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10
May

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Coming out, chilling out and welcoming in: the wonderful games of Nicky Case by Joe Donnelly

Nicky Case is a Canadian indie developer whose free and readily accessible browser games challenge us to think differently on a range of sensitive subjects which can hugely impact our mental health. Coming Out Simulator is a semi-autobiographical text-based adventure...

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6
May

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Bump Galaxy: The Minecraft Server For Self Healing

We spoke to Bianca Carague, Social Designer & Researcher and creator of Bump Galaxy, a Minecraft Server built to support your mental health through the power of virtual spaces.  What was the inspiration behind Bump Galaxy, and why did you...

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23
Apr

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Safer Together: Mental Health Month Fundraiser & Save The Dates

Safer Together is around the corner, so here is some useful infomation about what we’re up to for Mental Health Month. ABOUT SAFER TOGETHER This Mental Health Month we’re encouraging everyone to talk. Whether it’s to a friend, colleague, or a professional,...

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22
Apr

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Lockdown Connections: How Gaming Has Brought Us Together In The Year of Being Apart

How the Video Games Industry united through Lockdown    Nobody could have ever predicted how 2020 and 2021 would play out. A pandemic hit the world that would change the lives of everyone in many ways. Society felt like it would never be the same again.  It wasn’t all darkness, though. A light shone through as the...

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19
Apr

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Game Changer: How embracing the new in videogames can help us adapt to real-world changes by Ian Collen

We’re often told that change is a good thing, whether that’s in videogames or in real life. New is fresh and exciting, and any kind of break from the same-old should be embraced with enthusiasm. However, change can also be...

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16
Apr

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Safe In Our World & Ukie Discuss Imposter Syndrome In Games – 29th April

Safe In Our World have teamed up with Ukie to deliver a mental health panel on the 29th April, 16:00 BST. We’ll be discussing the issues surrounding imposter syndrome within the industry, and how identity and diversity might play into...

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7
Apr

News

How to Combat Loneliness in a Sea of Solitude by Georgie Peru

Loneliness is a personal feeling, so everyone’s experience of loneliness will differ. Being alone doesn’t by proxy make you lonely; loneliness breeds from an emotional state of loss, whether that be loss of social contact, loss of a person, or...

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5
Apr

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An Interview With Joe Donnelly, Author of Checkpoint

We were delighted to interview Joe Donnelly, who is the author of Checkpoint, which explores how video games can contribute positively to our mental health through personal journeys, discussions and interviews. Safe In Our World was able to be a...

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1
Apr

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Safer Together: May Fundraiser 2021

We’re delighted to announce our Safer Together Fundraiser which will take place in May for Mental Health Month. This Mental Health Month we’re encouraging everyone to talk. Whether it’s to a friend, colleague, or a professional, talking is the first...

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31
Mar

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Hub World – Change

Hub World – Change (March) Welcome back to Hub World! This month, at Safe In Our World we have been thinking about change. Change can be a terrifying prospect – of course, nothing stays the same and in essence there...

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19
Mar

News

Safer Together: Safe In Our World Launches Community Focused Discord

We are delighted to be launching our very first public Discord server, Safer Together. Looking to join Safer Together? Click here or go to discord.gg/safertogether   Safer Together will launch during the London Games Festival and continue beyond, with the...

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16
Mar

News

Mindfulness and Gaming: Unlikely but Wonderful Companions by Ben Huxley

Mindfulness isn’t synonymous with meditation; with sitting on a cushion with your eyes closed, focusing on your breath, or chanting a mantra. They are good ways to practice, but mindfulness as a whole is more than that. It is a...

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5
Mar

News

How Abzû Practises Mindfulness by Alex Dewing

Mindfulness: the practise of being present and engaged in the moment, aware of your thoughts and emotions without distraction or judgement. It’s a technique that’s rooted 2,500 years into the past, yet presently we’re living through a time where many...

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28
Feb

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Hub World – Motivation

Hub World – Motivation (February) Welcome back to Hub World! This month, we turned the Safe In Our World spotlight on to the topic of motivation. What strikes me most about the word ‘motivation’ is that it can carry so...

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23
Feb

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The FGC’s Push for Good Netcode By Chazz Mair

For myself and many others, Fighting games were a means to create connections. The genre born out of the arcade experience multiplayer, side-by-side competition grew even as their homes died out. As the years passed, the experience changed, but the...

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10
Feb

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Safe In Our World Announces Community Manager’s Mental Health Training courses funded by Jingle Jam 2020

Registration for initial course placements are now open: bit.ly/SIOWcmt   London, February 10 2021. Safe In Our World (www.safeinourworld.com) today announced that its upcoming Community Management Mental Health Training Programme is now open for sign-ups. Launching later this year, the...

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9
Feb

News

A Look at LGBTQ+ Mental Health in the Games Industry by Suneet Sharma

The Ukie UK Games Industry Census from 2020 recently shone a spotlight on many areas of mental health. The focus of this article will be the representation of LGBTQ+ mental health and highlighting some of the key resources that may...

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8
Feb

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The Difference Between Re-Try and Re-Triumph by Ruby Modica

If you’ve worked in any capacity, be it a job or a creative outlet, then no doubt you’ll have experienced the apathetic mindset of being unmotivated. The continuous cry for lack of motivation can be heard in factories, classrooms, offices...

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2
Feb

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Get Well Gamers – Children’s Mental Health Week

From the 1st – 7th February 2021, it is Children’s Mental Health Week in the United Kingdom. The theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week is Express Yourself, which encourages finding ways to share feelings, thoughts, or ideas, through creativity....

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30
Jan

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Hub World – Loneliness

Hub World – Loneliness (January) Welcome to Hub World! Each month I will be discussing a topic we have been reflecting on throughout the month and how we, as a community, tackle it in our daily lives. Loneliness and isolation...

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19
Jan

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What Video Games Can Teach Us About Setting Goals by Abbi Ruggles

January; the time for looking to the year ahead, for a fresh start, for setting goals, writing to-do lists, and hoping that overnight you’ll magically turn into the person you wish you were. If only it was that easy. Unfortunately,...

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7
Jan

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Finding Your Own (Virtual) Happy Place by Ian Collen

It’s no big secret that video games can be great for offering a virtual retreat within which to interact and connect with others, and you’ll often find some familiar titles listed. However, there are also plenty of hugely rewarding experiences...

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29
Dec

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An Interview with Bradley Smith, Co-Creator of Ruya

We talked to Bradley Smith, of Miracle Tea Studios, about the inspiration behind Ruya, and the importance of the themes embedded within it. The Interview   So, what was it that set you on the path towards game development? “I...

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17
Dec

News

Safe In Our World Team Up With GameByte

We are thrilled to announce we have teamed up with Gamebyte, who have come up with an innovative way to stand against console resales of the PS5 which has hugely affected the launch for retailers and gamers alike. GameByte have...

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