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 Setting Small Goals Helps Us In Big Ways
For those living with mental health challenges feeling like you’ve achieved anything can be a bridge difficult to cross. We set targets for ourselves that seem insurmountable, digging into 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
A Pumpkin In The Toilet- A Story About Autism and Video Games
This article was submitted by Greg Lent. A Pumpkin In The Toilet- A Story About Autism and Video Games Growing up with an autistic brother is hard. I know
Apps and Games for Wellbeing
At PAX Australia 2016, CheckPoint had the absolute privilege of showing the attendees of the Diversity Lounge what we do, and start them up with ideas on how to engage
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
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