2.5 “Let’s All Be Good Mothers OK”: Losing the Badger Cubs in Shelter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Credits 7
4. Introduction 9
5. Part 1: Theory
6. 1.1 Videogame Representation 23
7. 1.2 Understanding Bereavement 45
8. Part 2: Analysis
9. 2.1 Of Limit Breaks and Ghost Glitches: Losing Aeris in Final Fantasy VII 69
10. 2.2 “You Were There”: Losing Yorda in Ico 85
11. 2.3 Conjugal Love: Losing the Spouse in Passage 105
12. 2.4 Losing Big Brother in Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 121
13. 2.5 “Let’s All Be Good Mothers OK”: Losing the Badger Cubs in Shelter 143
14. 2.6 Designing for Loss and Grief: A Summary 161
15. Part 3: Design
16. 3.1 Grief-Based Game Design: A Case Study on Pregnancy Loss 181
17. 3.2 Ideation with the Bereaved: The Trauerspiel Workshop 193
18. 3.3 Designing Jocoi: A Game about Pregnancy Loss 219
19. 3.4 On the Question of Impact: Evaluating Jocoi 239
20. Making Space for Grief: Conclusive Thoughts 253
21. References 261