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<\/figure>\n It should be no surprise to anyone that the very mention of \u201ctrigger\/content warnings\u201d is likely to spark politically driven, reactionary rejections that whine about \u201csnowflakes\u201d and spoiled experiences. Years of poisoning the well in this area have made the terms frustratingly charged. But if we move on from the now-tired knee-jerk rejection of discussing content and consent in games, we can instead arrive somewhere that considers games as worthy and impactful products of art that deserve careful attention. <\/p>\n I recently spoke with Claris Cyarron, the co-founder and Creative Director of Silverstring Media<\/span>,<\/em> and Dr. Raffael Boccamazzo, Clinical Director at Take This<\/span>, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping developers navigate the nuances of mental health in video games. The two spoke at a panel at this year\u2019s LuddoNarroCon to discuss the role of content warnings in games as well as the role of developers in telling nuanced stories. The panel, below, is well worth your time if you\u2019re interested in the topic as it considers it from multiple angles. I was interested in following up with Cyarron and Dr. Boccamazzo to get more of a sense of the effect of content warnings in practice, as well as address concerns over content warnings giving too much of an experience away up front.<\/p>\n