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  • Psychology of Saga Anderson
    Anxiety,  Horror,  Mental Wellbeing,  Therapy

    The Psychology of Saga Anderson

    Dr Natalie Coyle / November 26, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Video game characters can inspire us in many different ways. They can motivate us to try new gameplay classes and styles of play, inspire us to write fanfiction, or even give us the…

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  • Games as a third space
    Education,  Gaming,  Mental Wellbeing,  Online Gaming,  Productivity,  Socialising

    The Gamification of Third Spaces

    Dr Natalie Coyle / June 27, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Working 80-hour weeks to finish my PhD thesis, I felt I had a solution to my dwindling motivation – a new laptop. My thesis was being written on either my gaming PC or…

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  • Games and Eating Disorders
    Eating Disorders,  Mental Wellbeing

    Can Video Games Help with Eating Disorders? Exploring the Evidence

    Dr Natalie Coyle / April 27, 2023 / 0 Comments

    In my years of writing articles, I’ve had the pleasure of writing about the different ways that video games can help with mental and physical health. My interest piqued recently when I came…

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  • How video games can help with grief
    Anxiety,  Grief,  Mental Wellbeing,  MMORPGs

    How Video Games Can Help with Grief

    Dr Natalie Coyle / November 3, 2022 / 0 Comments

    It is no secret that the world of video game academia is spearheaded by some wonderful people. I have cited hundreds of studies throughout my website showing how video games can help both…

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  • Engaging with gamers in therapy
    Gaming Disorder,  Internet Gaming Disorder,  Mental Wellbeing,  Online Gaming,  Therapy

    How to Engage with Gamers in Therapy

    Dr Natalie Coyle / June 30, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Last month, I published an article evidencing many, many ways video games can help with diagnosed mental health conditions such as depression, schizophrenia, addictions and more. I wanted to include a section on…

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