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It might be hard to believe for some, but gaming can actually be good in many ways for the players, it can even be quite useful in the recovery for some serious health issues . This is why we dug up some scientific information to share with you in this matter. This could prove useful to support your point in a conversation about gaming!

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Sources:

-Videogames as Therapy : An Updated Selective Review of the Medical and Psychological LiteratureInternational Journal of Privacy and Health Information Management Volume 5 • Issue 2 July-December 2017 

-Online Gaming During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India:

Strategies for Work-Life Balance

Kritika Premnath Amin & Mark D. Griffiths & Deena Dimple Dsouza, 2020

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/decouverte/2016-2017/segments/reportage/10793/jeux-video-cerveau?isAutoPlay=1 

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Some people close to you can see you play different games but never seem to understand what’s happening? Maybe this could help you! In this episode, Juke, Perf, Divi and Nailter address the main types of games played by millions across the world.

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Perf: twitch.tv/perfectedl

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This episode addresses sensitive subjects, Listener discretion is advised. Juke and Perf aim to better understand the relationship between violent content in games and violent behaviors when not playing. A mix of opinion and science (mainly science though!)

Trigger Warnings: Violence, Mass Shooting, Trauma, Addiction.

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sources:
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/decouverte/2016-2017/segments/reportage/10699/jeux-video-violence?isAutoPlay=1
https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SDT/documents/2009_PrzbylskiRyanRigby_PSPB.pdf
Does Media Violence Cause Violent Crime? Sarah M. Coyne
Mass Media and Fear of Crime - Linda Heath and Kevin Gilbert
Fabienne Cusson - Violence Criminelle

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You think that gaming means social isolation? Hears us out as Perf, Divi and Nailter join the fight and talk about their friendship through time and space. We’re also throwing in a few more facts while we’re at it!

Episode Transcripts offered on gettinggamers.com

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Nailter: twitch.tv/nailter

instagram @theNailter

twitter @Nailter

Perf: twitch.tv/perfectedl

Art by Arielle:  

twitter @ProphetPossum

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Sources:

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/08/06/chapter-3-video-games-are-key-elements-in-friendships-for-many-boys/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4080869/

https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-making-friends-through-online-video-games-134459

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563217305939

https://www.techspot.com/news/83992-online-gaming-can-lead-lasting-friendships-much-more.html

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Juke introduces their first very special guest and they discuss a few common terms and abbreviations used by gamers : BM / Noob / GL HF / WP / GG.

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Perf’s plug: loudbowl.com & berrybaker.com

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In this very first episode, Juke introduces themselves and talks about why they wanted to start the podcast and how their fascinations of gamers came to life. They explain what the podcast will be and what is a Gamer Tag.

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