Take This will not be attending PAX West 2021 in-person
Due to the safety issues of in-person events because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Take This will not have its usual in-person AFK Room at the event.
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Due to the safety issues of in-person events because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Take This will not have its usual in-person AFK Room at the event.
It's been a full year since the United States began quarantine procedures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. To get an idea of where people are mentally a year later, we spoke with Take This Executive Director Eve Crevoshay.
Nonprofit organization Take This has issued a State of the Video Games Industry White Paper addressing developer mental health and how the industry can improve this area as a whole.
With the subject of crunch culture becoming so prominent these past few weeks, Shacknews went to TwitchCon to chat with Take This Clinical Director Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo on the harmful effects of crunch, the importance of maintaining mental health, and how the industry can approach this issue.
The organization is hoping for an even larger pool of applications for this new initiative.
Shacknews sat down with Take This Arch Psychomancer Dr. B to discuss the crew's latest mental wellness efforts and AFK Room initiative.
You can buy a brand-new SNES game in the year 2018. Life is good.
Shacknews had a chance to sit down with Dr. B of Take This Inc. to discuss depression and mental health awareness throughout the games industry.
It's okay to talk about mental health and ask for help. That's the primary mission behind Take This. Shacknews had a chance to speak to new Executive Director Kate Edwards about the charity's direction, the new Ambassador Program, and the importance of opening up.