Gaming the Mind
@gamingthemind.bsky.social
👩🏽⚕️Doctors by day...
🎮 gamers by night!
💜 UK-based mental health charity (no. 1186983)
💭 promoting positive mental health within the games community.
🎮 gamers by night!
💜 UK-based mental health charity (no. 1186983)
💭 promoting positive mental health within the games community.
Last day of #MCMComicCon! We're here with the Reset Room, a chill space to take a break! We have lo-fi activities to unwind with, and we've got mental health info available, too. It's staffed by our awesome crew, so do say hello! 🧠🎮
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
October 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Last day of #MCMComicCon! We're here with the Reset Room, a chill space to take a break! We have lo-fi activities to unwind with, and we've got mental health info available, too. It's staffed by our awesome crew, so do say hello! 🧠🎮
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
We're still at #MCMComicCon with our Reset Room! If you need to take a break for any reason, come by. It's quieter in here! We also have mental health information and lo-fi activities. It's run by today's awesome crew right here! 🧠🎮
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
October 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We're still at #MCMComicCon with our Reset Room! If you need to take a break for any reason, come by. It's quieter in here! We also have mental health information and lo-fi activities. It's run by today's awesome crew right here! 🧠🎮
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
Are you at #MCMComicCon and want to relax? Come to our Reset Room, a calm oasis where you can chill, do lo-fi activities, & re-energise before heading back to the show! We have mental health information too! Staffed by this cool crew. Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite! 🧠🎮
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Are you at #MCMComicCon and want to relax? Come to our Reset Room, a calm oasis where you can chill, do lo-fi activities, & re-energise before heading back to the show! We have mental health information too! Staffed by this cool crew. Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite! 🧠🎮
Gaming the Mind Conference
Prof Paul Fletcher delivers the day's keynote.
As a clinical neuroscientist sees the potential of games to measure stress responses from players, and to use biofeedback for training self-regulation - explored through The Insight Project with Ninja Theory
Prof Paul Fletcher delivers the day's keynote.
As a clinical neuroscientist sees the potential of games to measure stress responses from players, and to use biofeedback for training self-regulation - explored through The Insight Project with Ninja Theory
September 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Gaming the Mind Conference
Prof Paul Fletcher delivers the day's keynote.
As a clinical neuroscientist sees the potential of games to measure stress responses from players, and to use biofeedback for training self-regulation - explored through The Insight Project with Ninja Theory
Prof Paul Fletcher delivers the day's keynote.
As a clinical neuroscientist sees the potential of games to measure stress responses from players, and to use biofeedback for training self-regulation - explored through The Insight Project with Ninja Theory
Gaming the Mind Conference
Dr Victoria McCloud chairs a panel featuring @chellaramanan.bsky.social from @3foldgames.bsky.social, Dom Matthews from Ninja Theory, and Dr Andrew Howe
Dr Victoria McCloud chairs a panel featuring @chellaramanan.bsky.social from @3foldgames.bsky.social, Dom Matthews from Ninja Theory, and Dr Andrew Howe
September 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Gaming the Mind Conference
Dr Victoria McCloud chairs a panel featuring @chellaramanan.bsky.social from @3foldgames.bsky.social, Dom Matthews from Ninja Theory, and Dr Andrew Howe
Dr Victoria McCloud chairs a panel featuring @chellaramanan.bsky.social from @3foldgames.bsky.social, Dom Matthews from Ninja Theory, and Dr Andrew Howe
Gaming the Mind Conference
Ninja Theory Studio Head Dom Matthews discusses the development of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. The studio worked with people with lived experience of psychosis, aiming to create a truthful representation of the symptoms in lead character Senua.
Ninja Theory Studio Head Dom Matthews discusses the development of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. The studio worked with people with lived experience of psychosis, aiming to create a truthful representation of the symptoms in lead character Senua.
September 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Gaming the Mind Conference
Ninja Theory Studio Head Dom Matthews discusses the development of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. The studio worked with people with lived experience of psychosis, aiming to create a truthful representation of the symptoms in lead character Senua.
