AI-powered mental health analysis through gaming and social media

Who: RMIT School of Health and Biomedical Sciences in collaboration with Mighty Serious & Catholic Care Victoria School program.

What: This project decodes mental health information by analysing gaming and social media data. It explores how gamers’ bonds with their avatars can predict depression risk, using AI classifiers to analyse longitudinal data from 565 participants. For social media, it uses natural language processing to analyse 233,000 tweets, achieving high accuracy in predicting anxiety diagnoses. This integration aims to identify mental health issues early, demonstrating the potential for AI-driven mental health interventions.