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Articles, Character Psychology January 30, 2017

Squall Leonhart – Final Fantasy VIII

Squaresoft Psychology Discussed: Defence Mechanisms Social Anxiety and Generalised Anxiety Attachment Theory Overcoming Personal Obstacles; Growth Pretty much every character in Final Fantasy VIII has an interesting experience

Articles, Character Psychology January 30, 2017

Cloud Strife – Final Fantasy VII

Squaresoft Psychology Discussed: Social Purpose Defence Mechanisms Dissociative States Personal Growth Cloud likely represented many people’s first encounter with a truly believable and fallible video game character. He begins

Articles, Character Psychology January 30, 2017

Lara Croft – Tomb Raider

Multiple Developers Psychology Discussed: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Defence Mechanisms Developer’s Views Our much beloved archaeologist and titular raider of tombs has been on quite the journey.

Articles, General January 4, 2017

PRY Is A Game About PTSD That Gets It Spot On

I’ve been meaning to talk about Pry for a while, because I was absolutely blown away by it. Thematically and mechanically I see this as the gold standard for representing

Articles, Games, Resources July 31, 2016

How Technology Can Improve Your Mental Health

This is an article that Jennifer Hazel originally wrote for LifeHacker Australia. Mental Health image via Shutterstock “How do you feel today?” It’s a common question, and for