Ninja Theory Studio Head Dom Matthews discusses the development of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. The studio worked with people with lived experience of psychosis, aiming to create a truthful representation of the symptoms in lead character Senua.
Gaming the Mind Conference
@chellaramanan.bsky.social speaks about @3foldgames.bsky.social's Before I Forget, and depicting dementia in a non-cliched, respectful way. She and the team worked with psychiatrists for input, including our own Dr Donald Servant.
@chellaramanan.bsky.social speaks about @3foldgames.bsky.social's Before I Forget, and depicting dementia in a non-cliched, respectful way. She and the team worked with psychiatrists for input, including our own Dr Donald Servant.
September 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Gaming the Mind Conference
@chellaramanan.bsky.social speaks about @3foldgames.bsky.social's Before I Forget, and depicting dementia in a non-cliched, respectful way. She and the team worked with psychiatrists for input, including our own Dr Donald Servant.
@chellaramanan.bsky.social speaks about @3foldgames.bsky.social's Before I Forget, and depicting dementia in a non-cliched, respectful way. She and the team worked with psychiatrists for input, including our own Dr Donald Servant.
Gaming the Mind Conference
Dr Andrew Howe, Consultant Psychiatrist & Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, speaks on Jungian archetypes in The Legend of Zelda, and using the mythology of games in psychological therapy. He guides us through active imagination based on Ocarina of Time 💭
Dr Andrew Howe, Consultant Psychiatrist & Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, speaks on Jungian archetypes in The Legend of Zelda, and using the mythology of games in psychological therapy. He guides us through active imagination based on Ocarina of Time 💭
September 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Gaming the Mind Conference
Dr Andrew Howe, Consultant Psychiatrist & Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, speaks on Jungian archetypes in The Legend of Zelda, and using the mythology of games in psychological therapy. He guides us through active imagination based on Ocarina of Time 💭
Dr Andrew Howe, Consultant Psychiatrist & Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, speaks on Jungian archetypes in The Legend of Zelda, and using the mythology of games in psychological therapy. He guides us through active imagination based on Ocarina of Time 💭
Gaming the Mind Conference
Malachi Gow showed us his game "i love me, i love me not", a relaxing game focusing on teaching mental health habits.
He is the recipient of our first Independent Developer Award, and £1,000 for further development. 🏆
malgow.net
Malachi Gow showed us his game "i love me, i love me not", a relaxing game focusing on teaching mental health habits.
He is the recipient of our first Independent Developer Award, and £1,000 for further development. 🏆
malgow.net
September 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Gaming the Mind Conference
Malachi Gow showed us his game "i love me, i love me not", a relaxing game focusing on teaching mental health habits.
He is the recipient of our first Independent Developer Award, and £1,000 for further development. 🏆
malgow.net
Malachi Gow showed us his game "i love me, i love me not", a relaxing game focusing on teaching mental health habits.
He is the recipient of our first Independent Developer Award, and £1,000 for further development. 🏆
malgow.net
Gaming the Mind Conference at @rcpsych.bsky.social
Addictions Psychiatrist Dr Stephen Kaar on research looking at longitudinal research into gaming disorder. Evidence suggests young people with depressive, anxiety, ADHD symptoms are at higher risk of developing gaming disorder symptoms.
Addictions Psychiatrist Dr Stephen Kaar on research looking at longitudinal research into gaming disorder. Evidence suggests young people with depressive, anxiety, ADHD symptoms are at higher risk of developing gaming disorder symptoms.
September 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Gaming the Mind Conference at @rcpsych.bsky.social
Addictions Psychiatrist Dr Stephen Kaar on research looking at longitudinal research into gaming disorder. Evidence suggests young people with depressive, anxiety, ADHD symptoms are at higher risk of developing gaming disorder symptoms.
Addictions Psychiatrist Dr Stephen Kaar on research looking at longitudinal research into gaming disorder. Evidence suggests young people with depressive, anxiety, ADHD symptoms are at higher risk of developing gaming disorder symptoms.
