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      • Welcome to CheckPointParents on Gaming
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How Xbox Live Helped Me Go Outside
Articles, General, Submissions October 21, 2019

How Xbox Live Helped Me Go Outside

Author: Alina Bradford Just a few years ago, I was pretty much a shut-in. The clinical term is agoraphobia, but for the people around me, it looked a lot like
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Looking After Your Mental Health at Melbourne International Games Week 2019
Articles, Events October 7, 2019

Looking After Your Mental Health at Melbourne International Games Week 2019

  Games week is an incredible time for the Australian and New Zealand video games communities. From consumers to developers, academics to journalists; we all come together and celebrate our
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Finding Serenity in Chaos: Violence and Easy Mode
Articles, General, Submissions September 5, 2019

Finding Serenity in Chaos: Violence and Easy Mode

Author: Grace Hester Violence in video games has always been a contentious issue, especially lately. It’s created a sort of stigma that’s been very difficult, if not impossible, for games
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What Remains of Edith Finch – How Family Can Build Us Up and Tear Us Down
Articles, General, Submissions August 29, 2019

What Remains of Edith Finch – How Family Can Build Us Up and Tear Us Down

Author: Caitlin Burns Throughout history, the concept of family has always been a central part of our lives. From autobiographies to Twitter threads, we like to share tales from our
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Finding Serenity In Darkness: The Potential of Horror Video Games
Articles, General, Submissions August 22, 2019

Finding Serenity In Darkness: The Potential of Horror Video Games

Author: Michael Pementel *Author’s note: The experiences of this author do not represent every individual with depression, Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder, or other mental illnesses. The following is based on the author’s observations
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The Power of #SelfCare
Articles, General June 3, 2019

The Power of #SelfCare

#SelfCare by TRU LUV is a game that revels in taking the time to care for ourselves. It encourages us to slow down and go at our pace. We can
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From the Depths to the Summit
Articles, Submissions June 3, 2019

From the Depths to the Summit

Author: Belinda Quantock “Don’t ever stop. Always keep going, no matter what happens and is taken from you. Even when life is so unfair, don’t give up.” – Ezio, Assassin’s
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The Importance of No Fail States
Articles, General February 14, 2019

The Importance of No Fail States

I recently had the pleasure of playing two micro games made by Moth Likely, a craft games studio that focuses on creating games sustainably. I played Constellarium and Nineve, which
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GRIS: the Power of the Unsaid
Articles, General, Submissions February 7, 2019

GRIS: the Power of the Unsaid

Author: Viola Nicolucci – psychologist psychotherapist Gris is a platform game that includes puzzles. Designed by indie studio Nomada, based in Barcelona, Spain. Published by Devolver. The game was released
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CheckPoint Welcomes Alanah Pearce and Guy Blomberg to Board
Articles, General February 7, 2019

CheckPoint Welcomes Alanah Pearce and Guy Blomberg to Board

It is our absolute pleasure to welcome Alanah Pearce and Guy 'Yug' Blomberg to the CheckPoint team. Additionally, we are thrilled that our social media and community manager, Pritika Sachdev,
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