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Study: Video Game Therapy May Help Patients Recover From a Stroke at Home

For some stroke patients, home-based video game therapy may be just as effective as other popular forms of in-person physical therapy, according to new research.

therapyDave EngApril 21, 2024therapy, videos, patientsComment

New study suggests tabletop games reduce stress and anxiety

In this first-of-its-kind research project, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology partnered with The Bodhana Group to run an exploratory study on whether intentionally introduced cognitive behavioral therapy, delivered through the medium of Tabletop Role Playing Game groups, could positively affect social skills, reduce anxiety symptoms and behaviors, and enhance the mental well-being of participants.

anxietyDave EngMay 7, 2023anxiety, research, therapyComment

How Therapists Are Using Tabletop Games to Help People

Tabletop games allow their clients to reconnect with their imaginations, as the structure of the games provide some comfort and encourage people to start thinking about what could be rather than what is.

tabletop gamesDave EngMarch 12, 2023Games, tabletop, therapists, mental health, therapy, clinical, imagination, clients, newsComment

The Gamification of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy May Improve Well-Being

More recently, many apps have focused on developing and improving mood and mental health such as headspace and mindfulness skills, but there has been little attempt to develop complex adventure games that support mental health and build psychological flexibility and resilience.

gamificationDave EngDecember 5, 2022Gamification, therapy, acceptance, commitment, games, digital health, newsComment

New video game company aims to develop therapeutic games

Devolver Digital founder Mike Wilson is partnering with medical device expert Ryan Douglas to launch DeepWell Digital Therapeutics, a video game company that will both develop games that can treat health conditions. The company will also help outside companies identify existing games that have therapeutic value, the founders say.

gamificationDave EngJune 13, 2022Video game, therapeutic games, therapy, game-based tools, developers, newsComment

Nonprofit takes D&D digital to help kids who struggle socially, and to study its own impact

The founders of the nonprofit had gathered heaps of anecdotal evidence that tabletop games such as Dungeons & Dragons could help kids who struggled socially - whether they had autism, ADHD, anxiety or other challenges - learn to more successfully interact with others.

therapyDave EngOctober 13, 2020D&D, social impact, therapyComment

EndeavorRx, Akili's video game therapeutic, receives FDA De Novo clearance

After years of waiting, Akili Interactive has finally received FDA De Novo marketing authorization for EndeavorRx, its video-game digital therapeutic for children aged 8 to 12 years with ADHD. This is the first game-based therapeutic that the FDA has greenlit for any condition, the regulatory agency noted in its announcement.

video games, therapyDave EngJuly 15, 2020video game, therapyComment