The house that I am building. A chest of drawers with secrets. Psychological games.
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Psychological meaning of the game
In the Russian language, the word 'home' has several meanings, but several main ones can be distinguished: home as a building, house as a living space for people who lead a common household, engage in a common cause, home as a psychological territory belonging to a person, where they can live by their own rules and therefore feel comfortable and safe. Sometimes all these meanings are combined and relate to one place, but this is not always the case. Our game helps participants reflect on questions such as: how do I feel in the place where I live with my family? What is it like for me to spend quite a lot of time at work every day - in a place where we, with colleagues, do a common cause? Is there a community in my life where I feel at home? What gives me this feeling?
In the game 'The Home I Build' there is a competitive element, but the main focus is, of course, on self-reflection, as the game in our case is just one form of psychological work on the issue that the client brings to the psychologist. What kind of requests could imply the possibility of using this gaming platform? Firstly, requests that can be defined as experiencing global family or group distress, to which a person feels belonging: 'Things are not going well in our family', 'I feel bad at home', 'I feel unwanted at work', etc. Secondly, requests about a lack of understanding: 'My husband and I have very different ideas about family, we can't find common ground', 'What he (she) expects from me doesn't suit me', 'My colleague and I don't understand who is responsible for what', etc. Thirdly, these could be requests related to quantitative changes in human community, and the need to build new or rearrange existing relationships. This could be a divorce situation, marriage of a family member, birth of a child, death of a family member, arrival of new employees or, conversely, dismissal of long-time employees, change in company leadership or reorganization, etc.
General game algorithm
The game can be played in both individual and group formats. The group format of the game implies that 4-5 people can participate in the game simultaneously. The participants' task is to collect a certain number of cards from the field. This number is agreed upon in advance, but it should be no less than 10 and no more than 20.
Included in the set:
- Guide for the facilitator - 40 pages
- Game board (size 70x100 cm, folds into two parts)
- Dice with dots on the faces (from 1 to 6)
- Dice with colored dots on the faces (each dot color corresponds to the color of one of the parts of the House drawn on the board)
For the game, you will need:
- Metaphorical cards with images approximately 70x100 mm in size (approximately 20-30 cards per player)
- Narrow cards with words approximately 35x100 mm in size (approximately 20-30 cards per pair of players).
Author:
Author:Ushakova T. O.
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Science & Math
- Category:Psychology
Dimensions:
Dimensions:37.5x23.5x3.2 cm
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-98563-476-1
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