Research Opportunity! Player Experiences and Identity
Video games and the communities that surround them can be an excellent place to make friends, have fun, and gain insight into yourself and your identity. Additionally, these spaces often…
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Positive Game Cultures are Good Business
Read MoreHate and harassment in gaming spaces take a toll on the mental health of the community. From short-term distress, to long term post-traumatic stress disorder symptomology, we know that these…
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Studio Participation in Community Resilience Research
Read MoreTake This is currently partnered with Middlebury’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism, and Logically AI to research the ways in which extremists exploit digital games spaces. We’re working to…
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Combating Extremism in Video Games
Read MoreOver 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…