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New (And Expanding) Horizons: How Animal Crossing’s Character Creation Update Promotes the Peaceful, Easygoing Existence of BIPOC in Gaming

The date is March 20, 2020. I, like you, was indefinitely confined to my room, and palpably anxious of what the future held for me, my loved ones–the entire world, even. The four walls of my room had otherwise caved...

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How Video Games Connect Chronically Ill People At Home

How do games connect chronically ill people? Due to the isolation of COVID-19, especially during the early stages of the pandemic, playing video games became much more than just a pastime. Research by Ofcom found that 62% of UK adults...

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Character Creation and the Privacy of Playing with Gender

Video games have offered queer nerds a safe space to explore aspects of themselves for decades. I’m not the first to have noticed, and more personally felt, this phenomena and I most certainly won’t be the last. From romancing characters...

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Promoting Positivity In Animal Crossing: New Horizons by Georgie Peru

The Animal Crossing series started way back in 2001 with Animal Forest. Since then, Animal Crossing has offered casual gamers a safe place to relax and unwind. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was aptly released on March 20th 2020, just as...

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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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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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University of Oxford Study Says Games Are “Good For Well-Being”

A recent study from Oxford University has found that time spent playing video games is positively associated with wellbeing. The data, derived from Plants vs Zombies and Animal Crossing (with over 3,000 surveys) has suggested that competence and the social...

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

In this hyper-cute life simulator, you are the proud owner of a deserted island getaway package and are free to create, explore, and relax.  During the time we’ve spent with Animal Crossing: New Horizons, we’ve shared fruit with our neighbours,...

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