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Jon Haidt Social Media Discussion (based on Twitter thread Nas)
Jeanine Jennings - 28-03-2023Recently, prominent social psychologist Jonathan Haidt posted a piece about social media and teen girls’ mental health. Nastasia has her own thoughts on this, read them here!
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New: Ask GEMH Anything!
Nastasia Griffioen - 27-03-2023We are launching a new video series: Ask GEMH Anything! Send us your burning question about digital tech and wellbeing, and we'll dive into it!
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€3.7 Million awarded for interdisciplinary project on hope and climate change
Hanneke Scholten - 14-03-2023An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Twente (including our GEMH Lab co-director Hanneke Scholten) and the municipality of Amsterdam, have received €3.7 million from the National Growth Fund to explore hope as a social response to climate change.
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PRESS Play Field Research Day in Ghent
Nastasia Griffioen - 20-02-2023Hanneke and Nastasia traveled to Ghent in Belgium for a day to collect data from kids visiting the PRESS Play theatre show—a fantastical interactive experience for kids set up by our partners at Kopergietery exploring agency in the virtual world.
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GEMH Session #5 Can Video Games help Kids Grieve? with Matthew Kreutter
GEMH Lab - 31-01-2023On Jan 27th we hosted a new GEMH Session with special guest Matthew Kreutter. Together we discussed the potential of using digital play-based spaces (like Minecraft) to support grieving youth.
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Radboud Reflects Session: "Wat doet gamen met ons?"
Joanneke Weerdmeester - 16-01-2023On Nov 23rd 2022, Dr. Joanneke Weerdmeester participated in a Radboud Reflects session together with Dr. Eelke Spaak focused on the effects of gaming. Dr. Spaak's talk focused on cognition and perception, whereas Joanneke focused on mental and emotional health. The talks were followed by an in-depth discussion. Talks and discussion are in Dutch.
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Stories of Impact
GEMH Lab - 04-10-2022Treating Youth Anxiety Through Gaming with Dr. Isabela Granic, Dr. Hanneke Scholten, and Ken Koontz
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"Limits at Infinity": Dr. Nastasia Griffioen has successfully defended her research on social media and youth wellbeing
Nastasia Griffioen - 15-09-2022Last Monday, September 12th 2022, I had the massive privilege of defending my PhD dissertation at the Radboud University, featuring 4 years worth of work on young people's wellbeing and their relationship with social media.
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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!
Latest Updates
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GEMH Game Gallery July 2022
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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@Nastasia Griffioen, PhD - 31-03-2023
@PlayNiceInst @interintellect_ @GEMH_Lab I’m up for it ✨
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@Isabela Granic - 29-03-2023
Excellent points and compelling springboard for MORE! (Shall we all gather in a cozy @interintellect_ salon and lau… https://t.co/A0J45t4ybf
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@Isabela Granic - 28-03-2023
RT @GEMH_Lab: We're launching a new series: Ask GEMH Anything! Do you have a #question around digital tech like #socialmedia, #ai, #games a…
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@Nastasia Griffioen, PhD - 27-03-2023
I'm SO excited to be starting up this at @GEMH_Lab with my frolleagues! 📢 We will be diving into your burning quest… https://t.co/irikB7imjJ