games

You Have Earned a Trophy: Not Being a Jerk About It

In-game trophies and your self-worth… perfect together?

Aug 14, 2019

Game Advocacy, Games and Psychology

achievements, community, do game achievements matter, do people think trophies are meaningful, gamer score, games, games and society, how trophies determine social hierarchy, in game, playstation, social currency, social hierarchy, trophies, video games, why do people brag about trophies, xbox
When Nostalgia Goes Bad

Nostalgia can be fun, but can nostalgic thinking ruin a community?

Jul 10, 2019

Games and Psychology

games, gaming community, good old days, historical nostalgia, Kotaku, media, NES, nostalgia, nostalgia and gaming, opinion, retro, retro gaming, Sega, SNES, video games, when is nostalgia bad
Summer Solstice Celebration!

More daylight, more gaming! What’s on your list?

Jun 21, 2019

AmbiGaming Corner, Big Blogging Questions, Trivia and Lists

Assassin’s Creed, Blind Legend, blogging, collaboration, daylight, Dragon Age, games, gaming, Horizon Zero Dawn, marathon, summer solstice, video games
Games “Back Then”: The Benefits of Nostalgic Thinking

Nostalgia and games. Made for each other…?

Jun 12, 2019

Games and Psychology, storytelling

bias, Dragon Age, entertainment, games, health benefits, is nostalgia healthy, is nostalgia unhealthy, Mass Effect, memories, memory encoding, Nintendo, nostalgia, nostalgia and games, nostalgia causes, origin of nostalgia, patrons, playstation, psychology, video games, what causes nostalgia, xbox
Metacognition: Looking at the Future

Where are we going, and why aren’t we there yet?

Mar 20, 2019

Game Advocacy, Metacognition

future of gaming, games, media, nostalgia, predictions, representation, technology, video games, were games better in the past?, where are games going in the future
Metacognition: Burnout

Too much of a good thing can be…

Mar 6, 2019

Metacognition

burnout, games, hobbies, Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, playing video games, rpgs, self-care, taking a break, video games, Witcher
Metacognition: Missing You

Can you ever miss what isn’t real?

Feb 25, 2019

Metacognition

Can a computer make you cry, Dragon Age, EA, familiarity, favorite game, games, nostalgia, reason for nostalgia, video games
Time, Tim, and Manipulation: Time Travel in Games (part 3 of 3)

Time travel is sort of Braid’s thing. But how well does Tim do time?

Feb 20, 2019

Games and Psychology, storytelling

analysis, Braid, Braid levels, games, Hothead Games, indie, Johnathan Blow, Number None, platformer, TIM, time manipulation, time travel, video game

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