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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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Life is Strange
Games April 19, 2018

Life is Strange

The really strong part of LiS is the immersiveness, created by a god-tier soundtrack selection, good pacing and smart camera angles for the most part. Not the best writing ever,
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Suicidal Thoughts
Mental Health, Streamers April 17, 2018

Suicidal Thoughts

This page is for people who sometimes get thoughts of suicide, but are not actively suicidal right now.
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Character Psychology: Joel, The Last of Us (Part 2)
Articles, Character Psychology April 24, 2017

Character Psychology: Joel, The Last of Us (Part 2)

Hello again! This is part of a character profile series being written to break down stigma and help game fans reach out. Today, we’ll be looking at Joel from Naughty
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Character Psychology: Joel, The Last of Us (Part 1)
Articles, Character Psychology April 14, 2017

Character Psychology: Joel, The Last of Us (Part 1)

Hello all, to anyone unfamiliar with this site, I’m Dr Jennifer Hazel, a psychiatry physician and advocate for the use of technology in mental health care. I’m also a passionate
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5 Times Breath Of The Wild Did Great Things For Mental Health
Articles, Character Psychology, Games March 28, 2017

5 Times Breath Of The Wild Did Great Things For Mental Health

  The Legend of Zelda has always been an innovative, forward thinking series. Each game for me inspired a new sense of wonder, and productively built on its predecessor to
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Addiction
Mental Health July 28, 2016

Addiction

Online Gaming Addiction As great as games can be, online gaming addiction can be detrimental to your health, even if it doesn’t feel like it. APA has developed 9 criteria
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Crunch and Burnout
Mental Health July 28, 2016

Crunch and Burnout

  CheckPoint regularly speaks about brunout, crunch and other challenges that developers face at conferences. Check out this one from Play by Play NZ, with Dr Jennifer Hazel.   What
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