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Tom Nook
Articles, Character Psychology April 13, 2020

Tom Nook

This ended up much, much longer than I intended…Tom is an interesting guy. For TLDR: skip to the psychological analysis; or straight to the conclusion.   Last week, for the
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Mental Health Representation in Games
Articles, Character Psychology, Resources September 6, 2018

Mental Health Representation in Games

When playing a game, you become immersed in the characters you play as. We often get asked, when those characters have mental health issues, how realistic are they? Are they
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Video Game Grounding Exercises
Articles, General, Resources June 20, 2018

Video Game Grounding Exercises

Grounding is an incredibly powerful way of returning to baseline when something has trigger distress, anxiety or anything else that’s tough to deal with.
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The Social Benefits of Games: Clinical Research
Articles, Research May 3, 2018

The Social Benefits of Games: Clinical Research

This series of articles explores the current clinical research that exists around the benefits that playing video games can have for wellbeing. Wherever we can, we have linked to a
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Games Can Treat Anxiety – The Research
Articles, Research May 1, 2018

Games Can Treat Anxiety – The Research

This series of articles explores the current clinical research that exists around the benefits that playing video games can have for wellbeing. Wherever we can, we have linked to a
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Video Games Can Treat Depression: The Research
Articles, Research April 26, 2018

Video Games Can Treat Depression: The Research

This series of articles explores the current clinical research that exists around the benefits that playing video games can have for wellbeing. Wherever we can, we have linked to a
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Gaming to Improve Self-Image: Clinical Research
Articles, Research January 25, 2018

Gaming to Improve Self-Image: Clinical Research

This series of articles explores the current clinical research that exists around the benefits that playing video games can have for wellbeing. Wherever we can, we have linked to a
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The Psychological and Emotional Benefits of Video Games: Clinical Research
Articles, Research January 24, 2018

The Psychological and Emotional Benefits of Video Games: Clinical Research

This series of articles explores the current clinical research that exists around the benefits that playing video games can have for wellbeing. Wherever we can, we have linked to a
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“Gaming Disorder” – What You Need To Know
Articles, General, Resources December 31, 2017

“Gaming Disorder” – What You Need To Know

There has been a lot of hype in the media over the last few days due to renewed interest in the concept of a psychiatric disorder involving video games. This
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Why Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is my Game of the Year
Articles, Character Psychology December 21, 2017

Why Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is my Game of the Year

Hellblade is a masterpiece, but it is a harrowing one. Play at your own discretion – the game could have several different triggers for those who have mental health issues
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