Table 5.

Results of group art therapy experience analysis using digital media.

Themes (6)	Categories (13)	Examples of quotations
New and fun digital art therapy	A new digital art therapy	“I’m excited, I am upbeat.”
		“It is fun to make videos.”
	Interest and fun through the act of play (art)	“Everything was new while I was in the art therapy.”
	Liveliness and enjoyment of digital artworks	“It was really fun and exciting, so I want to do it again.”
Enjoying daily choices as the protagonist of life	Experience choice through interaction with digital media	“It was good to be able to do it my way.”
	Convenience and subjectivity of digital media	“It is more satisfying and fun to do it myself.”
Discovery of the positive power and possibilities	A valuable experience improving the quality of life	“I want to do it again.”
		“I will try again by remembering various things I learned during art therapy, Thank you, iPad.”
	Digital art therapy that one wishes to experience again	“It is mine, a really well-made video.”
Digital art therapy enriching experience	Expanded representation and total sensibility through digital media	“Thank you so much for a fun and precious experience.”
		“It was difficult to express in words, but expressing it through the app made me feel very refreshed.”
	Natural convergence of multimedia and various emotional experiences	“It was a good memory because I did a lot of artworks through art therapy.”
Preciousness and joyfulness of the process of “being together”	Communication and connectivity through digital media	“There were parts where I thought the same and parts where I did not, but it was still fun.”
		“There were times when it was hard, but it was good to contribute to a part of the collaboration.”
	Expansion of relationships through collective collaboration	“It was a little uncomfortable and complicated to cooperate together, but I was proud of it after completing it.”
Sublimation to digital art through immersion	Creation process and immersion of digital art	“Teacher, I’m showing the greatest concentration in my life!”
	Digital media environment, a space for appreciation and expression	“Why does time pass so quickly?”