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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Serious Games

Date Submitted: Apr 25, 2025
Date Accepted: Jun 30, 2025

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Effects of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Studio Ghibli Films on Young People’s Sense of Exploration, Calm, Mastery and Skill, Purpose and Meaning, and Overall Happiness in Life: Exploratory Randomized Controlled Study

Arigayota A, Duffek B, Hou C, Eisingerich AB

Effects of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Studio Ghibli Films on Young People’s Sense of Exploration, Calm, Mastery and Skill, Purpose and Meaning, and Overall Happiness in Life: Exploratory Randomized Controlled Study

JMIR Serious Games 2025;13:e76522

DOI: 10.2196/76522

PMID: 40750097

PMCID: 12357126

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