Introduction Starting something new can feel like stepping into the unknown. Whether it’s beginning therapy, learning a new skill, or diving into a challenging video game genre, the initial experience
Introduction “The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker” has always been one of my favorite video games growing up, even though I never owned a copy and only played it
How frustrating video games help tackle depression. Depending on where your challenges lie, the fix might look like progressive successes through a series of failures. For all their punishing systems,
We must “medicinalize†the most compelling media. At www.immersivemedicine.org we have amassed over 200 studies that highlight the amazing benefits of commercial video games for treating mental health. In these
The report, the second in the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) project, establishes that digital gaming companies and game designers can and should support the well-being of children
My guest is Ryan Douglas, co-founder and CEO of DeepWell Digital Therapeutics. Ryan is a therapy designer, previously – a top executive and board member in several med-tech companies, deeply
Matt Daly is an award-winning AR, VR and Metaverse producer. Together we made real a few dozen projects in immersive tech, R&D innovations, spatial computing and partnerships all over the
Video games are emerging as a crucial tool to combat senior loneliness. The eldertech market saw significant growth in 2020, driven by the desire of 90% of individuals to age
The Digital Therapeutics (DTx) world is recovering and on its way to being a very legitimate market. Born of the concept that media can be medicine, DTx exploded onto the
It’s easy to get lost in a sea of objective data in science, often disregarding subjectivity. Not out of perceiving it as unimportant, rather it’s mostly because there are few ways
New study offers definitive proof that video games improve mental health. What is so persuasive about this study is the number of participants and the deep dive into how games
Video game research continues to show commercial games are great for mental health – if you use them correctly. This article further expands on recent research that looked at 100,000