Hi there! This is Irene, artist from IJKL Studio : ) I’m here to share some (hopefully) interesting facts about our game concept art and characters. So let’s start with… why “Lazuli” ? Lazuli is originally a Persian word, meaning “blue”. This is the one colour that encompasses more meanings in history: it could meanContinue reading “Concept Art of Lazuli”
Tag Archives: Mental Health
Screening Self-Tests
Maybe you’re not a fan of tests – neither am I, but sometimes self tests are a great way to help you check in on yourself. Screen yourself for Depression, Anxiety disorders, Risky drinking, Cannabis use or your overall well-being with this link. From HeretoHelp BC: Screening self-tests are tools that help you look atContinue reading “Screening Self-Tests”
Games For Change Festival, Here We Come!
IJKL Studio is super excited to announce that we will be attending the Games For Change Festival Marketplace from July 14-16, 2020! For the first time in the festival’s 17-year long history, registration for the event will be FREE to all participants. Check out the event link here. We will be operating a booth inContinue reading “Games For Change Festival, Here We Come!”
App: Wysa
Wysa is a global leader in AI-driven mental health support, combining the easy anonymity of chatting with an AI bot with clinically validated therapeutic interventions. Rated by ORCHA as the top mental health app from a clinical safety and usability perspective, Wysa has been the featured app on Google Play worldwide on World Mental HealthContinue reading “App: Wysa”
Podcast: Breaking Modern Loneliness
Ari Leff, a.k.a Singer/Songwriter/Producer Lauv, gets real in this episodic podcast about human relationships and mental health, joined by health professionals and other musical artists. There are only three episodes up on Spotify so far, but hopefully more to come! In the meantime, here’s the track that inspired this podcast:
Missing the Interactions
The world pandemic has brought attention to the impact of loneliness on all of us. It has been 8 weeks of working from home with my team, IJKL. We are now more than half way through this term at the Centre for Digital Media. As much as I wanted time to work alone on myContinue reading “Missing the Interactions”
Brochure: Coping with Loneliness
Loneliness is an experience that means our current close relationships don’t meet our needs. Despite the name, you don’t always have to be alone to feel lonely. Loneliness can come up whenever we feel alone, unwanted, or isolated. Loneliness can come up when: We’re around a lot of people but feel like we don’t quiteContinue reading “Brochure: Coping with Loneliness”
Journal: Loneliness and Social Connection
Loneliness is the sense of feeling alone. While some people who are lonely are physically separated from others, we can be around others and still feel lonely when important connections are missing. We may feel lonely for different reasons and experience loneliness in our own ways, but loneliness is always painful. Research increasingly shows that loneliness isContinue reading “Journal: Loneliness and Social Connection”