By Miranda and Kyle

In this episode, Kyle and Miranda introduce the game Heavy Rain. They delve into a summary of its characters before starting a conversation on depictions of mental health. They continue with a look at how Heavy Rain uses aesthetic information to create an environment of sadness to reinforce the depictions of mental health, before concluding with their overall thoughts on the game.

Bibliography: 

Ovandal. “Mental Health in Games.” YouTube, 8 Mar. 2023, www.youtube.com/watch?v=idyUrJHdDPc.

Shapiro, Samuel, and Merrill Rotter. “Graphic Depictions: Portrayals of Mental Illness in Video Games.” Journal of Forensic Sciences, vol. 61, no. 6, 2016, pp. 1592–1595, https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13214. 

Zagalo, Nelson. “Narrative Design of Sadness in Heavy Rain.” Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts, vol. 9, no. 2, 2017, p. 47, https://doi.org/10.7559/citarj.v9i2.246.