Apart of Me

Apart of Me

About this app

Apart of Me is a multi-award-winning therapeutic game. It was co-created by experts in child psychology and bereaved young people, and translates bereavement counselling techniques into a magical 3D world.

You will be transported to a beautiful, peaceful island where you will meet a variety of friendly creatures. You will be given a guide to support you along your journey. Your guide will help you to explore, accept, understand and articulate your experience of grief and the wide range of emotions connected to it. As you progress through the game, you will discover your own strengths and wisdom. The island is a safe place where you can begin to process your grief at a pace that suits you, remember the person you have lost, and hear from others who know what it is like to lose someone you love.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

- Best Youth Focused Emotional Support Application - Global Health & Pharma Technology Awards
- Points of Light Award - Prime Minister's Office
- Finalist - Tech4Good Awards
- Shortlisted for a BAFTA Award
- Featured on the Notable Children's Digital Media list (US)
- Awarded the Orcha Health App Quality Mark
- Included in the Welsh Government's Mental Health Toolkit

PRESS

Apart of Me has been featured by the BBC, The Guardian, Evening Standard, Huffington Post, and ITN.

ABOUT BOUNCE WORKS

Bounce Works is a social enterprise with a mission to overturn the growing crisis in mental health among young people by creating engaging and effective digital products and services. We created Apart of Me because we wanted to help young people and their families through the darkness of grief towards a hopeful and fulfilling future.

APART OF ME TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Apart of Me is intended to support children and young people who have a terminally-ill family member or friend, or who have had a family member or friend die. It is not intended to replace independent professional advice from qualified counsellors, psychotherapists and medical practitioners. There are people who can help you if you feel that you need more support, so please speak to someone you can trust or seek professional guidance.

In the future we may collect some data from users to help research effectiveness of game features and therapeutic techniques. Don't worry, we'll ask for your permission before we collect anything identifiable and you will be welcome to say no at any time.

Apart of Me has been designed for ages 11+

Terms and Conditions: https://apartofme.app/terms/
Privacy Policy: https://apartofme.app/privacy/

Ratings and reviews

Hello readers, I love this game but there are some fixes that could be done. The first one is that, personally, I myself am fine with a landscape point of view; but I’m beginning to think maybe you could let us have a choice? Like if we hold it landscape it goes landscape or if we hold our device portrait it goes portrait. The second thing is that this game is probably NOT for ages -8. The reason I say this is because that there is a few things for older ages. Anyway I love this app. —S.E.F.F✧❤

Trying out the app with the critical eyes of a web developer and technology enthusiast I have to say I'm really impressed. What I didn't expect was for it to actually bring up feelings and emotions about loved ones I've lost as that was not the purpose for me trying out the game, and that is surely only a good thing. I never want to lose memories. I believe memories are what brings true happiness, even when we are sad. I haven't yet completed the game as such, but that's the thing - it's not a game for rushing through or completing in a short space of time in my opinion, it's an ongoing process to help with grieving which can be revisited at any time, in your own pace. Some of my favourite games allow me to do my own thing, and that is the case here. Although it is aimed at younger users of the game, it definitely doesn't exclude anyone and is actually incredibly satisfying to use. It actually reminds me of one of my favourite mobile games where you can explore a world and potter around without any pressure. Importantly and uniquely here I don't feel manipulated in any way, only inspired, which I have to say is a rarity as with a lot of technology - "If the product is free, then you are the product" - This app is the exception to the rule as it is not funded through advertising and has no hidden agenda. Quite often gameplay feels like things are being forced on you, especially with free Android games, or quite often underfunded games have issues with them. None of those negatives are evident at all and I've spent enough time on the island, in the cave, at the guide's hut to be sure of this. There are so many great features, such as being able to hear the words and optionally read transcripts from others who are sharing their own memories of loved ones they have lost. All in all I cannot say enough good things about this game. It's one of those things that you don't realise the world needs, until you actually use it. I've been looking at the data around behaviour of younger people who suffer due to having lost a loved one, and some of it is very stark and eye-opening. This is a positive solution to making the world a better place. Another great gauge of this app is that I'm always excited to jump back in and keep using it. One of the most relevant features is the 'pool' which encourages controlled, deep breathing in a meditative way, and with a very relaxing voice guiding you through that process. I struggle to keep up with my plans of doing more formal meditation on my own and using meditation apps seems to be a struggle to keep up and prioritise in my life, so this wonderful element of the game, and also the gamification of wellbeing in itself is an absolute win for my often child-like brain, but also for the responsible adult side of me that appreciates the value this game brings.

I only feel negative how wrong the introduction is worded. Loss of the love one, doesn't just mean they died. They could be very much alive and it will hit and hurt the same, if not even the worse. Game itself seems to be neatly designed and looks nice. Although, it could use performance optimization. Now whatever or not it will really help with the problem it was made for, remains to be seen it's too early to say or give an overall impression.

What's new

Minor fixes and upgrades to supported SDKs