{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65d517988c285e0016aeaf95/698d36225d2bf63a6d7053f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Scatterbrained - Sad Human Hour","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65d517988c285e0016aeaf95/1770862186562-6438b198-84d9-4344-848c-4e5dc51fae9e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>WARNING: This episode deals heavily with loss, and mentions of death, grief, and suicide ideation. Please take care of yourselves as you are listening through.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Slight Spoilers for: Ghost of Yotei</em></p><p>We get fully in our feels this week as Tim joins us to chat about grief in video games! We go for a full mask off discussion of how video games have affected our lives, in both good and bad. I’d love for you to join us as we share some of the defining moments of our lives that surround video games. Also, this is a heavy episode. Please take care while listening, and don’t be worried to take a break if needed.</p><p><br></p><p>Games we talked about this week: Ghost of Yotei</p><p><br></p><p>Check out <a href=\"https://www.startmenu.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.startmenu.co.uk/</a> , an awesome site Brandon is now writing for! And check out his latest review on <a href=\"https://www.startmenu.co.uk/home/preview-nocturnal-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Nocturnal 2 Demo</em> here at this link</a>!</p><p><br></p><p>Article of the Week: <a href=\"https://dl.digra.org/index.php/dl/article/view/2475/2468\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Unraveling Grief: Design Space Analysis of Death-themed Games</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you are experiencing any sort of mental health distress, or just need someone to talk to, please call <strong>988 </strong>contact some of these resources gathered on <a href=\"https://www.nimh.nih.gov/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nimh.nih.gov/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Feel free to message us with suggestions for games or questions at our socials and we’ll respond to your question on the upcoming pod! Be sure to follow us on socials like <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@MindControllersPod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube</a>, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mindcontrollerspod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>, <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/mindcontrollers.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky</a>, <a href=\"https://x.com/mindconpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.twitch.tv/mindcontrollerspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitch</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Don’t forget to Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast listening app!</p><p><br></p><p>Support our Patreon at <a href=\"http://patreon.com/MindControllers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">patreon.com/MindControllers</a> and get a thank you sticker!</p><p><br></p><p>Tracks are:</p><p>&nbsp;\"We Decide\" by Tatami</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast Art by <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/_forza_art/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@_forza_art</a> on Instagram</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Brandon Craw and Joe Moreno"}