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mental health

The Video Game Mental Health Debate: ‘helping people feel they are not alone’

by Mitchell Manners

A year ago, I discovered a video game that had very little gameplay, no guns, no explosions and no dismembered limbs. All it consisted of were words on a page and options to choose from that would lead you to the next page, like one of those old “choose your own adventure” books. It was […]

The Dark Side of the Music

by Theo Stone

Music boosts our cognitive abilities, helps us to relax, stimulates us and makes us feel a plethora of emotions untouched by other activities. Its applications when it comes to aiding those with mental illnesses are well documented and the library of papers discussing its benefits is vast. However, this does not mean that we should […]

“Because it make me smile”: Music and mental health

by Maria Bowles

Ihave been playing guitar for ten years now, and over those years, my response has changed to thinking about the question of why I play. To start with, it was because I thought I might want to be a musician, like my Dad. Then as I went through my school years, my reasoning turned somewhat to being able […]

The Video Game Mental Health debate: a ‘mental and psychological danger’

by Georgina Bolam

Video Games have moved from the 70s and 80s arcades to becoming an essential household item across 70% of Britain. With the average player spending 20 hours per week planted in front of their games console, it’s hard to ignore the mental implications such apparently violent games have in the grand scheme of things. Ongoing […]

The mind can’t ‘man up’

by Fiona Potigny

It’s a phrase you probably heard last weekend. Painful tackle? Don’t want to down it? Film scene got you emotional? The answer is simple. Just two words to get you back on your feet, suck it up and continue without a word: “man up.” A seemingly harmless phrase, yet for some, the expression’s etymology built […]

EXP – 04/11: Can video games adequately represent mental health issues?

by Editors

Ollie Toms, Jack England, Adam Smith and Luke Simmons join your host Harry Shepherd for another hour of gaming radio lols. For our main feature this week, we look ahead to a mental health special issue of Exeposé Games and assess whether gaming is equipped with the tools to appropriately deal with issues surrounding mental […]

Time to talk – travelling & mental health

by Features

Alice Lynch addresses an important concern for travellers worldwide that’s rarely talked about… With the holidays fast approaching, many of us will be planning to escape the British ‘summertime’ to seek adventure, whether it’s travelling, studying abroad, or that long-awaited gap year for soon-to-be graduates. Any of these can expose you to new adventures and […]

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