Podcast 12: Video Game Violence
In this episode I talk to Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson about research on the effects of video game violence.
Podcast 1: Rage Quitting, Frustration and Aggression
I talk to Dr. Andrew Przybylski from Oxford about video game aggression, frustration, rage quitting, and motivation.
Frustration vs. Video Game Violence in Real-Life Aggression
Does violent content in video games cause violence in real-life? Or might something more mundane like frustration over controls and difficulty offer an alternative explanation?
The Psychological Appeal of Violent Shooters
I have a new article up on gamesindustry.biz exploring the psychological appeal of violent shooters via self-determination theory. I draw from work by Scott Rigby, Richard Ryan, and Andrew Przybylski that looks at how this theory of human motivation can explain why violent shooters are so popular. SPOILER: It’s because good shooter design also happens…
The Psychology of Shooters (Online)
As I mentioned a while back I wrote an article for GamePro magazine about the psychology of shooters and why interacting with game worlds through the barrel of a gun is often so appealing. I got some great input from people doing real research in this area and I like how the article turned out.…