Gamers Beat Cancer: Let's have more game on than game over!
Welcome to season 4 of Cyber Synapse and I am back with technology-related material!! Season 4 started in 2020, however, this is the first video of season 4 as I was spending time with the audio versions on other platforms for ease and for time. This, however, was such an important conversation that we decided between us to add the video to my channel. This content today dives into the stories of people with Cancer, therefore please do look after yourself if you take the time to listen/watch. Gamers Beat Cancer is a CIC based in the UK which began in the headspace of Steve Bracewell who finds himself fighting AML for the second time when we record this episode. I am joined by one of the other members of GBC; Ben Nicholls. The episode may be hard to hear for some, inspiring for others and exciting for those who can see what we aim to do to support Cancer patients, families and staff using.....Gaming..Huzzah!! Enjoy this episode, its raw and GBC means business. Timestamps (approx) 02:00 Steve explains what AML is and why he came to create GBC and what he sees for the vision of the work 12:00 Ben introduces himself, his story 25:00 The trauma of Cancer, the financial cost of Cancer and how the UK benefits system really needs a change here in the UK 30:00 What hospitals look like to the patients, why lack of stimuli is unhelpful. Why gaming tablets may just be an answer 34:00 A call to action for Developers, Gaming, VR and Technology organisations! 36:00 why tech can provide patients a lifeline, agency and help where helplessness exists 41:00 Where the focus tends to be on heterosexual patients and families and why the LGBQTI+ community seemed to be missing groups, what GBC intends to do about this 50:00 Online gaming therapy with patients, (practised safely and ethically via specialist training of course!!) To learn more about the gift of gaming, how you can help and how gaming can be the space for healing see www.gamersbeatcancer.co.uk Don't forget to find out more from Cath at www.catherineknibbs.co.uk and sign up for my newsletter to stay up to date with news and more. I'll be back here soon when the Rona is gone and I can get back to working face to face and gaming with my clients in the clinic! #gameonnotgameover #giftofgaming #cancerdoesntdiscriminatepeopledo