Mayim Bialik Preaches the Benefits of Family D&D Night
Mayim Bialik is an actress and neuroscientist, best known for her role as Dr. Amy Fowler on The Big Bang Theory. For her YouTube series/lifestyle website GrokNation, she recently shared…
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‘Am I Part of the Problem’ Uses Game Tools To Teach Us How to Apologize
Read MoreNo matter how well-intentioned you are, you’re probably going to need to apologize to someone eventually. Nobody’s perfect. But while it’s easy enough to say that you’re sorry, offering a…
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How to Offer Hope to Someone Who Needs It
Read MoreTomorrow, October 10th, is World Mental Health Day. With an estimated 1 out of every 4 people in the US to be diagnosed with a mental health condition in their…
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‘Hello’ Is a Card Game That Makes the Most Difficult Conversations Easier
Read MoreThe most important conversations are often the hardest to broach. When it comes to things like arrangements for death and long-term illness, many of us would do absolutely anything to…
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Want to Build Better Friendships? Stop Speedrunning ‘Gone Home’
Read MoreSummer Games Done Quick has begun, but there’s a glaring exception on its speedrunning schedule: Gone Home. No? Nothing appealing about slamming through an emotional, narrative-focused game in 2 minutes…
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What’s an Online Friendship Really Worth?
Read MoreOnline or off, our friendships matter — but how do you weigh them? Is an online friendship as good as an IRL friendship? Do they provide the same benefits? In…
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Sci-Fi Author Max Gladstone Shares His Public Speaking Secret
Read MorePublic speaking is a nightmare for a lot of people, and anxiety doesn’t make it any easier. Talking to a professional can help, particularly if panic enters into it, but…
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Two Experts Explain the Therapeutic Benefits of D&D
Read MoreTabletop roleplaying isn’t just known for having benefits for its players — it’s being used for those benefits in therapeutic contexts. For instance, Dr. B works with social skills roleplaying…
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Developers, Don’t Miss This Guide to Healthy Studio Conflict
Read MoreGDC is happening this week, and with it comes a treasure trove of interesting talks and game news. One of those talks was Managing Conflict on Small Teams from Rebekah…
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Learn to Treat Social Situations Less Like Roguelikes with Our Latest Article at Geek & Sundry
Read MoreIf you’re ever nervous about social situations, make a stop over at Geek & Sundry, where you can find our latest expert article. This one’s from Daniel Wendler, M.A., a…