Press Start to Heal: Exploring Mental Health Support within Video Games & Virtual Spaces

Season Finale featuring Jim Weiss

We did it! Season One of Gamechangers of Health is coming to a close. Join me today as I chat with Jim Weiss, Founder and Chairman of Real Chemistry, for his perspective on gaming as an industry-defining channel for health. Thank you all for tuning into our inaugural season. We can’t wait to bring you more content soon, and in the meantime enjoy our finale! You can always reach us at gamechangers@realchemistry.com [gamechangers@realchemistry.com].   ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Press Start to Heal: Exploring Mental Health Support within Video Games & Virtual Spaces

In our penultimate episode of Season 1 of Gamechangers of Health, we’re joined by Co-founder and CEO of Hero Journey Club, a community-based mental health support program inside of virtual gathering spaces to address loneliness and mental health for young adults. Their focus is rallying patients inside the video games they love to break down barriers and allow for fully comprehensive, safe, mental health support. Feel free to reach out to gamechangers@realchemistry.com [gamechangers@realchemistry.com] for questions, content suggestions, or feedback! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Future of Everything: how VR, AR, and gaming are only just beginning.

Description: On this month’s episode, we welcome guests Sol Rodgers, Global Director of Innovation for Magnopus and Chris Charles, Executive Creative Director at 21GRAMS. During our chats, we discuss what’s on everyone’s minds: AI, VR, AR…and how they all work together to create truly innovative, creative, and in some ways life-changing ways we experience the world.   As always, reach out to gamechangers@realchemistry.com [gamechangers@realchemistry.com] with questions, content suggestions, or just to say hi! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Empowering Minds: Unleashing the Power of Active Learning in Healthcare

This week’s episode is all about how and why we learn so well through play. Join host Devon Taylor as she interviews Lynn Fiellin of Playbl about the games that are changing the landscape of health education with some of our most vulnerable populations. In our retro section, Gamechangers welcomes Justin LaMonica, EVP, Strategy, to discuss how 21GRAMS is leaning into the power of play and active learning for some of the busiest healthcare practitioners in the country.   As always, you can reach us at gamechangers@realchemistry.com [gamechangers@realchemistry.com] as well as @RealChemistry. Thanks for tuning in! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Unlocking the Power of Emotional Analytics: How Our Feelings Impact Our Gaming Experiences

This week’s episode of Gamechangers of Health investigates how our own emotions can change our gaming experiences in real time. Join host Devon Taylor as she speaks with Kouo founder and CEO Shaan Basi about the ways emotional analytics are shaping consumer behaviors in-game, as well as their application in healthcare. Bear Collins, 21GRAMS’ SVP, Creative Technology Director, joins us for our retrospective into topics on the history (and future) of game development and why optimizing user experience is so critical.   You can find more about Kouo at www.kouo.io [http://www.kouo.io]. Email gamechangers@realchemistry.com [gamechangers@realchemistry.com] to tell us what you think of the podcast, submit topics for future episodes, and to learn more about ways we're making healthcare experiences better each and every day. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.