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Welcome To Think Feel Play
This blog is all about the psychology in and around video games. Find out how gaming relates to attention, learning, personality, addiction, and more. The media distorts many of the facts. Here at Think Feel Play everything is based on the original research papers, but rewritten for the regular gamer. So ignore the media hype and distorted facts, and discover the real deal.Writing Stop till Summer
I have had to call a writing stop till summer. My studies have become too demanding for any heavy duty writing on the side. I do actively monitor the site, so feel free to leave comments. I am also keeping track of interesting ideas and topics. Feel free to leave suggestions!
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Unique Project: PsyOps Battlefield 3 CLASSIFIED
09 May 2012 10:26 AM | No CommentsStay tuned. If you liked the content on this blog, something new is coming up that you will love! More information due the weekend of the 13th of May.
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Morality in Video Games: Paint it Grey
07 November 2010 3:38 PM | 12 CommentsInstead of giving us horns, halos and karma, give us interesting choices!
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A Gamer Recipe
01 November 2010 7:15 PM | No CommentsWhat is the difference between gamers and non-gamers? It is all a matter of the ability and the desire to game. Let's have a closer look at what that means.
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Off-topic: Fresh start
26 October 2010 3:08 PM | No CommentsSo my front page completely broke down for some inexplicable reason. The only way of fixing it was to do a fresh re-installation – luckily I was able to keep all posts and comments. I still need to sort out the theme and all other...
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Video Game Addiction: The Facts and The Confusion
25 October 2010 8:58 PM | 17 CommentsToday’s video game addict has many places to go. Websites like Online Gamers Anonymous, Quit Wow Now, and Video Game Addiction all exist to offer him relief. There are even clinics specifically aimed at helping video game addicts. On top of that, research has found...
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News Analysis: Does High Screen Time Make Kids Unbalanced?
12 October 2010 6:09 PM | No CommentsMedia incorrectly report that research has found that high screen time lowers kids' psychological well-being. Find out about the flaws in this conclusion.
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Why We Play – Part 2: Theory of Gaming Motivation
08 October 2010 8:32 PM | 3 CommentsIn Why We Play – Part 1 we concluded that science has no clear cut answer to the question why we play video games. I want to suggest a model here that might fill that gap. I have dubbed it the Theory of Gaming Motivation...
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Why We Play – Part 1
26 September 2010 11:31 PM | 8 CommentsEver wondered how you can become so engrossed by those changing lights on a box? I mean, it is definitely cool that the lights change depending on what you do. Still, none of the things you do to the lights will influence reality, except maybe...
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Playing for Attention
12 September 2010 6:44 PM | 12 CommentsCommon sense has led many to believe that gaming would decrease someone’s capacity to keep their attention on tasks outside the game world. The reasoning goes that the constant feed of interesting stimuli in games would numb gamers out to the slower pace of day-to-day...
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You Are Who You Play You Are
13 June 2010 12:21 PM | 11 CommentsWhat do avatars say about who you are? This video really got me thinking… So do our avatars actually give us a small glimpse into our soul? Apparently it does work as an indicator of some character treats, and even offers space for the personal...
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Psychology Tests
- Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology - Classic gamer personality test.
- BrainHex Class - Another gamer personality test
Solid Science
- Daedalus Gateway - Easy to read and interesting findings about WoW players.
- Evidence for striatal dopamine release during a video game - You don’t want to read this. You just want to link to it cause it shows games can be like a shot of amphetamines. Strange.
- Problems with the Concept of Video Game “Addiction” - Very solid literature review on the concept of video game addiction