TIGS will hold gala event to highlight mental health and games on November 16
Tickets for The International Game Summit on Mental Health (TIGS) Gala evening event on November 16 are now on sale. [Update: the price is...
TIGS 2023 will return as a live event focused on mental health for game developers
The International Games Summit on Mental Health (TIGS) will feature keynote speakers Osama Dorias and Jamil Mullen Higley at its summit in Toronto on...
How game leaders can change systems to improve employee mental health
We held an interesting roundtable about mental health at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2022 event. I opened the session but quickly let our experts...
TIGS: 3rd annual conference addresses mental health in games
The International Games Summit on Mental Health is doing good work in the games industry by getting people to acknowledge mental health challenges. Now...
Successful game industry pros talk about their struggles with depression
Amazon Game Studios head John Smedley opened the International Games Summit on Mental Health Awareness with a keynote talk about working with depression. Smedley’s chat...
The DeanBeat: Gaming mental health conference encourages men to seek help
Brett Schnepf was a veteran of the game industry, with decades of experience. Earlier this month, he killed himself. In a GoFundMe campaign for...
How Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice changed lives with its thoughtful portrayal of mental illness
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was my favorite game of 2017. But this tale of a sword-wielding Pict warrior was also a groundbreaking portrayal of mental...
Game industry’s first mental health event debuts in October
The International Gaming Summit on Mental Health will take place on October 9-October 10 in Toronto, Canada, and it will be the first such...