Forget the moral panic, gaming and impact games can stimulate mental wellbeing

No matter how much you enjoy gaming, chances are you’ve felt a nagging sense of guilt about playing at one point or another. Maybe it’s the result of having your parents tell you to get outside and play when you were growing up. Or maybe it’s just a societally-induced sense that spending a couple of hours immersed in a virtual world every day might not be the best thing for your mental health. While there are always risks involved in allowing any hobby to become an obsession, we now know that much of the moral panic around gaming has been… [Continue Reading]