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Psychology of Video Games Podcast

Examining how psychology explains why video games are made how they are and why gamers behave as we do.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this pod... Read more

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Podcast 30: Gaming Addiction

Podcast 30: Gaming Addiction

I talk to someone who does research on gaming addiction about the concept in general, how hard it is to research it, and... Read more

14 Sep 2017

54mins

Ranked #2

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Podcast 45: Psychology of The Legend of Zelda

Podcast 45: Psychology of The Legend of Zelda

I talk with Dr. Anthony Bean and several of his collaborators on a book about psychology and the Legend of Zelda.This sh... Read more

4 Mar 2019

1hr 28mins

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023 - Self Determination Theory and Video Games

023 - Self Determination Theory and Video Games

There's a substantial body of literature  that identifies a triforce of motivation: Competence, Autonomy, and Mastery. T... Read more

16 Jan 2017

1hr 5mins

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003 - Psychological Flow

003 - Psychological Flow

Ever just get "in the zone" with a video game? Like it just clicks with you and it's challenging enough to hold your int... Read more

18 May 2015

49mins

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Episode 58 - The Economics of Online Games

Episode 58 - The Economics of Online Games

Just as video games can provide great examples of concepts from psychology, they can also illustrate concepts from neigh... Read more

1 Apr 2020

47mins

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Podcast 54 - Sexualization in Games

Podcast 54 - Sexualization in Games

Should you expect playing as a sexually objectified avatar like Lara Croft to impact women's attitudes towards their own... Read more

1 Dec 2019

49mins

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Podcast 35: Player Empathy and Drivers of Gameplay

Podcast 35: Player Empathy and Drivers of Gameplay

In this episode of the podcast, I talk to one veteran game designer Jason Vandenberghe, who has tackled the issue of und... Read more

18 Mar 2018

1hr 17mins

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Podcast 34: Games Design Education and Psychology 101

Podcast 34: Games Design Education and Psychology 101

Many universities and other institutions are offering degrees in video game design and other careers in the gaming indus... Read more

16 Feb 2018

1hr 6mins

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Episode 59: What is a Games Researcher?

Episode 59: What is a Games Researcher?

People with psychology degrees fill a lot of roles in the gaming industry, including researchers working within a game d... Read more

1 May 2020

58mins

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Podcast 55 - Psychology of Level Design

Podcast 55 - Psychology of Level Design

What are some of the ways that video game level designers look to psychology for helping players can navigate, move thro... Read more

4 Jan 2020

1hr 1min

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Podcast 51: Lost in a Good Game

Podcast 51: Lost in a Good Game

Psychology of Games Summer Book Club begins with an interview with Dr. Pete Etchells, author of the newly released Lost ... Read more

7 Sep 2019

1hr 8mins

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019 - Habit Forming Games

019 - Habit Forming Games

Habits --behaviors we do without thinking about them-- are very powerful forces in our lives. And many products like mob... Read more

15 Aug 2016

59mins

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021 - Achievements, Goals, and Motivation in Games

021 - Achievements, Goals, and Motivation in Games

Achievements, trophies, badges, and similar rewards are ever present in video games. The assumption seems to be that the... Read more

14 Oct 2016

58mins

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Podcast 38: Mental Health Professionals and Video Games

Podcast 38: Mental Health Professionals and Video Games

It may shock you to hear this, but not everyone is intimately familiar with video games. I know, right? Despite the fact... Read more

6 Aug 2018

59mins

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004 - Toxic Behavior in Video Games

004 - Toxic Behavior in Video Games

I think most of us have been there: we join an online multiplayer game and suddenly someone is screaming all kinds of na... Read more

15 Jun 2015

1hr 1min

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Podcast 33: Executive Skill Transference and Play Diets

Podcast 33: Executive Skill Transference and Play Diets

Modern video games are complicated and require a lot of learning, problem solving, memory, planning, and other things th... Read more

16 Jan 2018

1hr 2mins

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022 - Research on Addiction and Aggression

022 - Research on Addiction and Aggression

Turns out that doing science is hard. And doing science involving people is particularly tricky and comes with all kinds... Read more

14 Nov 2016

1hr 3mins

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017 - Psychology and the Gamification of Learning

017 - Psychology and the Gamification of Learning

In this episode I talk with Karl Kapp about what video gams have in common with effective classrooms, training, or other... Read more

20 Jun 2016

1hr 4mins

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014: Why Do YOU Play Games?

014: Why Do YOU Play Games?

Hey. I've got a question for you: Why do you play games?That's going to be the topic of discussion in this episode of th... Read more

15 Apr 2016

56mins

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Episode 57 - Mental Models in League of Legends

Episode 57 - Mental Models in League of Legends

Mental models are representations that help people understand and predict systems or situations such as a match in a com... Read more

1 Mar 2020

57mins

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