Eye of the Storm

Eye of the Storm was developed as a foundation for my Bachelor’s thesis “Anxiety Disorder and its Representation in Video Games” at the Technical University of Applied Sciences, Lübeck. The game prototype follows the unnamed protagonist who experiences an anxiety attack at a party and finds themselves in a space called The Void. From there on, they are guided by a visual representation of their subconscious, which encourages them to address their emotions properly. The protagonist does so by entering levels representing their emotions and prevailing by using mechanics that are based on common anxiety symptoms, e.g. depersonalisation.