Welcome to the 1st episode of Season 2 of the Growlery. Today's discussion is on the media artifact of Unpacking an indie Game developed by Witch Beam and how it is a game of practicing mindfulness and cathartic nostalgia. And there's a new creative writing prompt so enjoy!
Time Stamps
Episode Outline - 4:15
About Unpacking - 5:13
Cozy Gaming - 11:14
Nostalgia - 19:05
Mindfulness- 24:11
Final Thoughts -33:30
Writing Prompt - 37:39
Next episode --> The Cell (2000) movie directed by Tarsem Singh
Witch Beam and the Unpacking Game
https://witchbeam.com.au/presskit/
https://www.humblegames.com/updates-article/celebrating-1-year-of-unpacking-over-1-million-copies-sold/#:~:text=November%202%202022&text=In%20the%20365%20days%20since,the%20team%20at%20Witch%20Beam.
The Interview
https://youtu.be/BDLDaF39Hhw?si=ikxQvG32cte-zcl1
Cozy Games
https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=cozy%20game
https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-cozy-games/#:~:text=Cozy%20games%20embody%20the%20opposite,warmth%2C%20comfort%2C%20and%20peace.
Nostalgia
https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/eu-st01.ext.exlibrisgroup.com/44SUR_INST/storage/alma/FB/AC/DF/23/82/CC/9D/D7/41/DB/9E/8A/27/94/D1/6C/Hepper%20Ritchie%20Sedikides%20Wildschut%202012%20Emotion%20Nostalgia%20preprint.pdf?response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20240109T045149Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=119&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAJN6NPMNGJALPPWAQ%2F20240109%2Feu-central-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=964aa650eee332b63386371e0550201f486f7c20a964b7a93fde5762717b131c
Mindfulness
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2018/04/harvard-researchers-study-how-mindfulness-may-change-the-brain-in-depressed-patients/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3679190/
Gaelle Desbordes extended lecture
https://youtu.be/FM5fAKzXG8Y?si=OVE8QucfK_x-Qt4I
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