Checkpoint

How video games power up minds, kick ass, and save lives

Checkpoint
Joe Donnelly
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 304pg
9 Jul 2020 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781912489282
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You're probably familiar with tired cliches around gaming culture in the media... that video games are violent and damaging. That they're for children, or society's outcasts; for the lazy and those without purpose.Joe Donnelly is here to tell you that video games, in fact, save lives. They saved his.Inspired by his own experience navigating depression following a tragic personal loss, Checkpoint reflects on the comforting and healing effect that entering into new digital worlds and narratives can have on mental health both personally and on a wider scale. From the big-budget triple A studios, to the one-person indie set ups, there are thousands of eye-opening games exploring human complexities overtly and subtly - all waiting to enthrall and comfort players old and new.Through exclusive, in-depth interviews with video game developers, health professionals, charities and gamers alike, Joe makes the case for the vital value of gaming culture and why we should be more open minded and willing to pick up a controller - if not for fun, for the well-being of ourselves and our loved ones.
Joe Donnelly is a Glaswegian journalist, writer, video games enthusiast and mental health advocate. He has written about both subjects' complex intersections for The Guardian, the New Statesman, VICE, PC Gamer and many more, and believes the interactive nature of video games makes them uniquely placed to educate and inform. Joe is also the author of professional footballer James Forrest's biography, Homegrown Hero.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781912489282
Published: 9 Jul 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: 404 Ink
Publisher: 404 Ink
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 304

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