Why We Need Both Silly and Serious Games
There are generally two different types of games: There’s the kind of game that changes our lives; the story and characters are so intense that we kinda feel that we
Small Games to Play on the Go These Holidays
The holiday season is upon us, and it can be a wonderful time of the year! Or it can be intensely overwhelming. Spending prolonged periods of time with family, having
Deceiving oneself and others in “One Thousand Lies”
Author: Devonis This is a guest post and does not represent the views of CheckPoint. Over the last few days I played a Visual Novel named “One Thousand Lies”. Developed by
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
Chess Against Anxiety
Author: Asrar This is a guest post and does not represent the views of CheckPoint. As a chess player for ~20 years myself, I found it increasingly helping to
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
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
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