Voices etcetera
The Probes of the team of ‘Voices etcetera’ were created for people who (mostly) after a long residence in psychiatric hospitals now live in sheltered housing. Their Probes were a diner table to invite guests, a camera to document favorite places and people, and greeting cards to share wishes. The design of the Probes explicitly test the teams’ own assumptions on social contacts in the life of people with schizophrenic symptoms.
The educational board game ‘Voices etcetera’ aims to inform young people about schizophrenia. Although symptoms typically occur in young adulthood, young people are mostly uninformed. Yet early recognition of symptoms is important for a good treatment. The returns and their own experiences confirmed that a lack of knowledge of schizophrenia prevents people from actually approaching people with these symptoms. To increase empathy, each player gets their own specific character card with specific aims, whishes, strengths and weaknesses. By having a gameboard with a huge amount of possible tracks, the game stresses that everyone has a unique path in psychiatry.
Voices etcetera by Griet Bouciqué, Evelien Dupont, Annelies Fleurbaey, Kim Limerkens, Sofie Loos, Alexander Stas.
