Toptal Scholarships for Women
Toptal recently announced their new scholarship scheme for women. This time around they opened it up to all women, and not just in Tech, which is awesome.
Author: Michelle Chen
makes games and other things
Girls in Tech Maker Course: My Final Presentation
I was fortunate enough to take part in Girls in Tech’s Maker Course, where they taught me how to make 3D models with Tinkercad. Here is the final presentation I made for the course. Unfortunately, I haven’t found a place to print my 3D model yet. But overall, the course was a lot of fun and very informative. I really appreciate Girls in Tech initiative … Continue reading Girls in Tech Maker Course: My Final Presentation
Apps that can help with your mental health [Part 2]
This is a continuation of my post about apps that can help with your mental health. The first post focused more on peer to peer support apps, while this post will focus more on apps that provide tools that can help you manage some mental illnesses such as anxiety or depression. Some of these apps have the peer to peer support element as well. 1. … Continue reading Apps that can help with your mental health [Part 2]
Apps that can help with your mental health [Part 1]
I haven’t written app feature or review posts in a while. Even though I use the term app, I will also include some websites.
I’ve been working on my own platform but I’m taking longer that I expected because of my own personal issues.
So in the mean time, here are some that are pretty great. There are two general types of apps, consumer apps that are based on peer to peer support, and apps aims to help you cope with mental illness and improve your overall well-being.
Continue reading “Apps that can help with your mental health [Part 1]”Even more learning about Psychology and Mental Health
I can’t recommend “The Science of Well-being” course enough. You should all definitely check it out. Link: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being/home/info I just finished the course, and I’m challenging myself to a 4 week rewirement challenge. Knowing all the information and putting it into practice is another. So the 4 week rewirement challenge will help me put theory into practice and see if it will help me become … Continue reading Even more learning about Psychology and Mental Health
Code like a Girl Rebel Presentation
A few weeks ago, I gave a talk about my journey, growing up in the Philippines and then finding my place as a women in tech working in the games industry. And here is the presentation I gave, which was in a Pecha Kucha style and much harder than I thought. And here are some photos from the event, it was hosted at PWC in … Continue reading Code like a Girl Rebel Presentation
Learning about Psychology, Depression from a Compassionate View, and The Science of Well-being
Recently, I started learning about Psychology through some wonderful (and free) online courses. As someone who don’t have a background in Psychology, I think they were very useful and they helped me gain a deeper understanding of myself and my own struggles.
Harnessing the Power of Empathy Games for Mental Health Awareness
Finding and creating a supportive mental health community while developing games I have been a game developer for the past 8 years. But I worked in game studios and I programmed whatever my company told me to. But I never made my own game on my own. As part of my Masters by Practice for a degree in Video Game Enterprise and Production, I had … Continue reading Harnessing the Power of Empathy Games for Mental Health Awareness
We just launched an Indiegogo Campaign!
Please fund our campaign! https://igg.me/at/munireality/x/17690597 . What is MuniReality? MuniReality will be a space where people living with mental illness can freely share their stories without fear of judgement. In turn, these stories (which can be shared in the form of writings, drawings, videos, songs, or poetry…) will be transformed into games. Disclaimer: Mockup of MuniReality Website The games will be built around and modified … Continue reading We just launched an Indiegogo Campaign!
Masters in Video Games achieved ~
It took me forever to go back to school and then one year to finish a Masters degree. I graduated from MSc Video Game Enterprise and Production with a Distinction. Yeah~ Now I will flood this post with pictures… Continue reading Masters in Video Games achieved ~
BIG List of Incubators, Accelerators and Funding Opportunities
After talking to people from the industry and attending conferences and listening to inspiring talks, I sort of want to continue pursuing my pet projects but I also need to feed myself. Anyway long story short, I want to give myself a few months to try to see if I can either secure funding or find some creative ways of feeding myself, hence, I have … Continue reading BIG List of Incubators, Accelerators and Funding Opportunities
1 year in the UK…
Facebook just reminded me that I arrived in Birmingham 1 year ago. Whoa… Where do I even begin? As I mentioned in my previous post, I finished my Masters, and I turned 30. What else…? I’m just going to leave this post here for now. Continue reading 1 year in the UK…
Making a Game: Video Update 4
In other news, I just handed in everything for my Masters degree and I turned 30. I’m going to keep working on this game and I have this idea of developing a platform for people to share their stories and talk about their experiences with depression and then I’m going to spend some time making those stories into little puzzle vignettes. One of the things … Continue reading Making a Game: Video Update 4
Making a Game: Making breakfast is harder than it looks
Okay, personal issues aside, I have been making very slow progress with the Kitchen Level. Turns out (yah, like the title of this post suggests) it’s not as easy as I thought it would be (and I haven’t even gotten to coding the actual cooking bits yet!!).
I think because there are actually quite a few elements involved and puzzles inserted here and there to make your lives harder (as if life isn’t difficult enough).
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Making a Game: More Bad Days…
Just a quick update about what I have been up to lately. Dropped by Google #DigitalGarage today to learn about Digital Marketing pic.twitter.com/xAhqIqzNC7 — Michelle Chen (@purplelilgirl) August 3, 2017 I also cut up, or at least tried, to cut up some snowflakes for another puzzle. People are like snowflakes, everyone is unique in their own way. pic.twitter.com/R4p3brZfXd — Michelle Chen (@purplelilgirl) August 6, 2017 … Continue reading Making a Game: More Bad Days…