Gaming the Mind Conference at @rcpsych.bsky.social
@leonxiao.com on loot boxes and regulations related to odds disclosure, minimum age requirements, and advertising, as well as countries where they are recognised as gambling, and the myriad cases where games don't comply with regulations!
@leonxiao.com on loot boxes and regulations related to odds disclosure, minimum age requirements, and advertising, as well as countries where they are recognised as gambling, and the myriad cases where games don't comply with regulations!
September 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Gaming the Mind Conference at @rcpsych.bsky.social
@leonxiao.com on loot boxes and regulations related to odds disclosure, minimum age requirements, and advertising, as well as countries where they are recognised as gambling, and the myriad cases where games don't comply with regulations!
@leonxiao.com on loot boxes and regulations related to odds disclosure, minimum age requirements, and advertising, as well as countries where they are recognised as gambling, and the myriad cases where games don't comply with regulations!
Gaming the Mind Conference at the @rcpsych.bsky.social
Prof Henrietta Bowden-Jones on the establishment of the gaming disorder diagnosis and the range of presentations seen at the The National Centre for Gaming Disorders.
Prof Henrietta Bowden-Jones on the establishment of the gaming disorder diagnosis and the range of presentations seen at the The National Centre for Gaming Disorders.
September 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Gaming the Mind Conference at the @rcpsych.bsky.social
Prof Henrietta Bowden-Jones on the establishment of the gaming disorder diagnosis and the range of presentations seen at the The National Centre for Gaming Disorders.
Prof Henrietta Bowden-Jones on the establishment of the gaming disorder diagnosis and the range of presentations seen at the The National Centre for Gaming Disorders.
Gaming the Mind Conference
Dr Stone Hsieh on the neurological benefits of exercise. He and Bread Lab's ActiGamer project looks to see if active video games can reduce ADHD symptoms, and the feasibility if introducing this as an intervention.
Dr Stone Hsieh on the neurological benefits of exercise. He and Bread Lab's ActiGamer project looks to see if active video games can reduce ADHD symptoms, and the feasibility if introducing this as an intervention.
September 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Gaming the Mind Conference
Dr Stone Hsieh on the neurological benefits of exercise. He and Bread Lab's ActiGamer project looks to see if active video games can reduce ADHD symptoms, and the feasibility if introducing this as an intervention.
Dr Stone Hsieh on the neurological benefits of exercise. He and Bread Lab's ActiGamer project looks to see if active video games can reduce ADHD symptoms, and the feasibility if introducing this as an intervention.
Gaming the Mind Conference
Elin Festøy delivers a talk about My Child New Beginnings, about raising a Lebensborn child dealing with trauma in a hateful environment. The game aims to build empathy with the child, to create a strong motivator for transformation.
Elin Festøy delivers a talk about My Child New Beginnings, about raising a Lebensborn child dealing with trauma in a hateful environment. The game aims to build empathy with the child, to create a strong motivator for transformation.
September 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Gaming the Mind Conference
Elin Festøy delivers a talk about My Child New Beginnings, about raising a Lebensborn child dealing with trauma in a hateful environment. The game aims to build empathy with the child, to create a strong motivator for transformation.
Elin Festøy delivers a talk about My Child New Beginnings, about raising a Lebensborn child dealing with trauma in a hateful environment. The game aims to build empathy with the child, to create a strong motivator for transformation.
Preparing for the launch of the first ever Gaming the Mind conference! Hosted at the @rcpsych.bsky.social
Ready for a day talking about the exciting growing field of gaming and mental health!
Ready for a day talking about the exciting growing field of gaming and mental health!
September 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Preparing for the launch of the first ever Gaming the Mind conference! Hosted at the @rcpsych.bsky.social
Ready for a day talking about the exciting growing field of gaming and mental health!
Ready for a day talking about the exciting growing field of gaming and mental health!
