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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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Exploring CBT in Vampire Therapist

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2024/10/31

Vampire Therapist is a visual novel where players assume the role of Sam, a cowboy vampire offering cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to fellow vampires. The game integrates CBT concepts into its gameplay, allowing players to identify cognitive distortions. This podcast discusses how the game depicts and educates regarding CBT.

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Is AI all it’s cracked up to be?

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2024/07/11

This podcast discussion delves into generative AI's potential applications, including in gaming, and raises ethical concerns about AI using others' work and replacing human workers. It questions whether we should attribute human qualities to AI and explores the concept of AI providing therapy without being recognized. Additionally, it ponders the meaning of AI "hallucinations" and suggests considering the term "confabulation."

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41:22

Psychological Layers of ‘Everything, Everywhere, All...

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2024/03/06

Recorded at MCM Comic-Con. Join us as we verse-jump through the multiverse of …

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43:38

World of Horror and “sanity meters”

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2023/11/29

We take a look at World of Horror, which has now left Steam …

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81:27

Suzume and grief following disasters

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2023/10/03

We have another “anime takeover” for our podcast, as we cover Makoto Shinkai’s …

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64:21

Resident Evil 4 Remake and PTSD

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2023/06/11

Capcom’s refreshed look at Resident Evil 4 adds a wealth of depth to …

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55:29

Virtual suicide in games

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2023/04/05

(Content warning: this podcast describes suicidality and suicide in media, including non-detailed descriptions …

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39:40

Live panel: “Soulsborne: Mythology and Mental Health”

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2023/01/29

FromSoftware’s games have had profound effects on the lives of players, especially those …

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66:50

Kirby and the healing power of cuteness!

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2022/05/20

What makes Kirby so cute, and why does he make us so happy? …

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Elden Ring and impostor syndrome

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2022/03/30

We’re discussing the game of the moment, and probably game of the year, …

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79:32

Belle: coping with grief and anxiety in the online world

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2022/02/04

In the latest episode of the podcast we are having an “anime takeover”, …

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71:41

Talking about Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag...

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2021/12/21

In the latest episode of the podcast we discuss the game Milk inside …

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46:28

Goliath: Playing with Reality – speaking to the...

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2021/11/09

In the latest episode of our podcast we chat to Barry Gene Murphy …

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Ace Attorney and dependent personality disorder

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2021/11/01

Spoiler warning: this episode contains an in-depth discussion of the final case in …

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55:39

Mental health stigma in games

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2020/11/30

What is stigma, how does it apply to mental health, and what are …

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50:17

Into a Dream – interview with creator Filipe F Thomaz

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2020/07/24

Sachin (mental health doctor) talks to Filipe F Thomaz, creator of Into a Dream. This new game tasks the player with entering the dream of a man who has severe depression, so that you can explore their mind, find out how their life has led to this depression, and to help them out. They discuss the inspiration behind the game, how depression is presented within the game. They also get into some spoilers in the second half of the interview, to get into what messages and lessons the game conveys -

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Kelvin Plomer from Jagex discusses developer mental...

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2020/07/06

Sachin (mental health doctor) talks to Kelvin Plomer, Director of Player Experience at Jagex, to learn what the company is doing to support the mental health of their staff, and how wellness culture has evolved in the workplace. Also, he discusses how Jagex along with their partner charities are raising mental health awareness among the player community. He also talks about the measures Jagex are taking to keep players safe online, and how Jagex is working to help players who find it difficult to

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Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2020/03/16

COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic, and anxiety around the illness, as well …

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54:30

Mental health advocacy in video games – EGX panel

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2019/10/25

Listen to our panel at EGX 2019 about mental health advocacy in video games. There's lots of interesting talk about how games can portray mental health well, the importance of games in raising mental health awareness, and also a whole lot about how the industry can improve and do more to take care of the people who create these games and put their own experiences into them.We were joined by: Vic Hood (games writer at TechRadar, runs the ReCharge group) Marina Díez (game designer & developer

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Judgement and cocaine

Gaming the Mind Podcast ·

2019/09/16

The release of Sega’s Yakuza spin-off Judgement was delayed on the PS4 after …

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