Combating Extremism in Video Games
Over the next two years, Middlebury’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, Take This, and Logically AI are partnering to research the ways in which extremists exploit digital games spaces.…
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Extremism, identity fusion, and gaming cultures
Read MoreWhile we know extremist content, radicalization, and recruitment is occurring in games, there is still little understanding how and why this may be of a particular concern within gaming communities.
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Introducing “Designing Games to Challenge the Stigma Around Mental Health”
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce the publication of our newest white paper! Designing Games to Challenge the Stigma Around Mental Health was written by Take This intern and York University…
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Academic Ramblings: Avatar Identification
Read MoreIf you’ve ever played an RPG or really any game that allows you to customize your character you’ve likely shared a similar experience: you go through the sliders and try…
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Jargon Schmargon: Self Determination Theory
Read MoreIn this episode of Jargon Schmargon, we discuss Self-Determination Theory in the context of video game play motivations. Self Determination Theory, or SDT, is something I have talked about in…
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Video Games in a Post-COVID 19 World
Read MoreIn the months since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the general discourse about video games in the public and media seems to have shifted in relation to the uses and effects…
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Academic Ramblings: Uses, Gratifications, & Motivations of Game Play
Read MoreThis month’s Jargon Schmargon was about game motivations, which is intimately tied to a theory we use quite a bit in game studies called uses and gratifications. Uses and gratifications…
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Jargon Schmargon: Play Motivations
Read MoreIn this episode of Jargon Schmargon, we take a look at play motivations. What motivates us to play games, beyond the simple act of “having fun”. Several play motivation models…