Eleonora Berra

Synergia is an adventure game designed to help therapists open channels of communication and facilitate cooperative problem solving between children and their parents. Through research-based gameplay, Synergia introduces concepts that can help children express themselves verbally in therapy. Further­more, by switching roles in the game, children and parents can gain new perspectives through better understanding how their words and actions affect each other. A stop-motion world gives Synergia uniquely playful aesthetics, conducive to feelings of comfort and openness to communication. Following gameplay, children may continue cooperative problem solving by playing with 3D-printed Synergia character dolls.