Skill Check

Welcome to Episode Ten of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter. It feels like a lot of big games came out this week. We take a look at Zacs top choices of the games that have come out ready for the holiday season.  Which are... Assassins Creed Valhalla, Destiny 2 Beyond Light, Devil May Cry Special Edition, Gears Tactics, Tetris Effect Connected, Watch Dogs L...

Welcome to Episode Nine of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter. In the light of the second national lockdown in England, we're having another look at Grief. The different types of grief, how video games can help us process grief, taking a particular look at Stardew Valley. Finishing with a chat about people watching in Watchdogs Legion. Games to play during Lockd...

Welcome to Episode Eight of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter. In the light of Cyberpunk 2077 being delayed, again. A game that Zac was really looking forward. We're looking at disappointment, helping others deal with disappointment, and steps that people can do to walk themselves though dealing with disappointment.  The seven tips that Andy mentions can b...

Welcome to Episode Seven of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter. This week we're looking at Survival Games, and what we can learn from them? Can survival games teach us something about managing life? Not to give the game away too much, but it seems there are two key lessons.  1. Press the pause button when needed, and get a new focus. (Perhaps something...

Welcome to Episode Six of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter. This week we're looking at Gaming and Instant Gratification. Are we used to living with an Amazon Prime mentality of not needing to wait for what we want? Can Gaming help us have more patience, and indeed - can gaming help us wait?  

Welcome to Episode Five of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter. This week, we are looking at Lockdown (or Circuit Breakers), and what games to play during lockdown.  Important thing to remember, only play something that helps your head, mind, and soul. If you find its not helpful... that could be the time to get into something else for a while.

Welcome to Episode Four of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter. This week, we are sorry. Very sorry. This is a bit long and we're a bit silly.  In this weeks episode we look at DLC, talk money, Cyberpunk 2077, Farmville (yes Farmville), and Sonic The Hedgehog.  And Zac gives me a dream of streaming from my attic. 

Welcome to Episode Three of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter. In this weeks episode we pick up on comments about decision making from last week, and Andy puts Zac through a choose your own adventure game.  Tune in and see if he survives the historical world he gets put in.  With additional chaos from Andy's daughter. 

Welcome to Episode Two of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter. In this weeks episode we look at how we build our identity and within games like Animal Crossing, a little computer Andy can have all kinds of appearances. We also spend time looking at Zelda, and Wasteland 3.  There's also time for a Doctor Who reference.  The 11th Doctor Regeneration Speec...

Welcome to Episode One of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter. In this weeks episode we are allowing ourselves to be drawn into the beautiful water coloured world of "Child of Light", and finding a story of grief hidden just underneath its fairy tale surface. We go onto talk grief, what is it, and a little bit of how it may work.  We also take a moment to lo...

Welcome to Episode Zero of Skill Check. A podcast about Gaming and Mental Health from YMCA Exeter.  Episode zero? In this (little rough around the edges) episode we're talking about gaming in general, what to expect in future episodes, and a little bit about how grief has led to this point.