Annie and Angsty is an interactive story for children with anxiety that helps them manage anxiety attacks. Many parents of children with anxiety experience not being able to help when their child experiences an anxiety attack. This is especially common in situations where they are not present to help, for example when the child is at school.
The interactive story about Annie and her anxiety was designed by a team of four designers in close dialogue with experts and parents. It helps the child calm down and understand what is happening to their body. If the child only wants to use the breathing tool, or one of the other coping exercises, the app also functions as a toolbox for coping techniques. In this project, I have not worked on the illustrations, but mainly on research and storytelling.
An interactive story for children with anxiety
An interactive story for children with anxiety
Throughout the story, you can help Annie calm down…
Throughout the story, you can help Annie calm down…
See how the body reacts when it's having an anxiety attack.
Annie's teacher, Ms. Green, presents you with several tools to cope with your anxiety.
Learn more about your body during an anxiety attack through the mini-game.
Watch the personification of Annie's anxiety overreact and press the “panic button”.
…see how the personification of Annie's anxiety overreacts and presses the "panic button"…
…see what happens to the body during a panic attack…
… discover Annie's teacher's tools for coping with anxiety…
… and learn more about what happens to the body during an anxiety attack through the mini-game…
Play the prototype below!
