“There are elements in game which create the feeling of social anxiety disorder,” said Francesco Lanciai, an artist at Atrax Games. “Plants symbolize the will of escape from what we feel ...

Italian developers Sebastiano Morando and Francesco Lanciai didn't set out to make a game about social anxiety disorder when they created Sym. That idea spawned from the drawing of a character, a ...

To a DePaul University professor and her students, video games are more than just a fun way to pass the time. At the Deep Games Laboratory in DePaul’s College of Computing and Digital Media, … ...

Tabletop games have existed as a genre of entertainment in one form or another for thousands of years. ... like social anxiety, while others did not. Perhaps most importantly, ...

Imagine this: a group of people around a table, rolling dice, spinning a rich narrative. It looks like it’s just a game, but to others, this is therapy a new but potent way of treating social ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. At the risk of understatement, social gaming is huge. The phenomenon of free-to-play, microtransaction-supported games has grown exponentially in ...

Head of Creative Strategy & Innovation at The Game Agency and The Training Arcade, creating solutions that educate and activate audiences. An estimated 19.1% of Americans currently suffer from an ...

How to calm anxiety in social settings. Laura Rhodes-Levin, a licensed marriage and family therapist and Founder of The Missing Peace Center, told CNET that calming social anxiety is all about ...

Understanding a person's motivation to play video games may be key to identifying some of the causes of gaming disorder. Iowa State University researchers found people who use video games as a coping ...

People play video games for different reasons. Some play for entertainment or for the competition, while others game as a way to cope with stress or anxiety.

“Game anxiety can include repetitive thought loops, ... Sobin’s tactic for reducing anxiety while gaming is to lean into social communication.

A new study suggests children who display addictive behaviors are have higher rates of suicidal thoughts, depression and ...