Mind Games: Exploring Mental Health through Games

Presented at NolaCon 2018, May 19, 2018, 4 p.m. (Unknown duration).

Mental health is a serious topic in our community. Many people in the tech industry as a whole and specifically within the security community suffer from mental issues, but unfortunately for all of the awareness efforts it can still be very difficult to properly express what experiencing mental illness is like in a safe manner. Games are an excellent if unconventional tool to bridge this gap and gain a better understanding of what a sufferer experiences with a range of conditions. This talk discusses three mental conditions: depression, ADHD, and PTSD. The games chosen each illustrate gameplay, narrative, and symbolism consistent with the conditions they are associated with.


Presenters:

  • Todd Carr
    Todd Carr is a DevOps Engineer at Unity Technologies. He has built highly automated systems across multiple platforms for over a decade. He has authored open source projects including the game Arganium, the Salt automation tool Grinder, and various Puppet systems automation modules published on Puppet Forge. When not working on blue team security tools and automation he enjoys motorcycles, games, and building absurd projects on Raspberry Pi's. Twitter: @frozenfoxx

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