Leonie Wolf

Flying Sheep Studios | Cube Factory GbR | Cologne Game Lab
 https://annekearts.wordpress.com/

Leonie Wolf is a 3D Game Artist based in Cologne, Germany. She studied digital games at Cologne Game Lab of the TH Köln and received her Bachelor’s degree in 2018. In her thesis she investigates how digital games can be used as a form of therapy to treat depression. During her studies she has worked on a number of games that found attention at several game festivals and her work has been awarded with the Künstlerinnenpreis NRW in 2017. Among her projects is ‘Kyklos Code’, a 3D action puzzler which was released on Steam in 2017 and for which she worked as the lead artist.

Aside from her occupation as a 3D Game Artist, Leonie is engaging in public work, such as workshops and talks to teach especially women and younger generations about game development. As part of the #FemDevsMeetup, a collective that works on bringing together like-minded women in the German Game Industry, she helps organizing game related community events.

Leonie will continue her studies at Cologne Game Lab in the Master’s program, where she is planning to deepen her research about digital games as a therapy tool in the Mental Health sector.

Publications:

Game

  • Kyklos Code (3D Action Puzzler)

Article

  • Depression and Digital Games An Investigation of Existing Uses of Therapy Games. 2019, in press. In Violence | Perception | Video Games. New Directions in Games Research – Young Academics at the Clash of Realities 2017-2018. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag.

All Sessions by Leonie Wolf

  • 19. Nov | Conference Opening

    The conference kick-off will include the opening keynote as well as the Young Academics Workshop

  • 12:50  - 13:15
    Since the 1990’s researchers have been developing virtual reality systems to treat phobias. This form of exposure therapy proved to be quite successful and raised the question which other anxiety- and mental health disorders could be treated with VR. Looking at the current research on game therapy, virtual reality systems are used frequently to enhance the psycho- therapeutic effect of therapy games. But what exactly does VR add to the success? In the Young Academics Workshop, I want to explore the way virtual reality systems for mental health therapy can positively affect the therapeutic process. Looking at a brief history of the use of VR in the mental health sector, I want to further investigate the advantages and disadvantages of this tool regarding game therapy.
    19. Nov | Young Academics Workshop
    Where
    room 204

  • 13:15  - 13:30
    Panel 2 - Design
    19. Nov | Young Academics Workshop
    Where
    room 204




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