Mental health: how to navigate stressful situations

Based on experience from game developers and years of work with teams, hear how patterns and cycles can transcend companies and positions. Let’s take a deeper look at what people consider normal in game dev and how this can affect your mental health and the mental health of your colleagues. Learn what you can do early on to identify and navigate possible stressful situations and environments, as well as clowning around.
First, let’s take a look at how change takes time and effort - especially within teams. Then, we dive into the cycles and patterns that can cause stress, burn out, false urgencies, collective pressure, and the overall normalization of these instances. Not to worry, you can learn how to approach these situations! Ultimately, change comes when you pause and take a breather - this is where you can help make a better future for you and everyone around you.