Interview with Elsa Brais-Dussault, Psychology and Mental Health (Part 2)
This is the second part of the interview. To read the first one, click here! Marc: What advice would you give to students who want to enter the industry? Elsa: …
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Why shouldn’t you buy collector’s editions of games?
This is an opinion piece by Marc. If you first want to know what a collector’s edition is, Amy explains it very well here. The quality of the physical bonuses …
Interview with Elsa Brais-Dussault, Psychology and Mental Health
I met Elsa Brais-Dussault, psychologist via the various social networks dedicated to video games. She now writesfor Écran Partagé about psychology and video games. I want to speak with her …
Video game addiction: Separating the true from the false!
We often hear about the term video game addiction on social media. This term may seem sensationalist and even scareful.
For parents who have little knowledge of video games, this association between addiction and games could resonate as a sign of danger and create a need to restrict or prohibit the use of video games.
A first question would be: “Can games cause addiction?”
Video game addiction: Separating the true from the false! Part 2
In the first part of this article, which I invite you to first consult on the link here present… We have demystified the concept of addiction, as well as the evolution of the diagnostic criteria for Gambling Disorder.
Now that we have a better understanding of the what and why, let us try to better understand the how. Thus, how a Gambling Disorder develops and above all, how to properly identify it in order to intervene quickly and to seek the necessary resources.
Physical or digital copy? What is the best option?
There are two major markets for the purchase of games on consoles: Physical or Digital. On computer, the question is becoming more and more obvious: Digital copies take a primordial …
Interview with Stephan Carmignani, Creative Director
Hello Stephan! Could you please tell us what your current profession is? Hello Marc! I’m creative director at Rovio Montreal, a brand new studio that we’re setting up right now …
What are gacha games and how do they make you spend?
Gacha games have become ubiquitous on mobile. We look at how these types of games make you spend.
The Dangers of Discord
Discord is a free app for chatting online with many people. In the article, “What is Discord?” we explained the basics of this application. In this article we explain the …
What is Discord?
Discord is a chat software (chat with keyboard, or “chat” more commonly) available on browser, application for PC, Mac or Linux computers, or mobile and created by the company Discord …