Tag - mindfulness

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Mendü

Meet Mendü: a free companion to talk though problems with, right now. Learn how to de-stress, problem-solve, sleep better, relieve anxiety, gain more confidence and feel more balanced. Mendü has been developed to equip women of colour with the tools...

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How Lawn Mowing Simulator Promotes Mindfulness: An Interview with Skyhook

How can games like Lawn Mowing Simulator promote mindfulness in players? Games like this are often easily dismissed from being positive influences to our mindset, and we want to talk about it. We caught up with Skyhook about the inspirations, reception...

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Pause: Daily Mindfulness

Pause: Daily Mindfulness is a free self-help app that provides many mindfulness techniques that are best suited to the user. Pause teaches techniques such as: Finger Tai Chi helps you rest and recharge with mindful finger movements. Mindful Walking, use...

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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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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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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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Interview with Krish Shrikumar, creator of PLAYNE: The Meditation Game

We talked to PLAYNE: The Meditation Game creator, Krish Shrikumar, about the inspiration behind the game, the mental challenges in making it, and why a game provides the perfect platform for mastering meditation… So what was it that set you...

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No Man’s Sky

No Man’s Sky is a procedurally generated Universe with over 18 Quintillion planets to explore – build bases, take on missions, hang out with friends or go it solo, No Man’s Sky has it all. No Man’s Sky is perfect...

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Turn Work Into Play: Safe in Our World Collaborates with Family Video Game Database

Safe in Our World have collaborated with Family Video Game Database to curate a list of games focused on the stresses of working within the gaming industry and how you can wind down. Family Video Game Database is created by...

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Rime

Rime is an adventure-puzzle game which follows a boy exploring a mysterious island, guided by a fox-like spirit companion. After a storm destroys his and his father’s boat, the boy discovers his father didn’t make it. The game revolves around...

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Meadow

Heaven is a place called Meadow! Vast, teeming with life and now a unique social experience. Frolic freely and de-stress in the lush fields of Meadow – a unique multiplayer sandbox. Unlike traditional titles from the Shelter franchise, in Meadow...

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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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How Video Games, Mindfulness and Meditation Saved my Life – by Rachael Fiddis

I think I’ve been anxious all my life. When I was a child, I didn’t know there was a word for how I was feeling until I was much older. I realised that other people felt the way I did...

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