Skill Check
Podcast by YMCA Exeter
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161 jaksotThis is more of a random collection of stuff this week Imagine Gaming News, but lots of it. As well as all things Ubisoft and Horizon we talk this study looking at more evidence that gaming is positive for mental health. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-09-25-new-study-reveals-positive-mood-changes-during-video-game-play [https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-09-25-new-study-reveals-positive-mood-changes-during-video-game-play] If you missed the study we looked at last week – it can be found here https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13757513/Playing-video-games-BENEFITS-mental-health.html [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13757513/Playing-video-games-BENEFITS-mental-health.html] Its also the end of an era for the Skill Check podcast, as we wave goodbye to Becky. Please forgive us as we get a little introspective towards the end. Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want to hear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube. Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
The Sims Movie, Switch 2 Rumours, and Gaming is good for Mental Health! So. The Sims movie is becoming a thing. Which distracts us with a lot of talk of talk about Sims. Sorry about that. (Also our mic setup is dodgy – sorry about that) What do we do with the Switch Rumours? And is the message that “gaming is good for mental health”, going mainstream? The article about the link between gaming and positive mental health can be found here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13757513/Playing-video-games-BENEFITS-mental-health.html Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want to hear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube. Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
We’re back from our summer holidays, and we have some catching up to do! Andy’s feeling a little lost and tempted by Star Wars Outlaws. We catch up on the PS5 Pro news. We look at a potential future where you could get video games on a health insurance plan. https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/deepwell-dtx-videogame-therapy-fda-clearance/ [https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/deepwell-dtx-videogame-therapy-fda-clearance/] https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/video-games-in-medicine-could-spark-a-new-golden-age-for-the-indu/z37282 [https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/video-games-in-medicine-could-spark-a-new-golden-age-for-the-indu/z37282] Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want to hear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube. Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
Could a game where you’re a vampire introduce you to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy? Doom and Doom 2 has returned! And so has Crash Bandicoot! We also spend far too much time arguing over what Crash does with the apples. Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want to hear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube. Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
We ask, are people falling out of love with strategy games? Could we make money from old games? And funding has been found for table top gaming groups. We talk screen time A LOT in this one, particularly about gaming – but screen time in general. Some links we refer to… https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/worried-about-son-gaming-habit-experts-3020298 [https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/worried-about-son-gaming-habit-experts-3020298] https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/does-screen-time-help-or-hinder-creativity-creative-industry-310724 [https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/does-screen-time-help-or-hinder-creativity-creative-industry-310724] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6p2egln0zeo [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6p2egln0zeo] Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want to hear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube. Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.
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