Babet Halberstadtonline
Short bio
PhD candidate with a background in neuroscience, now combining her love of gaming with her interest in the brain and human behaviour. Collector of useless skills, photographer, illustrator, and ukulele player.
Top-3 games
- Half-life 2
- Dwarf Fortress
- This War of Mine
And when we're in game worlds, I believe that many of us become the best version of ourselves — the most likely to help at a moment's notice, the most likely to stick with a problem as long as it takes, to get up after failure and try again.
Jane McGonigal - Gaming can make a better world (TED Talk)
About me
I am a researcher with a background in biology. I received my research master's degree in Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Groningen. I have always had a broad-range of interests, having worked on topics such as chronobiology, cell biology, neurodegeneration, the nature of consciousness, brain lateralization, depression and behavioural biology.
I started my PhD at the Behavioural Science Institute at the Radboud University in 2017. I am planning on focusing on how social interaction in online games is experienced, what elements are needed to achieve a feeling of social presence, and how social games can help lower stress.
Projects I’ve worked on
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CategoryResilienceDate19/06/2019Study/CourseLocation
Reducing Stress Through Virtual Social Support
About the projectPeople with large social networks on average live longer, happier, less stressed lives. We can potentially leverage video games and virtual spaces to increase the experience of social support and impact daily stress and anxiety. Therefore, this project aims to show that virtual social support can lower stress, and potentially impact stress coping behaviours.
My updates
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@Babet Halberstadt - 22-02-2019
RT @PlayNiceInst: A recent blog post by @GEMH_Lab 's own Hiromitsu Morita: What IS mental health? Is "maturity" a better way to understand…
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@Babet Halberstadt - 30-11-2018
RT @GEMH_Lab: Check out our blog on Bridging and Bonding in Social Media https://t.co/syrSy3l0D9 https://t.co/LeJueadvp3
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November Summary: Navigating Social Media
Babet Halberstadt - 30-11-2018November is over, so we list this month's theme and blogs.
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Social Media: Sharing is Caring?
Babet Halberstadt - 28-11-2018Social Media can be helpful when seeking mental health support from others. But is sharing always positive? We highlight the benefits, and talk about what dangers to be on the lookout for.
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@Babet Halberstadt - 28-11-2018
New @GEMH_Lab blog; Social Media: Sharing is Caring? - Social Media can be very helpful when seeking mental health… https://t.co/fEUW3R5Aps
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@Babet Halberstadt - 22-11-2018
RT @Gryphire: New @GEMH_Lab blog on how social media can be an asset to our societies too! https://t.co/kr967x8ciV https://t.co/djO3H47f0u
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@Babet Halberstadt - 15-11-2018
For November's @GEMH_Lab theme month we are talking about social media. Here are some tips on curating your privacy… https://t.co/1EaSdwPhLs
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Cleaning your Feed: How to Curate your Social Media Experience
Babet Halberstadt - 15-11-2018Social Media can be wonderful social places, but can also expose you to privacy issues, disturbing content, and harassment. Here are some tips on how to curate your experiences on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr.
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November 's Theme: Navigating Social Media
Babet Halberstadt - 01-11-2018It’s November and the days are growing noticeably shorter. In the evening we might be inclined to stay in and curl up with a nice cup of tea and talk with friends online. But, isn't that worse than meeting face-to-face? Well...
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@Babet Halberstadt - 01-11-2018
November is here, which means another theme month for the @GEMH_Lab website. This month we're talking about Social… https://t.co/7eWkeSPna2
Events View all events
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30JuneAbout the event
Indigo 2017
LocationDe Lik, Utrecht
Dutch Game Garden invites you to INDIGO, the showcase for the finest, most outstanding games by independent developers.
My publications
Worked together with
Professor and Chair of the Developmental Psychopathology department in the Behavioural Science Institute; writer; voracious podcast consumer; mother of two upstanding little gamers
Director of GEMH Lab
Assistant prof. and data geek at the GEMH lab, dynamical modelling, personalisation, wants to put the I back into AI, news junkie, cat lover.
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor within the Developmental Psychopathology group of the Behavioural Science Institute
Assistant Professor