How Narrative Video Games Can Promote Empathy ft. Amy Noel Green Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn why a game creator believes video games are a new form of art that can cultivate empathy. Amy Noel Green is a writer, speaker and video game designer whose Ted Talk has been seen over one million times. In this episode, she describes how she and her husband processed their son’s illness and death by co-creating a narrative video game called “That Dragon, Cancer.” She also explains how the next generation of games will be more interactive and inclusive. 00:00 Introduction 00:23  About Amy Noel Green 02:42  Amy describes the video game “That Dragon, Cancer” and how it came to be 06:34  Why does Amy think gamers and game critics love it so much? 11:02  Why Amy sees video games as another form of art 13:01  Amy’s push-back on the term “empathy game” 16:47 Why Amy is excited about the Metaverse (Hint: It'll be more inclusive) 19:47  Amy's her new video game “Area Man Lives” 23:26  How “That Dragon, Cancer” has been used to medical school 27:08  Amy Noel Green’s Purposeful Empathy story TedTalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_green_a_video_game_to_cope_with_grief Markiplier gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sWTD6vmH_U CONNECT WITH AMY NOEL GREEN ✩ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-noel-green-54b08699/ ✩ Website https://www.amynoelgreen.com/ CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩ https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl Video edited by David Tsvariani