Examining how psychology explains why video games are made how they are and why gamers behave as we
Could we develop a training regime for esports teams? It happens all the time in other kinds of spor
I share a lecture I recently gave on the psychology behind nostalgia, that bittersweet remembrance o
How can watching people play Critical Role or playing D&D yourself lead to transformative, psycholog
Why are fans so ready to get in fights over their preferred game properties or gaming consoles ?
Could a commercial VR game you're playing be used for therapy? What should therapists and their pati
What's the psychology behind when and why people cheat? What can we apply from that research to chea
My guests and I talk about how platforms like Twitch are changing how researchers think about paraso
Why do gamers sometimes engage in toxic behavior and what psychology can developers leverage to curb
My guest and I discuss how a physician can specialize in caring for the mental and physical health o
What's the psychology behind what makes video games engaging? Why will people invest their whole tim
My guest expert Dr. Shane Tilton and I discuss memes and how communities like gamers create and comm
Ever seen or heard something from a video game while you weren't playing? Ever had an urge to climb
My guest expert and I talk about the psychology behind geek fandom conventions, how people behave at
How can psychologists help esports athletes improve, stay healthy, and thrive? I talk to a guest exp
When games have a message that they try to convey through systems and gameplay, do players listen? D
I talk with authors of the new book Surpassing The Limit Break: The Psychology of Final Fantasy. Abo
Video games sometimes have an image problem. Honestly some days it feels like one black eye after an
Loss aversion refers to the fact that we feel more pain from a loss than we do pleasure from an equi
Why do people troll other players in video games? Do they get something out of it or are they just "
What kind of relationships exist between Twitch streamers and their audience members? How is it dif
