VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Self-discovery with Mindbloom

Update: 2012-03-19

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Our interview is with Chris Hewett, Founder & Executive Producer of a new social media and self-development tool, Mindbloom. A long time game designer and developer, Chris tells the story of the birth of Mindbloom. This free-to-play game is designed to inspire people to define what’s important, discover what motivates them, and take meaningful daily actions in all areas of their life. By choosing a series of images and music the player associates with life goals and then sharing these the participant creates an online space where they can go to clarify their direction, get inspiration or simple explore. This is, of course, another in a series of online web and phone apps that are game like and use social media in part. It can be considered an example of gamification which we have talked about before on this show or how apps on our phones or online are improving how we manage and enjoy our lives. But Chris points out that you can do the Mindbloom experience entirely on your own.

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Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Racial representation and gaming

2013-04-1523:23

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Violence and Video Game Play Revisited

2013-03-1120:48

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Family Life and Video Game Play

2013-02-1121:20

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Problem Video Game Play and Genre

2013-01-1338:07

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Games Let You Be All You Can Be

2012-12-1730:24

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – What is a gamer identity or gamer culture?

2012-11-1927:19

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video game technology supporting the elderly

2012-10-1530:20

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Women in Gaming

2012-09-1628:46

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Culture-jamming activists in video games

2012-08-1326:01

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – A senior artists view of computers

2012-07-1620:10

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Transitioning between real and virtual

2012-06-1826:16

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Consciousness and the Avatar

2012-05-2826:58

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Visual Arts and Gaming

2012-04-1625:25

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Music and Video Games

2012-04-0225:15

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Self-discovery with Mindbloom

2012-03-1924:38

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Casual Games for Improved Thinking in the Elderly

2012-03-0524:46

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Hello Avatar Author Interviewed

2012-02-1328:11

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health Journal Founded

2012-01-3000:01

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Attention, Memory and Information Processing Advantages to Gaming

2012-01-1623:03

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Military and Gaming

2012-01-0226:46

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VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Self-discovery with Mindbloom

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VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Self-discovery with Mindbloom