The Console Kingdom

Jared Wabeke and Daniel DePuy

Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! Lords and Ladies, welcome to the Console Kingdom! In our sovereign Kingdom we discuss the past, present and future of video games! Two dads with over 70 years of Video Game experience between them will hop into the DeLorean and bring us back as far as the mid 1980 and the days of the NES and all the way back to today. Jared is your cheerful host with lots to say and the co-host, Dan, is passionate and opinionated. Listen to them debate, discuss and have a few laughs as they talk about all your favorite video games of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Episodes

  1. 08/05/2022

    Video Games and Mental Health

    Jared and Dan dive into topics surrounding video games and mental health. We'll be looking not only about how our gaming affects our mental health, but also about how our mental health impacts our gaming habits. Depression. Anxiety, ADHD and other conditions can have a tremendous impact on how we engage with our entertainment and inversely, the entertainment we choose and the habits we maintain can profoundly affect our mood, demeanor and the severity of our symptoms. Are video games helpful or harmful to individuals struggling with mental health issues? Could video games be used as treatment for symptoms of depression or ADHD? Are violent video games really harmful to our children? Join us as we discuss all this and more on this episode of the Console Kingdom Podcast. Studies referenced in this podcast: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/g4h.2019.0132 https://games.jmir.org/2021/2/e26575 https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/g4h.2019.0032 https://games.jmir.org/2021/2/e26575 https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cyber.2014.0091 https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/cyber.2021.0252 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-psychiatry/article/abs/attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-and-video-games-a-comparative-study-of-hyperactive-and-control-children/138B6BF4F28D18F216550308B8C6C340 https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/132/2/260/31361/Video-Game-Use-in-Boys-With-Autism-Spectrum https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-013-9986-5 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359178997000554 https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fppm0000030

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Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! Lords and Ladies, welcome to the Console Kingdom! In our sovereign Kingdom we discuss the past, present and future of video games! Two dads with over 70 years of Video Game experience between them will hop into the DeLorean and bring us back as far as the mid 1980 and the days of the NES and all the way back to today. Jared is your cheerful host with lots to say and the co-host, Dan, is passionate and opinionated. Listen to them debate, discuss and have a few laughs as they talk about all your favorite video games of yesterday, today and tomorrow.