The people behind a big Super Smash Bros. tournament have drafted in therapy dogs to help players deal with performance anxiety.
The Big House, a long-running and major Super Smash Bros. event held in Detroit, will have five therapy dogs on-hand to help players before and after matches.
Laura Rall, a student at the University of Michigan working on a masters in social work who also volunteers at The Big House, came up with the idea. She told Eurogamer she has personally experienced the benefits of therapy animals in the past.
Source: Eurogamer Super Smash Bros. tournament enlists help of therapy dogs to combat performance anxiety