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Tiny Glade - when is a game not a game?

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If you want to unwind, you don't want to play a game, but you want to use technology - you don't want a boring FPS, you don't want to run around an open world "crafting" things. You like the idea of being arty.  You like Warhammer style D&D table top diorama style buildings etc.. but you don't have the time & resources to dedicate 10000 hours to making things like that. Well, fret no more!  This is a "game" with a difference: Tiny Glade:  https://pouncelight.games/tiny-glade/ Grab it on STEAM:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/2198150/Tiny_Glade/ This YouTube video is a great walkthrough of how how pleasant and pleasing it is to use: End result, no killing, no shooting, just nice day / night / sunrise/set aesthetics, pleasant background music, sheep that go "baa!" and the freedom to be creative.  All the therapy you need in one place! In fact, you can just do what I did - watch someone else building stuff - true sloth mode :-D Ser...

Therapy Chatbots are Transforming Psychology

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Original article available HERE As the article says: "Chatbots are having a significant impact on numerous fields - especially the psychology sector.  Developers caution these tech tools aren't a replacement for human interactions with experts, but it's already clear chatbots are an always-available resource - which isn't the case for human health practitioners." Checkout WOEBOT " Woebot is an automated conversational agent (chatbot) who helps you monitor mood and learn about yourself. Drawing from a therapeutic framework known as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Woebot asks people how they’re feeling and what is going on in their lives in the format of brief daily conversations. Woebot also talks to you about mental health and wellness and sends you videos and other useful tools depending on your mood and needs at that moment. You can think of Woebot as a choose-your-own-adventure self-help book that is capable of storing all of your entries, and gets ...