psychology

Sanity Meters in 2020

Sanity meters cause problems in games, but they don’t need to slow you down!

Sep 3, 2020

Games and Psychology, Let’s Talk About…

coping, COVID-19, Eternal Darkness, familiar games, games, gaming, life, Metal Gear Solid, MGS4, psychology, sanity meters, self improvement, self-awareness, self-care, video games
Old Friends and New Adventures: COVID-19 and Comfort Gaming

Old or new, our games give us what we need.

Aug 12, 2020

Games and Psychology, Let’s Talk About…

break up haircut, comfort gaming, coping, COVID-19, familiar games, games, gaming, life, psychology, self improvement, self-awareness, unfamiliar games, video games
What Paper Mario Teaches Us About Self-Efficacy

The cage was in YOU all along…

Jul 22, 2020

Choices, Games and Psychology

agency, efficacy, games, gaming, Mario, Nintendo, paper mario, psychology, Puni, punies, Punio, self improvement, self-awareness, self-efficacy, the thousand year door, TTYD, 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: Doing It For Yourself

Gratitude is awfully motivating isn’t it?

Nov 26, 2018

Metacognition

ABCs of behavior modification, altruism, antecedent, behavior, behavior modification, consequence, games, gratitude, is fake, Metacognition, not true, psychological egosim, psychology, rpgs, sidequests, video games
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

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