On Wednesday 25th of April, our very own Pritika Sachdev was the guest speaker on Brainwaves. What is Brainwaves I hear you ask? Brainwaves is a radio program that airs on 3CR 855 AM in Melbourne on Wednesday’s at 5:00pm and is run by Members of the non-profit...
Author: William M. Lee This is a guest post and does not represent the views of CheckPoint. This game represents the effects of depression, anxiety and general phobias very well. Causing me to step away from the game multiple times due to the emotional impact. Looking at Selma’s...
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 I had loved for years: interesting work, fun colleagues, and a great boss. I had a nice circle of...
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 small reserve of spoons – mental, physical and emotional energy – we have available on any given day, and...
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 part we talked about the definition of resilience and the use of video games to train our mental resilience –...
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 since lunch. It’s your day off and you’re spending it in front of a screen, cursing under your...
Introducing Guest Features As CheckPoint grows as a community, we are privileged to have people coming forward and recalling their experiences of how video games and mental health came together. This article was submitted by Greg Lent. A Pumpkin In The Toilet- A Story About Autism and Video...
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 with tech in a way that fosters their wellbeing. We provided flyers and handouts, as well as showcasing four...
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 with tech in a way that fosters their wellbeing. We provided flyers and handouts, as well as showcasing four...
We had the huge privilege of being featured at Melbourne International Games Week 2016 (#MIGW2016) this November as the official mental health partners, getting the opportunity to speak publicly about a number of different issues, and even to unroll our first ever booth: “The CheckPoint” at PAX Australia. Huge...
