Games and Psychology

If You Could Turn Back Time… You Might Be in a Video Game (Part 1)

Time travel in games is an old trick, but could we ever really bend it like Link?

Jan 30, 2019

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What Geralt Teaches Us About Saying “Thank You”

Spoiler: They are not always the magic words…

Nov 28, 2018

Games and Psychology, The Witcher 3

difference between thankful and grateful, games, Geralt of Rivia, gratitude, NPCs, saying thank you too much, thank you, thankful, video games, Witcher 3

A Real Monster in a Virtual World

Happy Halloween! Let’s take a look at the making of the monsters in Until Dawn.

Oct 31, 2018

Diagnosing Bad, Games and Psychology

depression, games, invisible illness, mental health, not a typical horror, playstation, PS4, schizophrenia, sony, Supermassive Games, until dawn, video games

A Question of Survival: Could You Survive a Horror Game?

Do you think you could survive a horror game? Probably not, if we’re being honest.

Oct 11, 2018

Games and Psychology

games, horror, movies, psychological horror, slasher, survival horror, video games, why people in horror games do stupid things, would you die in a horror game

Throwing Down Money: The Complexity of Buying Games

Buying games should be simple, except it’s not. They’re using your own psychology against you. No they’re not. Yes they are…

Oct 3, 2018

Game Advocacy, Games and Psychology

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, DLC, game sales, games, GameStop, marketing, navigating game purchases, Playstation games, pre-order bonus, pre-ordering, pre-ordering games, psychology, purchasing psychology, technology, the reason we pre-order, video games

Games, Assassin’s Creed, and Learning

Assassin’s Creed Origins tried to bridge the gap between education and entertainment, but can games educate without being edutainment?

Sep 6, 2018

Game Advocacy, Games and Psychology

advocacy, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Discovery Tour, education, Egypt, games, learning, masamune, psychology, sephiroth, tangential learning, Theory, Ubisoft, video games

Taking a Breath: The Importance of Distance

What Solid Snake and Leliana can teach us about taking breaks

Aug 30, 2018

Games and Psychology

burnout, Dragon Age, games, Leliana, mental break, mental distance, mental health, Metal Gear Solid, prefrontal cortex, psychology, solid snake, taking a break, video games

Diagnosing Senua

Diagnosing Senua from Hellblade: insightful or futile?

Aug 8, 2018

Diagnosing Bad, Games and Psychology

delusions, depression, diagnosis, games, hallucinations, Hellblade, psychiatric, psychology, Senua, Senua’s Sacrifice, video games, what psychiatric disorder does Senua have

If You Could Turn Back Time… You Might Be in a Video Game (Part 1)

What Geralt Teaches Us About Saying “Thank You”

A Real Monster in a Virtual World

A Question of Survival: Could You Survive a Horror Game?

Throwing Down Money: The Complexity of Buying Games

Games, Assassin’s Creed, and Learning

Taking a Breath: The Importance of Distance

Diagnosing Senua

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