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Over $1.6 million awarded to GEMH Lab by TWCF
Nastasia Griffioen - 19-05-2022As the Games for Emotional and Mental Health Lab enters a new era of transitions and changes, we are extremely excited to announce that the Templeton World Charity Foundation has awarded us with over $1.6 million to share our knowledge with like-minded individuals!
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Upcoming event: GEMH Game Gallery!
GEMH Lab - 21-03-2022This summer the GEMH lab is organizing a games festival! With this event we want to enable anyone and everyone to experience some highlights of the current games-for-wellbeing landscape. In the run-up to the event we will provide updates about the specific date, location, and program.
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GEMH Session #4 - Breaking out of the ivory tower ft. Dr. Rachel Kowert
GEMH Lab - 21-03-2022We had a blast during our 4th GEMH session where we talked with Dr. Rachel Kowert about escaping the ivory tower and sharing scientific knowledge about games with a broader audience. You can watch the recording now on Youtube.
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NRC Newspaper Article "A game that teaches you how to breathe when anxious"
GEMH Lab - 08-03-2022Dr. Joanneke Weerdmeester and game designer Niki Smit were interviewed by national Dutch newspaper NRC to talk about the development and research behind DEEP; a VR biofeedback game designed to help alleviate anxiety. The interview was featured in 2-page spread in the physical newspaper as well as in an online article.
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Video: "Breathing and Biofeedback: Can a VR game help with anxiety management?"
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 09-02-2022The Radboud University featured a short video where Dr. Joanneke Weerdmeester talks about her doctoral research around biofeedback games and anxiety regulation.
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VICE Benelux: Why it's hard to stop playing games
Nastasia Griffioen - 02-02-2022Recently I gave an interview with VICE Benelux about some of the psychological mechanisms that underlie completionism in gaming.
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Now Hiring! Knowledge Translation Officer
GEMH Lab - 19-01-2022We are seeking a KTE or KT officer located in Ontario, Canada, with professional experience in writing, editing, and curating communications materials, including news releases, backgrounders, blogs, e-blasts, and other engaging content.
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Marlou Poppelaars successfully defended her doctoral thesis!
Marlou Poppelaars - 17-12-2021On November 26th, 2021 GEMH-lab's own Marlou publicly defended her PhD thesis entitled: "Engaging Youth in Depression Prevention: Testing the Effectiveness and Appeal of Applied and Commercial Video Games". In this blog you can find a link to her doctoral thesis as well as a link to the recorded defense.
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GEMH Session #3 - Dr. Nick Bowman - Eudaimonia in Video Games
GEMH Lab - 08-12-2021Video games offer us so much more than just entertainment. For our latest GEMH session, we invited Dr. Nick Bowman to tell us all about the evolution of video games and how much they can mean to us. Check out Dr Bowman's presentation here!
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Quest Complete: Joanneke Weerdmeester successfully defended her doctoral thesis!
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 08-12-2021On November 21st, 2021 GEMH-lab's own Joanneke publicly defended her thesis entitled: "Take a DEEP Breath: Exploring the Potential of Game-based Biofeedback Interventions for Anxiety Regulation". In this blog you can find a link to her doctoral thesis as well as a link to the recorded livestream of the defense.
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@Nastasia Griffioen - 24-05-2022
RT @GEMH_Lab: Over vijf weken kun je komen ontdekken hoe goed #videogames wel niet kunnen zijn voor ons! Een van de experts die een praatje…
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@Ken - 24-05-2022
RT @GEMH_Lab: Over vijf weken kun je komen ontdekken hoe goed #videogames wel niet kunnen zijn voor ons! Een van de experts die een praatje…
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@Evan Hirsch - 20-05-2022
RT @theESA: Did you know video games can provide players with emotional and social advantages? Learn about the benefits of play from Isabel…
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@Nastasia Griffioen - 18-05-2022
@samuelhardman @pmvalkenburg @admeierlab @IneBeyens @mariek_vda Honestly this is just such an inspiration, not just… https://t.co/RI7ndD2XwP