Ludwig Boltzmann Society

LINA: A Social Augmented Reality Game for Mental Health

LINA functions as an augmented reality serious game engineered to enhance mental health awareness and peer connectivity among adolescents aged ten and older.

• LINA is a social augmented reality (AR) game designed to improve sense of belonging and social-emotional health in early adolescents by blending digital gameplay with real-world classroom interaction.
• The game utilizes a cooperative design based on Contact Theory, requiring players to share information and work toward common goals to solve a mystery, which helps reduce stigma and social barriers.
• Evaluation of the game showed high user engagement, with a mean enjoyment score of 4.42 and a social connectivity score of 4.37 on the GUESS-18 scale.