{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Making it in Melbourne: Conversations with Migrant Entrepreneurs","title":"Season 2, Episode 1: Dr Michelle Chen, Video Games Designer and Founder of Mental Jam","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1509,"description":"Can a wombat and other Australian animals help fix your mental health? \nMichelle Chen ended up in Melbourne because a bus ticket was cheaper than a flight. But then she went to Games Week in Melbourne and decided to stay. Now she's the co-founder of Mental Jam, turning her PhD research into games, including Bobarista, a video game where you play a wombat barista helping Australian animals through their mental health challenges. It's warm, it's creative, and it's targeting early intervention: reaching young people before crisis hits. \nIn this episode, Michelle talks about pivoting from research to startup, applying for hundreds of grants, and why sometimes the best thing you can do is just show up and do it scared.\nMaking It in Melbourne is produced by the City of Melbourne with technical and research assistance from RMIT School of Media and Communication.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4EzAAnSUNVovMyN51pGc6C5TCqq9qVNpG6_2jg4n9Qs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNzll/YTFjZWVlMjgxOWY1/YzBlOWFlOWVhMmJm/YzM5MS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}