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Gaming the Mind Podcast

Gaming the Mind

Doctors by day; gamers by night! Exploring interactions between mental health and gaming, and promoting wellbeing in the gaming community. In this podcast we discuss a wide range of stories regarding video games and mental health.

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68:44

Blue Whale, Momo, and Doki Doki Literature Club – the...

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2019/09/05

[content warning - mentions of suicide] In this episode Don, Marcus and Sachin discuss "games" which have variously been reported as the cause of suicides: but is there any known truth to such claims? We look at the phenomena of Blue Whale and the Momo Challenge - what they are, why ideas about them have spread, and what is the reality behind the scare stories. We then look at Doki Doki Literature club, which has been described in the media in a similar way to Blue Whale and Momo: again there is a

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62:16

Virtual violence: “sin tax” and morality

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2019/08/13

Violence in video games: does it cause violence in real life? And how do we morally feel about it? [content warning - mentions of suicide and shootings] In this episode Don, Fai, Marcus and Sachin discuss a report of a bill in Pennsylvania that would increase tax on violent games, to raise money to keep schools safer. Is it a good idea? We discuss if there's any evidence to justify such a tax. Then we talk about ways in which virtual violence could be wrong - from a moral perspective. Skip to 24:45

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48:10

Mortal Kombat and PTSD

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2019/07/09

Can people develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder following exposure to traumatic media? …

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55:12

Apex Legends – who decides if the voices are real?

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2019/03/12

Wraith in Apex Legends hears a mysterious voice that helped her unlock her …

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45:24

Hikikomori and dreams in Yume Nikki

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2019/02/11

[content warning - this episode features mentions of suicide and abuse within the context of the game Yume Nikki] In this episode Don, Fai, Andrew and Sachin (mental health doctors) and Hammy (medical student) discuss the experimental horror game Yume Nikki and use that as a base to discuss the Japanese phenomenon of hikikomori, and what dreams say about our minds. Read more about Yume Nikki here

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46:17

Episode 5 -“Gamer burnout”

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2019/01/30

In this episode Sachin, Don, and Marcus (mental health doctors) discuss: – Gamer burnout: What is burnout and can you experience burnout from video games? (check out this article for more https://waypoint.vice.com/en_us/article/mby89y/millennial-burnout-gamers ). They also discuss this article on millennial burnout: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/millennials-burnout-generation-debt-work

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55:58

Episode 4 – Celeste and anxiety

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2019/01/14

In this episode Sachin, Don, Fai (mental health doctors), and Hammy (medical student) discuss: - Celeste: how does it portray anxiety in main character Madeline and how is the game's attitude to mental health reflected in its design? (Check out this article that describes how a tough game like Celeste can be soothing: www.polygon.com/2018/2/8/16961386/celeste-stress ) They also discuss difficult games in general, and how "easy modes" are sometimes viewed negatively.

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49:40

Episode 3 – Silent Hill 2 and symbolism of mental health

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2019/01/03

[cw - suicide] In this episode Sachin, Don (mental health doctors), and Hammy (medical student) discuss: - Silent Hill 2: how does it use symbolism to portray trauma and mental health issues, and does it do a good job? (see article www.inverse.com/article/27660-sil…nami-pyramid-head for more) They then discuss games where all players work together for a common goal, and what exactly is the essence of a Metroidvania game. We're all a bit ill for this recording and so we discussed what is the

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50:18

Episode 2 – Esports doping and Tourette’s syndrome...

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2018/12/19

In this episode Sachin, Fai, and Marcus (mental health doctors) discuss: - Claims of stimulants used as performance enhancing drugs in esports (see article motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/…fficial-league) - A Twitch streamer with Tourette's and what this means for representation (see article kotaku.com/the-singular-life-o…streamer-1830499961) They then discuss games used for teaching!

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57:56

Episode 1 – trans representation and esports touring

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2018/12/08

In this episode Sachin, Don, Fai (mental health doctors) and Hammy (medical student) discuss: - Gaming in moderation, based on an article by student Timothy Franklin advocating this (http://collegian.tccd.edu/?p=37310) - Concerns about how Cyberpunk 2077 will handle trans identities, in light of how the tabletop game handles it, and problematic tweets from the developer (see article https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-08-24-the-big-cyberpunk-2077-interview) - Plans for the Overwatch League to

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