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Gaming through summer?

September 29, 2019 · Discuss on the Geek Therapy Forum

As the end of September is upon us and as we pass through the Autumnal equinox I have realised something within my gaming pattern this year. I seem to play games way less in the summer, almost non-existent compared to the colder winter months when gaming gets part of the daily routine. As part of […]

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My disabled son’s amazing gaming life in the World of Warcraft

February 8, 2019 · Discuss on the Geek Therapy Forum

The original story is written in Norweign by NRK all copyright belongs to NRK. https://www.nrk.no/dokumentar/xl/forst-da-mats-var-dod_-forsto-foreldrene-verdien-av-gamingen-hans-1.14197198?fbclid=IwAR1iRY6OUdsYJDeWOC3YT_yuGvVTTD0X2AH_kzrcagUSnTKLGvZGOniPK6g The full English translated story can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-47064773?fbclid=IwAR39GpqFB3rWl1FrQpoq3MYBowtPShdr2LqjpkB3zl4l1LAkd4Jbw6KorDg A very moving and inspiring story about a man called Mats from Norway. Mats suffered from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; a rare muscular disorder which leads to the degeneration of the […]

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eYouth Club

January 9, 2019 · Discuss on the Geek Therapy Forum

Blogging, being a youth worker, studying psychology and being an gaming fan led me to want to combine all of these skills and create a new concept I’m coining an eYouth Club. What is eYouth gaming? It is a concept which involves a coach and runs like a normal sports club, but online in virtual […]

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The story of Shanna Zwart – from bereavement to brilliance.

August 24, 2018 · Discuss on the Geek Therapy Forum

Shanna at 19 years old was dealt a very difficult, tragic and life changing situation. At the time Shanna’s main goals were to complete her education and to defeat her boyfriend at a popular video game called Starcraft 2 that he had introduced her too. Determined to beat her boyfriend Shanna started watching gamers online […]

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Games saved me from my drug addiction

July 9, 2018 · Discuss on the Geek Therapy Forum

Kyle speaks very openly about how his drug habit spiraled out of control in 2012; starting out with as a casual experience at college, which soon progressed into a heroin addiction. Luckily for Kyle he had a strategy to fight relapsing and to overcome his drug addiction…. Kyle writes: ‘When I was 17 or 18 […]

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A deceased father left behind a ghost car in the Xbox game RalliSport Challenge. How his son found it is the most heartwarming video game story you’ve ever heard.

June 19, 2018 · Discuss on the Geek Therapy Forum

I remember reading this story maybe a year ago and it blew my mind. I have played a few car racing games which use a ghost car that replays the current fastest lap, which you need to beat to make a new fastest lap, but in this story you will see why making a new […]

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