Author: William M. Lee This is a guest post and does not represent the views of CheckPoint. This game represents the effects of depression, anxiety and general phobias very well. Causing me to step away from the game multiple times due to the emotional impact. Looking at Selma’s...
This article is cross-posted with permission from the wonderful Screen Therapy. This is one of the hardest games in recent memory and its taking over by storm. The controls, or rather “control”, is difficult to learn and master and the obstacles seem almost impossible to surmount. However, the...
Author: @elmarcel, professional game developer in Sweden This is a guest post and does not represent the views of CheckPoint. Late 2014. I was working a job abroad that I had loved for years: interesting work, fun colleagues, and a great boss. I had a nice circle of...
For those living with mental health challenges feeling like you’ve achieved anything can be a bridge difficult to cross. We set targets for ourselves that seem insurmountable, digging into that small reserve of spoons – mental, physical and emotional energy – we have available on any given day, and...
This article is cross-posted with permission from the wonderful blog Screen Therapy. How Games Help Us Practice Emotional Resilience This is the second part of this article. In the previous part we talked about the definition of resilience and the use of video games to train our mental resilience –...
This article is cross-posted with permission from the wonderful blog Screen Therapy. Games Teach Us How To Fail Well It’s getting dark outside, you’ve been playing this game since lunch. It’s your day off and you’re spending it in front of a screen, cursing under your...
This guest feature was written by Dr Neil R. Jeyasingam, Bsc(Med), MBBS, MBus, MPsych, Cert(Old Age), FRANZCP. He is a Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Philosopher and Player of Games. Buy his book (it’s pretty good!) (The following uses material reprinted with permission from Psychscene.) What Pokemon teaches about Psychotherapy...
This guest feature was written by Devon Wiersma, Game Designer and Writer. Some names in this article have been changed, but all stories are real-life examples from game development students. If you feel affected by anything in this article, please refer to our global mental health directory. ...
This guest feature was written by Dr Neil R. Jeyasingam, Bsc(Med), MBBS, MBus, MPsych, Cert(Old Age), FRANZCP. He is a Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Philosopher and Player of Games. Buy his book (it’s pretty good!) It was Super Mario Bros 2, World 4-1, when I had my first beneficial...
This Guest Feature was written by Matthew Moynihan. Guest features do not represent the views of CheckPoint, and are submissions to promote discussion around salient topics. 750 Words on Dopamine Feedback Loops Video games have been a source of fun, pleasure and escapism for almost sixty years. From...
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