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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![Mental Health Representation in Games](https://i0.wp.com/checkpointorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DQmd6gAF7zGJanJ36xePSYRBqsnpvm2r9u1K9U3CBPRzThr-672x378.jpeg?fit=672%2C378&ssl=1)
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![Video Game Grounding Exercises](https://i0.wp.com/checkpointorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/journey.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1)
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.![The Social Benefits of Games: Clinical Research](https://i0.wp.com/checkpointorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MC4.jpg?fit=800%2C492&ssl=1)
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![Games Can Treat Anxiety – The Research](https://i0.wp.com/checkpointorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MC6.jpg?fit=800%2C473&ssl=1)
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![Video Games Can Treat Depression: The Research](https://i0.wp.com/checkpointorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MC7.jpg?fit=800%2C487&ssl=1)
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![Gaming to Improve Self-Image: Clinical Research](https://i0.wp.com/checkpointorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/MC4.jpg?fit=800%2C492&ssl=1)
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![The Psychological and Emotional Benefits of Video Games: Clinical Research](https://i0.wp.com/checkpointorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/27265481_10159990880405094_1448764421_o.jpg?fit=1901%2C1131&ssl=1)
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![“Gaming Disorder” – What You Need To Know](https://i0.wp.com/checkpointorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/resilience-1.png?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1)
“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![Why Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is my Game of the Year](https://i0.wp.com/checkpointorg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/hellblade.jpg?fit=1200%2C724&ssl=1)