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(Somewhat OT) > People see distorted faces, visions, hear things and the worst part are not these hallucinations, but delusions, strong beliefs > but to them
by pdkl95 9y ago
(Somewhat OT)
> People see distorted faces, visions, hear things and the worst part are not these hallucinations, but delusions, strong beliefs
> but to them it was like they really uncovered some deeper meaning.
> ome internal conflicts ... and then started decompensating
If anyone is interested in a taste of what that might be like, the recent game "Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice" is very impressive. It's basically a psychosis simulator, developed under heavy consultation from a group of patients that suffer from psychosis/delusions.
Similar to how you mentioned it's not just the hallucinations, the game does things like using "find the perspective that makes those logs look like a rune/glyph" to prime/encourage the plater to see potential "deeper meanings". Headphones are required, because binaural recording techniques are used very heavily to e.g. place voices in specific locations "in" and around your head.
Warning: this recommendation includes a very strong trigger warning re: grief, mental and physical abuse, and (obviously) the very graphic realities of severe psychosis and other mental health issues.
http://www.hellblade.com/ http://www.hellblade.com/
Commentary by the devs and some of the consulted patients about making the psychosis simulator: (some mostly-minor spoilers) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jF3rr6t2Hg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jF3rr6t2Hg
Development diaries: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbpkF8TRYizaT6GfMcKBG-RoUOQ6BJRXp https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbpkF8TRYizaT6GfMcKBG...
If you prefer watching as LP, I recommend (Yogscast) Hannah's: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9CD9s2JfIeoub7dINHIVRHrZoHMDbZF https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9CD9s2JfIeoub7dINHI...