Do you have kids with ADHD traits who'd like to participate in a study on the effects of exercise gaming on self-regulation skills? Join this study by our friends at BREAD Lab and you can advance scientific knowledge, and get £40 for your time! More details below. See thread for links!
August 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Do you have kids with ADHD traits who'd like to participate in a study on the effects of exercise gaming on self-regulation skills? Join this study by our friends at BREAD Lab and you can advance scientific knowledge, and get £40 for your time! More details below. See thread for links!
We visited @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social Games Design & Development students to discuss mental health & games!
Caught up with Serina Lopez, who's working on "Enter Her Paracosm", about a former ballerina consumed by her past, featuring themes of body dysmorphia, social withdrawal & self-neglect.
Caught up with Serina Lopez, who's working on "Enter Her Paracosm", about a former ballerina consumed by her past, featuring themes of body dysmorphia, social withdrawal & self-neglect.
July 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We visited @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social Games Design & Development students to discuss mental health & games!
Caught up with Serina Lopez, who's working on "Enter Her Paracosm", about a former ballerina consumed by her past, featuring themes of body dysmorphia, social withdrawal & self-neglect.
Caught up with Serina Lopez, who's working on "Enter Her Paracosm", about a former ballerina consumed by her past, featuring themes of body dysmorphia, social withdrawal & self-neglect.
July 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
June 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Sky: Children of the Light advertisement states "When I started playing Sky it was during a time I was under a lot of stress at school... but also the stress of living with my family and their PTSD", adding "sometimes we all just need a moment to breathe in"
June 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Sky: Children of the Light advertisement states "When I started playing Sky it was during a time I was under a lot of stress at school... but also the stress of living with my family and their PTSD", adding "sometimes we all just need a moment to breathe in"
Meditation Masters!
"Through yoga training, it gained the psychic power to predict its foe's next move"
#PokemonTCGPocket
"Through yoga training, it gained the psychic power to predict its foe's next move"
#PokemonTCGPocket
June 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Meditation Masters!
"Through yoga training, it gained the psychic power to predict its foe's next move"
#PokemonTCGPocket
"Through yoga training, it gained the psychic power to predict its foe's next move"
#PokemonTCGPocket
Meditation Masters!
"It never skips its daily yoga training. It heightens its inner strength through meditation."
#PokemonTCGPocket
"It never skips its daily yoga training. It heightens its inner strength through meditation."
#PokemonTCGPocket
June 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Meditation Masters!
"It never skips its daily yoga training. It heightens its inner strength through meditation."
#PokemonTCGPocket
"It never skips its daily yoga training. It heightens its inner strength through meditation."
#PokemonTCGPocket
Last day of #MCMComicCon! We're here with the Reset Room, a chill space to take a break! We have lo-fi activities to unwind with, and we've got mental health info available, too. It's staffed by our awesome crew, so do say hello! 🧠🎮
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
May 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Last day of #MCMComicCon! We're here with the Reset Room, a chill space to take a break! We have lo-fi activities to unwind with, and we've got mental health info available, too. It's staffed by our awesome crew, so do say hello! 🧠🎮
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
We're still at #MCMComicCon with our Reset Room! If you need to take a break for any reason, come by. It's quieter in here! We also have mental health information and lo-fi activities. It's run by today's awesome crew right here! 🧠🎮
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
May 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We're still at #MCMComicCon with our Reset Room! If you need to take a break for any reason, come by. It's quieter in here! We also have mental health information and lo-fi activities. It's run by today's awesome crew right here! 🧠🎮
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite!
Are you at #MCMComicCon and want to relax? Come to our Reset Room, a calm oasis where you can chill, do lo-fi activities, & re-energise before heading back to the show! We have mental health information too! Staffed by this cool crew. Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite! 🧠🎮
May 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Are you at #MCMComicCon and want to relax? Come to our Reset Room, a calm oasis where you can chill, do lo-fi activities, & re-energise before heading back to the show! We have mental health information too! Staffed by this cool crew. Find us upstairs in the Platinum Suite! 🧠🎮