Press start: discover yourself with Video Game Therapy | Francesco Bocci | TEDxMantova Play

In a TEDxMantova Play talk, psychologist, psychotherapist and Adlerian analyst Francesco Bocci presents Video Game Therapy, a scientific method that uses commercial video games in clinical settings. He explores how games can offer a safe space to experiment, face fears, learn from mistakes and discover new possibilities in oneself. Bocci directs the Il Telaio Clinical Center in Milan, described as the first Italian HUB dedicated to Video Game Therapy. The talk was given at an independently organized local TEDx event.

• Video Game Therapy uses commercial video games in clinical practice
• Games as a safe space to experiment and learn from mistakes
• Il Telaio Clinical Center in Milan, the first Italian HUB for the method

E se i videogiochi fossero molto più di un semplice passatempo? Nel suo intervento, Francesco Bocci propone un innovativo sistema di terapia che dimostra come il videogioco possa diventare uno spazio sicuro in cui sperimentare, affrontare le nostre paure, imparare dagli errori e scoprire nuove possibilità in noi stessi. Perché a volte, quando cadiamo, non abbiamo bisogno di sentirci dire che abbiamo fallito. Abbiamo solo bisogno di una seconda possibilità. Di qualcuno che ci dice: riprova. What if video games were much more than just a pastime? In his talk, Francesco Bocci proposes an innovative therapeutic approach, showing how video games can become a safe space—a place to experiment, confront our fears, learn from mistakes, and discover new potential within ourselves. Because sometimes, when we fall, we don’t need to be told that we’ve failed. We just need a second chance—someone to tell us: try again. Psicologo, psicoterapeuta e analista adleriano, ha creato la Video Game Therapy, un metodo scientifico che utilizza i videogiochi commerciali in ambito clinico. Dirige il Centro Clinico Il Telaio di Milano, primo HUB italiano dedicato alla Video Game Therapy. Bocci è tra i principali divulgatori italiani sul rapporto tra psicologia e gaming, autore di pubblicazioni e format formativi rivolti a terapeuti, educatori e genitori. Psychologist, psychotherapist and Adlerian analyst, he created Video Game Therapy, a scientific method that uses commercial video games in the clinical field. He directs the Il Telaio Clinical Center in Milan, the first Italian HUB dedicated to Video Game Therapy. Bocci is one of the leading Italian experts of the relationship between psychology and gaming, author of publications and training formats aimed at therapists, educators and parents. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx