], moving home [38], retirement [6,10], gender transition [15], veteran re-integration into civilian life [37], and dealing with bereavement [e.g., 1,27]. Though not without potential issues (see for instance [16]), the indings of such work broadly highlight the positive role that technology, and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in particular, can have in connecting individuals to valuable support networks.…”

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The Role of Gaming During Difficult Life Experiences

Iacovides

Mekler

2019

Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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HCI has become increasingly interested in the use of technology during diicult life experiences. Yet despite considerable popularity, little is known about how and why people engage with games in times of personal diiculty. Based on a qualitative analysis of an online survey (N=95), our indings indicate that games ofered players much needed respite from stress, supported them in dealing with their feelings, facilitated social connections, stimulated personal change and growth, and provided a lifeline in times of existential doubt. However, despite an emphasis on gaming as being able to support coping in ways other activities did not, participants also referred to games as unproductive and as an obstacle to living well. We discuss these indings in relation to both coping process and outcome, while considering tensions around the potential beneits and perceived value of gaming.

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The Role of Gaming During Difficult Life Experiences

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Mekler

2019

Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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“…This opens venues for interesting future works. For instance, expanding the previous research that showed the bereaved individuals' prevalent use of online support groups to deal with grief (Baglione et al, 2018), future works can explore how video games can be used in support groups to aid the expression of grief or design novel forms of support system for the bereaved individuals.…”

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A thematic analysis of bereaved adults' meaning-making experience of loss through playing video games

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Doh

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionRecalling personal memories on the loss and deriving new meanings from them is deemed necessary for adapting to bereavement. Recent studies suggest that games can afford players meaningful experiences that can support players through stressful life events, but its potential on the meaning-making of loss has not been much explored. To address this gap, we investigated the bereaved players' experiences of playing commercial video games that elicited their personal memories of loss and what meanings they derived from those experiences.MethodTwelve adult players with bereavement experiences (six male, six female, age range: 20-31) played two video games (Bear's Restaurant and Spiritfarer). Their experiences during and after gameplay were tracked via play diaries and in-depth interviews. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis method.ResultsWe discovered seven themes on the meanings that players made from their gameplay experience: “Recalling memories”, “Avoiding engagement with the pain”, “Recognizing positive emotions”, “Acknowledging the deceased's perspective”, “Reviewing the meaning of loss”, “Planning a better future”, and “Fulfilling a wish”. Our findings indicate that bereaved players recalled and related their autobiographical memories to their in-game experiences. Furthermore, they derived new meanings on both the loss and their post-loss life after playing video games.DiscussionWe discuss how video games can provide a unique meaning-making experience to bereaved players by affording them an agency to actively reconstruct their narrative of loss and facilitating the sharing of grief.

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The Influence of Technology on the Assessment and Conceptualization of Social Support

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Jones

Delgadillo

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Quantifying Quality of Life

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This chapter will detail how the advent of the internet and smartphones has fundamentally transformed the nature of social support and its effects on quality of life and health. Technological change has altered: (1) The ways in which we assess social support, (2) The perception and effects of social support. First, we will examine how recent technological innovations have allowed for more detailed, objective, and accurate assessments of social support. Digital technology has enabled us to go beyond simple self-report measures to assess social support and quality of life in unprecedented ways. By leveraging big data across several accessible technological platforms, researchers can begin to understand how social support processes unfold in real time and the myriad ways technology can be used to measure meaningful aspects of social support. In the second section, we will discuss how the concept of social support has changed in the age of digital communication. We will focus on how the presence and use of technological devices influences face-to-face interactions, online groups, and family dynamics. Taken together, this chapter will recognize the changes in social assessment afforded by technology and consider several important areas in which technological tools have transformed social support.

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Modern Bereavement

Cited by 16 publications

References 22 publications

The Role of Gaming During Difficult Life Experiences

The Role of Gaming During Difficult Life Experiences

A thematic analysis of bereaved adults' meaning-making experience of loss through playing video games

The Influence of Technology on the Assessment and Conceptualization of Social Support

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