In this episode of Research Review, we are going to be looking at a 2019 article entitled “The Influence of competitive and cooperative video games on behaviour during play and…
In this episode of academic ramblings, we are going to explore the relationships between (online) video games and friendship. There are a lot of discussions in and around friendship formation…
In this episode of Jargon Schmargon, we explore the term social capital. This includes a brief discussion of bridging and bonding social capital and the kinds of social capital that…
In this episode of Research Review we explore a 2020 study entitled “Reducing Mental Health Stigma Through Identification With Video Game Avatars With Mental Illness”. This study explores how playing…
In this episode of Academic Ramblings we focus on the ways in which mental health representation in the media, and games specially, impact the larger discussion around mental health and…
On this episode of Jargon Schmargon, we explore the terms “mental health” and “mental illness” in more detail. Now you may be saying to yourself, “mental health, what does that…
In this episode of Research Review, we look at a pre-print of the article “Video game play is positively correlated with well-being” by Johannes, Vuorre, and Przybylski. While game studies…
In this episode of Academic Ramblings, we explore unintentional learning in games. While the focus of media effects research has long been on what negative thoughts, attitudes, and behaviours video…
