How Video Games Can Be Beneficial to Your Mental Health?

Welcome to PHD (Positivity Hack Delivered) Episode 70 by Beata Young with guest Rachel Kowert. For #PositivityHackDelivered 70, we will be joined by a world-renowned researcher on the uses and effects of digital games, Rachel Kowert, Ph.D. She is a research psychologist and the Research Director of “Take This”. She is also an award-winning author, has published a variety of books and scientific articles relating to the psychology of games and, more recently, the relationship between games and mental health specifically. In 2021, Dr. Kowert was chosen as a member of The Game Awards Future Class, representing the best and brightest of the future of video games. She has been featured in various media outlets, including NPR, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Wired, and video game publications such as Kotaku and Polygon. Whether you might be addicted to your favorite games, or if you're worried about the effect gaming has on your brain or your relatives’, join us on this show as we talk about and explore the science behind video games and mental health.