We have all been told at some time to stop wasting our time on games and to go do something constructive, or get out and do some exercise, by loved ones and family members. Have you sat down and really considered what gaming does for us? What muscles does it stretch? Could it be your … Continue reading
It is a common enough phrase used in our circles. We have a deep and abiding love for everythinggames: It’s Good to be a Gamer. Let’s look at Addiction. Loving something doesn’t mean you are addicted. It is perfectly okay, and even healthy, to dive intowhat you love head first, revelling in the spoils of … Continue reading
MMORPG’s in my personal experience are heavily derided as evil, highly addictive and without any redeeming features as far as the public and even veteran gamer perception. I beg to differ, they do have their uses. I acknowledge they aren’t exactly a shining beacon of ideals, setting people on the path to recovery. They do … Continue reading
Board games are quite a useful assessment and monitoring tool for mental illness and medication side effects in children. What is critical is that these games are accessible; it is necessary that those used not be so complicated that you will witness burn out by children simply due to an inability to understand the rules … Continue reading
Augmented Reality presents brilliant potential for therapies and health care, this household has explored Pokémon Go and Ingress over the years, thoroughly enjoyed both, including AR on the 3DS and Playstation 3. All we need now is battle to endure between the Resistance and the Enlightened, to maintain portals or to tear them down, a … Continue reading
There are numerous creators and designers out there who are producing games specifically to educate and I tip my hat to them, while quite often backing their projects, such as those from Genius Games. Genius games produces fantastic resources for introducing chemistry and biology to high school students and younger. It takes the reactions, molecules, … Continue reading
One of the biggest challenges to recovery is non-compliance with therapies. Doing what is good for us isn’t always fun or convenient. Doctors do not enjoy nagging and harassing us. They aren’t going to tell us twice a day that it is time to put down that engaging book and do our exercises, so our … Continue reading
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