How to Take a Vacation Through Video Games | PNWS Ep. 5

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This week On the ProfNoctis Weekly Show, we're focusing on using games to take VIDEO GAME VACATIONS! We find out if a game can be too difficult (00:00:18-00:40:07) then learn about when helping hurts in our Mini Game Stretch Break (00:40:07-00:49:42). Next, we learn four ways games and reenergize us in our Video Game Vacation segment (00:49:42-01:22:30) and we wrap up with our Gains Before Games takeaways (01:22:30-01:26:25). 

00:00:00 -- Intro
00:00:18 -- Can a game be TOO difficult?
00:40:07 -- Mini Game Stretch Break
00:49:42 -- Turn Your Games Into a Vacation
01:22:30 -- Gains Before Games

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HUGE thank you to @Sing4DLaughter for allowing us to use the song “Find the Flame” for this video. Go check out the EXCELLENT LoFi Final Fantasy tunes on their channel. 
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Work Cited in Video Game Vacation:
Kosa, Mehmet & Uysal, Ahmet. (2020). Four Pillars of Healthy Escapism in Games: Emotion Regulation, Mood Management, Coping, and Recovery. 

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