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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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Talk: A Playful Approach to Solving Serious Problems - Waterkant 2020
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 26-08-2020During the online edition of the Waterkant Festival, Joanneke Weerdmeester (GEMH Lab) & Owen Harris (Explore DEEP) gave a joint talk on using interactive technology such as games and VR to improve our well-being. Check it out!
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WSJ feature: Potential of Game-based Biofeedback Interventions
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 19-06-2020On June 8th our research with DEEP was featured in a great article in the Wallstreet Journal which discussed the promise of combining wearable biosensors with virtual reality and game design to create a new wave of more engaging and potentially more affordable and accessible forms of biofeedback training. In this blog we shortly outline our research with DEEP as well as other biofeedback video games.
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Interview: Benefits of Playing Video Games
Isabela Granic - 21-02-2017Check out the interview I did on an awesome Dutch documentary series, Doc Talks.
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Dr. Scholten in All in the Game Podcast 'How games can make you more resilient in life'
GEMH Lab - 08-03-2022GEMH-lab's Dr. Hanneke Scholten was a main guest on the BNR 'All in the Game' podcast to talk about how games can positively influence our daily lives.
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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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GEMH Lab Recommends #1
GEMH Lab - 09-02-2022In this series we want to highlight some of the games that we are playing within the GEMH Lab or that we find interesting from a mental health perspective. These games will be compiled in a masterlist that will be linked back to in each upcoming blog.
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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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Moana Nui Podcast ft. Ken Koontz
Ken Koontz - 13-10-2021A storytelling podcast celebrating indigenous history, culture, perspectives, and creatives. Join us to learn about Ken Koontz the Creative Director at GEMH Lab
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Listen now: Joanneke as guest on the Play Well for Life Podcast
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 11-03-2021Joanneke was invited as a guest on the Play Well for Life Podcast hosted by Dr. Sarah Campbell where they discussed using Virtual Reality to improve mental health, merging art and science, and the importance of play.
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@Nastasia Griffioen - 08-08-2022
Megatof dat de @_knaw @_Gewaardeerd aandacht wil besteden aan ons werk bij @GEMH_Lab! Video games en andere digital… https://t.co/ZKj6cNjeQz
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@Joanneke Weerdmeester - 08-08-2022
Korte blog over de wetenschapscommunicatieactiviteiten binnen @GEMH_Lab 😄 https://t.co/3ZdTNixRCB