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August 10, 2025

Refining Open-World Game and Nostalgic Film Interventions for Broader and More Reliable Therapeutic Impact (Preprint)

Charlotte C. Sun Ke Meng

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Refining interventions in open-world games can enhance therapeutic impact for broader audiences.
Key evidence indicates that both gaming and nostalgic films can be effective tools for therapy, emphasizing their reliability.
This assessment involves analyzing existing therapeutic strategies within open-world games and nostalgic films.
Adopting refined interventions may enable more effective therapeutic approaches in diverse settings and populations.

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This research refines open-world game and nostalgic film interventions to improve therapeutic impact, suggesting innovative approaches.

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Sun et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68a36c360a429f79733308c1 https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.82157

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