Going Deep into Love in Games: Just a Heartbeat Away
“Heartbeat is safety”, “Heartbeat has been a place for connection and exploration”, “I feel spoiled for other game jams, this…
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Making Meaning in Game Dev
Content Warning: suicide, mental illness Disclaimer: This is an opinion article, and not meant to constitute medical or health advice….
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Degrees of Connection
“Dinner is ready honey, can you set the table?” “Just give me a minute, I’m just chatting to Taylor” “Who’s…
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Sick Heroes at PAX Aus 2015
Have you thought about how chronic conditions, like pain and mental illness, are represented in games? Portrayals are often one-dimensional…
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Research byte: Does your gaming behaviour say something about your personality?
Maybe…. Braun et al looked at 5 personality dimensions (neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness) in a total of…
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Time Management for the full time worker, full time Parent, part time Indie: Part 1 – Sleep
I’m not a writer. This much is clear from the ridiculous title to this article. I’m a coder. If you…
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Those Post Con Blues
It’s 5.59pm on the final day off a Con. The announcer over the PA said that you should make your…
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Let us now sing the Post Release Blues
Mental numbness. That’s the best descriptor I’ve got for the state I’m in right now. Luckily, I’m self aware enough…
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Video games satisfy universal psychological needs
Ever wondered why video games can be so engaging and addictive, even in the absence (for most people that is)…
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Socialisation is important
Socialisation is important. Not as important as air, more important than donuts. From ways to assemble as groups to achieve…
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