Skill Check

Skill Check

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Skill Check episodes

  • Humanity, Work for ikea in Roblox, and E-Sports in Schools.

    Fancy working for ikea within Roblox? No

    seriously – Check out https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/newsroom/corporate-news/ikea-is-opening-a-new-store-on-roblox-pub8a9272d0

    We also chat esports in schools, and how

    ALL the games were just shown this weekend.

    Meanwhile Andy has been playing

    Humanity.

    Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want

    tohear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube.
    Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or
    Facebook.

    23 min
  • Gaming on a budget, Marvel Midnight Suns free on Epic, and Minecraft on Netflix


    Lets face it. Gaming. Like almost everything else.

    Isn’t cheap. We have a chat about cheap (ish) ways to game, Marvels Midnight
    Suns free on Epic, Minecraft on Netflix, and Astrobot.

    Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want

    tohear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube.
    Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or
    Facebook.


    22 min
  • Young People And Mobile Phones, Call of Duty on Game Pass, and Colour Dash

    Young people and mobile phones! Its something that

    seems to get people…. Talking. So… Lets talk about that.

    We also chat Call of Duty on Game Pass, Colour

    Dash, Dubbed Linger,
    and Andy finally finished Spiderman Remasted.

    We also go on for too long. Far too long, and

    theres plenty we didn’t cover.

    Sorry about that.

    Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want to

    hear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube.
    Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or
    Facebook.

    27 min
  • Marvel Rivels, Mental Health in Games, and Minecraft

    Historically we’ve been a video games / mental

    health and wellbeing podcast. We’re going back there to chat games that focus
    on mental health.

    We also chat Marvel Rivels, Switch 2, and an

    update on Stop Killing Games. (More information can be found here: stopkillinggames.com)

    Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want

    tohear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube.
    Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or
    Facebook.

    24 min
  • Stop Killing Games, Astro Bears, and Airport Gaming

    Stop killing Games! Lets talk about the campaign

    to keep games alive!

    We also chat gaming in airports, and Astro Bears.

    (With apologies to any fans of the M32 / M4

    junction in Bristol)

    Check out https://www.stopkillinggames.com for more information!

     

    Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want

    tohear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube.
    Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or
    Facebook.

    20 min
  • Video Games that stress you out, Developing Mental Health Games, and Celeste

    Do you ever catch yourself going back to games that stress you out? Why do we do that? On that note...we also revisit Celeste.

    Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want tohear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube. Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

    21 min
  • Video Game Preservation, Sims 4, and Fallout

    We have a new look to the video podcast.

    We talk video game preservation, Fallout, and all things Sims4.

    We also go on a little long this week. Sorry about that.

    For more about video game preservation see - gamehistory.org/

    Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want

    tohear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube.
    Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or
    Facebook.

    38 min
  • Lara Croft, Minecraft, and Games to Play over Easter

    It’s the school holiday season, and Andy has found

    himself back in the world of Minecraft. We talk over games for parents to play
    with their kids over the holidays.

    A look at 11 reasons how Minecraft is educational:

    https://funtech.co.uk/latest/11-reasons-why-minecraft-is-educational-for-kid

    Information about “Learning Journeys” on the Xbox -

    https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/04/xbox-launches-free-educational-field-trips-based-on-seven-game-pass-titles

    Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want

    to hear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube.
    Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or
    Facebook.


    26 min
  • Can video games help us sleep?

    Can video games help us sleep? Yes there is screen

    time. But can video games help sleep in a good way? We look at ways in which Video
    games can form part of a healthy sleep routine.

    Gaming news wise we look at an increase in gaming

    news, esports news, and Fall Guys coming to Fortnite.

    And Andy gets confused during the game of the week.

    Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want

    tohear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube.
    Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or
    Facebook.

    25 min
  • Can Christians Play Video Games?

    We talk Gaming and Faith this week. After Becky had a conversation around Christians playing video games, we decided to try and address that question. As a gaming podcast we are biased.

    For more around this I’d suggest checking out resources at https://lovethynerd.com/

    Come say hello to us or give us ideas for games you want to hear about at @YMCAExeterGames on Twitter, Facebooks, Instagram, and youtube. Find out more about YMCA Exeter on @YmcaExeter on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook.

    32 min

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The positive gaming podcast from YMCA Exeter. Talking all things that are positive around video games.