Can video games have therapeutic properties?


DeepWell Therapeutics’ first games should be released by 2023. — AFP Relaxnews

Startup DeepWell Therapeutics is aiming to combine video games and medicine in order to create games that are entertaining, but also therapeutic. These games, designed by video game experts and doctors, are expected to be released in 2023 and are designed to address needs in the field of mental health.

What if video games could improve your mental health? Mike Wilson, co-founder of Devolver Digital, and Ryan Douglas, founder and former CEO of medical device company Nexter, are betting that it’s possible with the launch of DeepWell Therapeutics (DTx).

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