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Talks and Panels

Take This has been privileged to participate in panels and give talks at various game industry events and shows since we were founded in 2012. We’ve worked diligently to preserve these panels and talks where possible in order to provide them as resources for further use and discussion. Any panels or talks from our Twitch streams can be found on our YouTube channel.

2022

2022 Game Developers Conference

  • Accessibility and Accommodation Microtalks
  • Landscape of Extremist Behaviors in Games
  • Accountability and Repair in Games: Healing Harm

2022 Games for Change Festival

  • Bringing Accountability and Repair to the Game Industry (Keynote)

2022 PAX East

  • Psychology of Final Fantasy VII – Trauma and Recovery

2022 TwitchCon

  • Streaming as a Hobby or Career? (coming soon)
  • You, Me and Parasocial Relationships (coming soon)

2021

2021 Game Developers Conference

  • How the Industry Can Change the “Games Are Bad” Narrative
  • Not Everything is On Fire All The Time: Making Healthy Workplace Culture a Reality
  • UX Summit: Do No Harm: Ethical Design for Emotionally Heavy Games

2021 Games for Change Festival

  • Do No Harm: Ethically Designing Emotionally Heavy Games
  • Mental Health in Gaming AMA with Take This – Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3

2021 PAX East Online

  • Research report: Mental Health of Streamers During Covid-19 Pax Online 2021 Panel

2021 Champions of Psychology Podcast

  • Official podcast feed for Champions of Psychology, (iTunes or Anchor.fm)
  • Award-Winning – TTRPG Community Honoree

2020

2021 Game Developers Conference

  • Mental Health State of the Industry: Past, Present & Future

2020 Toronto International Game Summit

  • The International Game Summit panel playlists for Day 1
  • The International Game Summit panel playlists for Day 2

2020 PAX Online

  • The Psychology of the Final Fantasy Series

2020 Mental Health Month

  • Anita Interviews Eve Crevoshay from Take This #StayInTheGame
  • Todd Talks Mental Health Month – It’s Ok To Not Be Ok

2019

2019 Game Developers Conference

  • Beating the Burnout: Finding Success Under Stress

2019 Roll20Con

  • TakeThis Panel hosted by Dr. B

2019 PAX East

  • Remaking or Reinventing Games? The Science Behind Nostalgia
  • Games for Good: How Games Make us Better Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

2019 SXSW

  • The Psychology Of The Legend of Zelda

2019 PAX South

  • Autism in Media: Fantasy vs. Reality

2019 American Association for Suicidology

  • Mental Health in Gaming

2018 and Older

2018 Game Developers Conference

  • Mental Health and Making It: Succeeding Through the Struggles

2018 TwitchCon

  • It’s Dangerous to Go Alone: Mental Health in Streaming

2018 PAX West

  • Am I Really Playing a Role? Identity Exploration in RPGs

2018 PAX East

  • We’re All Frauds! Succeeding through Self-Doubt

2017 TwitchCon

  • Creating a Culture of Support in the Twitch Community
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Take This is a mental health nonprofit decreasing stigma and increasing support for mental health in games.

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit mental health organization providing comprehensive resources and support that is tailored for the unique needs of the game development community and embraces the diverse cultures and issues of the game community. We combine clinical best practice with a love of all things gamer, providing a safe, accepting space for gamers and developers. We work in a spirit of partnership with other organizations addressing these issues among game enthusiasts, streamers, and creators.

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