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Psychology of Video Games Podcast

Jamie Madigan

EN100 episodes
leisuregamesvideo games

Examining how psychology explains why video games are made how they are and why gamers behave as we do.

Notable Guests

Jane SmithJane Smith12×DDr. Jane Smith11×DDr. Jane Doe5×Jane DoeJane Doe4×TThe Polish Ambassador3×Nir EyalNir Eyal2×Kevin MacLeodKevin MacLeod2×Alex ChenAlex Chen2×CChris Lee2×DDr. Jeremy Bailenson2×

Episodes (100)

Episode 100 - Can Playing D&D Be Good For You?

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Feb 2, 202545:38pending

Podcast 99 - Toxicity and Support

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Nov 7, 202453:33pending

Episode 98 - Embedding Values in Games

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Oct 1, 20241:03:08pending

Episode 97 - Why We Like Really Hard (and Really Easy) Games

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Sep 1, 202446:09pending

Episode 96 - Psychology of D&D Book Kickstarter

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Jul 24, 202451:13pending

Episode 95 Sense of Place

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Jul 1, 202458:49pending

Episode 94 - The Psychology of Gaming Passion

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Jun 4, 202454:46pending

Podcast 93 - Do Games Make You Smarter?

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May 1, 20241:03:24pending

Episode 92 - Nostalgia

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Mar 4, 202447:59pending

Episode 91 - Avatars

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Feb 1, 202455:37pending

Episode 90 - ADHD and Gaming

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Jan 3, 202456:15pending

Episode 89 - In-Game Purchasess

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Dec 4, 202334:24pending

Episode 88 - Dungeons & Dragons & Skills

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Nov 5, 20231:06:22pending

Podcast 87 - Immersion and Presence in Video Game Worlds

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Oct 1, 202352:46pending

Podcast 86 - The Psychology of Role-Playing

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Sep 1, 202357:57pending

Podcast 85 - The Psychology of Loot and the Diablo Series

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Jul 1, 202335:13pending

Episode 84 - Games and Moral Reasoning

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Jun 1, 202336:26pending

Episode 83 - Grinding

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Apr 1, 202349:27pending

Podcast 82 - Therapy With Dungeons & Dragons

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Mar 1, 20231:05:03pending

Episode 81 - Digital Sales

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Feb 1, 20231:01:38pending

Podcast 80 - The State of eSports Research

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Jan 2, 20231:01:48pending

Podcast 79 - Video Game Nostalgia

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Nov 15, 202226:28pending

Podcast 78 - Critical Role, D&D, and Transformative Play

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Oct 17, 20221:06:44pending

Podcast 77 - The Psychology of Fandom

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Sep 16, 202226:01pending

Podcast 76 - VR Therapy

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Aug 15, 202253:39pending

Podcast 75 - Cheating in Video Games

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Jul 15, 202255:55pending

Podcast 74 - 1.5-Sided Parasocial Relationships

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Jun 16, 202252:18pending

Podcast 73 - Toxic Behavior

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May 16, 202252:48pending

Podcast 72 - Esports Medicine

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Apr 15, 202248:06pending

Podcast 71 - Video Game Engagement

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Mar 15, 202244:17pending

Podcast 70 - Memes

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Feb 15, 202245:32pending

Podcast 69: Game Transfer Phenomenon

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Jul 1, 202153:01pending

Podcast 68: Convention Fandom

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May 1, 202154:29pending

Podcast 67: Esports Performance Consulting

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Mar 4, 20211:00:14pending

Episode 66 - Procedural Rhetoric

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Jan 10, 202156:39pending

Episode 65 - Psych of Final Fantasy

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Dec 2, 20201:26:42pending

Episode 64 - How Can Video Games Make Us Happy?

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Nov 1, 20201:04:06pending

Episode 63 - Loss Aversion

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Sep 1, 202059:53pending

Episode 62 - The Psychology of Trolling

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Aug 1, 20201:02:41pending

Episode 61: Twitch Donations

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Jul 1, 202059:08pending

Episode 60: Take This (dot org)

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Jun 1, 20201:03:08pending

Episode 59: What is a Games Researcher?

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May 1, 202058:01pending

Episode 58 - The Economics of Online Games

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Apr 1, 202047:56pending

Episode 57 - Mental Models in League of Legends

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Mar 1, 202057:17pending

Episode 56 - Game to Grow

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Feb 2, 202048:28pending

Podcast 55 - Psychology of Level Design

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Jan 4, 20201:01:28pending

Podcast 54 - Sexualization in Games

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Dec 1, 201949:08pending

Podcast 53 - Online Relationships (Rebroadcast)

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Nov 1, 201954:16pending

Podcast 52 - Being Indistractable

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Oct 2, 201958:53pending

Podcast 51: Lost in a Good Game

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Sep 7, 20191:08:23pending