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04-17-2014, 11:02 AM
Tapping Into the Emotional Side of Video Games: Developing Hope, Healing and Love
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"Video games have always been a part of my life," said Je**vah Chen. "I always played games with my friends, but as I got older, my friends stopped playing."
Chen, president and co-founder of thatgamecompany (http://thatgamecompany.com/), wondered why that was. While his friends said they were too busy, it wasn't that they didn't have time for other forms of entertainment.
See also: More Women Game Developers Means More Success, 'Animal Crossing' Director Says (http://mashable.com/2014/04/02/animal-crossing-gender-gaming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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"People still read **vels, watched ******, listened to music," he said. "The fact most of my friends are abandoning games makes me feel sad. How can I help video games **t just be for kids, and respected from people of all ages and genders? My dream is to make everyone love video games." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/17/je**va-chen-emotion-in-games/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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"Video games have always been a part of my life," said Je**vah Chen. "I always played games with my friends, but as I got older, my friends stopped playing."
Chen, president and co-founder of thatgamecompany (http://thatgamecompany.com/), wondered why that was. While his friends said they were too busy, it wasn't that they didn't have time for other forms of entertainment.
See also: More Women Game Developers Means More Success, 'Animal Crossing' Director Says (http://mashable.com/2014/04/02/animal-crossing-gender-gaming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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"People still read **vels, watched ******, listened to music," he said. "The fact most of my friends are abandoning games makes me feel sad. How can I help video games **t just be for kids, and respected from people of all ages and genders? My dream is to make everyone love video games." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/17/je**va-chen-emotion-in-games/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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