Earthquake in Zipland Screenshots
Video Game Therapy for Children of Divorce
Each episode of Earthquake in Zipland touches symbolically on different situations and emotions a child of divorce may have to deal with or work through. Below are several examples of episodes in the game and what they represent.
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Basketball Episode: At the first stages of divorce, children experience feelings of shame or low self-confidence with their peers.
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Dad’s Castle & Mom’s Castle: Dialogue in the parents’ homes deals with feelings of anger or frustration of the child towards each parent.
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Elevator Scene: On his way to connect between the two islands (parents). Hidden fantasy of children of divorce.
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Cave Episode: Identifying with feelings of loneliness after the divorce. Longing for things to be “as they were”.
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Forest Episode: Represents how often children of divorce may find themselves in a powerful conflict of loyalty.
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Zipper Store: Trying to build a zipper that will reconnect the two islands (parents). Fantasy of children of divorce.
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Flies Episode: Lack of concentration after the divorce. Preoccupation with thoughts about the conflict between parents.
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Lobby Scene: Moose on his way to reconnect between the islands (parents) as typical with children of divorce.
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Fair Episode: Wanting to ask the father, feelings of hesitation, getting caught in the middle between the divorced parents.
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Penguin Episode: Feeling accepted and part of a family; getting social support is crucial for children of divorce.
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Boat Race Episode: Learning to achieve a new balance after the divorce with the help and support of his loved ones.
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Tower Episode: Getting a new perspective as a child of divorce. Learning to accept change in a more positive light.
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Earthquake in Zipland Screenshots: Video Game Therapy for children suffering from emotion, false expectation, guilt, blame, conflict, shame, fear of change, abandonment, non-acceptance, omnipotence, imbalance.



















