Exploring Anxiety and Self-Doubt Through A Mountain Climbing Platformer
Author: William Macfarlane This is a guest post and does not represent the views of CheckPoint. “You can do this.” Celeste tells the story of a woman named Madeline who
Games We Need: Getting Over It
This article is cross-posted with permission from the wonderful Screen Therapy. This is one of the hardest games in recent memory and its taking over by storm. The controls,
Games as Mental Comfort Food: A Year with Europa Universalis 4
Author: @elmarcel, professional game developer in Sweden This is a guest post and does not represent the views of CheckPoint. Late 2014. I was working a job abroad that
How Games Help Us Practice Emotional Resilience
This article is cross-posted with permission from the wonderful blog Screen Therapy. How Games Help Us Practice Emotional Resilience This is the second part of this article. In the previous Games Teach Us How To Fail Well
This article is cross-posted with permission from the wonderful blog Screen Therapy. Games Teach Us How To Fail Well It’s getting dark outside, you’ve been playing this game
What Pokemon Teaches About Psychotherapy
This guest feature was written by Dr Neil R. Jeyasingam, Bsc(Med), MBBS, MBus, MPsych, Cert(Old Age), FRANZCP. He is a Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Philosopher and Player of Games. Buy his book (it’s
Student Problems: Mental Health Insights from Game Dev Students
This guest feature was written by Devon Wiersma, Game Designer and Writer. Some names in this article have been changed, but all stories are real-life examples from game development
The Psychosis of Super Mario
This guest feature was written by Dr Neil R. Jeyasingam, Bsc(Med), MBBS, MBus, MPsych, Cert(Old Age), FRANZCP. He is a Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Philosopher and Player of Games. Buy his book (it’s