Psychology of Video Games Podcast

By Jamie Madigan

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Episodes: 100

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

Episode Date
Episode 100 - Can Playing D&D Be Good For You?
Feb 02, 2025
Podcast 99 - Toxicity and Support
Nov 07, 2024
Episode 98 - Embedding Values in Games
Oct 01, 2024
Episode 97 - Why We Like Really Hard (and Really Easy) Games
Sep 01, 2024
Episode 96 - Psychology of D&D Book Kickstarter
Jul 24, 2024
Episode 95 Sense of Place
Jul 01, 2024
Episode 94 - The Psychology of Gaming Passion
Jun 04, 2024
Podcast 93 - Do Games Make You Smarter?
May 01, 2024
Episode 92 - Nostalgia
Mar 04, 2024
Episode 91 - Avatars
Feb 01, 2024
Episode 90 - ADHD and Gaming
Jan 03, 2024
Episode 89 - In-Game Purchasess
Dec 04, 2023
Episode 88 - Dungeons & Dragons & Skills
Nov 05, 2023
Podcast 87 - Immersion and Presence in Video Game Worlds
Oct 01, 2023
Podcast 86 - The Psychology of Role-Playing
Sep 01, 2023
Podcast 85 - The Psychology of Loot and the Diablo Series
Jul 01, 2023
Episode 84 - Games and Moral Reasoning
Jun 01, 2023
Episode 83 - Grinding
Apr 01, 2023
Podcast 82 - Therapy With Dungeons & Dragons
Mar 01, 2023
Episode 81 - Digital Sales
Feb 01, 2023
Podcast 80 - The State of eSports Research
Jan 02, 2023
Podcast 79 - Video Game Nostalgia
Nov 15, 2022
Podcast 78 - Critical Role, D&D, and Transformative Play
Oct 17, 2022
Podcast 77 - The Psychology of Fandom
Sep 16, 2022
Podcast 76 - VR Therapy
Aug 15, 2022
Podcast 75 - Cheating in Video Games
Jul 15, 2022
Podcast 74 - 1.5-Sided Parasocial Relationships
Jun 16, 2022
Podcast 73 - Toxic Behavior
May 16, 2022
Podcast 72 - Esports Medicine
Apr 15, 2022
Podcast 71 - Video Game Engagement
Mar 15, 2022
Podcast 70 - Memes
Feb 15, 2022
Podcast 69: Game Transfer Phenomenon
Jul 01, 2021
Podcast 68: Convention Fandom
May 01, 2021
Podcast 67: Esports Performance Consulting
Mar 04, 2021
Episode 66 - Procedural Rhetoric
Jan 10, 2021
Episode 65 - Psych of Final Fantasy
Dec 02, 2020
Episode 64 - How Can Video Games Make Us Happy?
Nov 01, 2020
Episode 63 - Loss Aversion
Sep 01, 2020
Episode 62 - The Psychology of Trolling
Aug 01, 2020
Episode 61: Twitch Donations
Jul 01, 2020
Episode 60: Take This (dot org)
Jun 01, 2020
Episode 59: What is a Games Researcher?
May 01, 2020
Episode 58 - The Economics of Online Games
Apr 01, 2020
Episode 57 - Mental Models in League of Legends
Mar 01, 2020
Episode 56 - Game to Grow
Feb 02, 2020
Podcast 55 - Psychology of Level Design
Jan 04, 2020
Podcast 54 - Sexualization in Games
Dec 01, 2019
Podcast 53 - Online Relationships (Rebroadcast)
Nov 01, 2019
Podcast 52 - Being Indistractable
Oct 02, 2019
Podcast 51: Lost in a Good Game
Sep 07, 2019
Podcast 50 - Moral Choices in Games vs. Other Media
Aug 03, 2019
Podcast 49: Empathy
Jul 04, 2019
Podcast 48: Loot Boxes Part 2
Jun 19, 2019
Podcast 47: Loot Boxes and Gambling
May 08, 2019
Podcast 46: Collecting Virtual Items
Apr 01, 2019
Podcast 45: Psychology of The Legend of Zelda
Mar 04, 2019
Podcast 44: Gamification and Game Based Assessments
Feb 03, 2019
Podcast 43: Dungeons, Dragons, & Psychology
Jan 01, 2019
Podcast 42: Mobile Game Affinity
Dec 03, 2018
Podcast 41: How Video Games Prepare You For Success
Nov 01, 2018
Podcast 40: Our Avatar Relationships
Oct 02, 2018
Podcast 39: Thirty Questions About the Psychology of Video Games
Sep 01, 2018
Podcast 38: Mental Health Professionals and Video Games
Aug 06, 2018
Podcast 37: Cognitive Psychology and User Experiences
Jul 02, 2018
Podcast 36: Psychology, Escape Rooms, and VR
May 02, 2018
Podcast 35: Player Empathy and Drivers of Gameplay
Mar 18, 2018
Podcast 34: Games Design Education and Psychology 101
Feb 16, 2018
Podcast 33: Executive Skill Transference and Play Diets
Jan 16, 2018
Podcast 32: Twelve More Months of Psychology of Video Games
Dec 18, 2017
Podcast 31: Harassment in Video Games
Nov 14, 2017
Podcast 30: Gaming Addiction
Sep 14, 2017
029 - Morality in Video Games
Jul 17, 2017
028 - Avatar Identification and Video Games
Jun 19, 2017
027 - Collecting in Video Games
May 16, 2017
026 - Moral Combat and the War on Video Game Violence
Apr 19, 2017
025 - A Parent's Guide to Video Games
Mar 17, 2017
024 - Electronic Gaming Therapy
Feb 15, 2017
023 - Self Determination Theory and Video Games
Jan 16, 2017
022 - Research on Addiction and Aggression
Nov 14, 2016
021 - Achievements, Goals, and Motivation in Games
Oct 14, 2016
020 - Year 1 of Psych of Games Articles
Sep 16, 2016
019 - Habit Forming Games
Aug 15, 2016
018 - Biofeedback and Video Games
Jul 17, 2016
017 - Psychology and the Gamification of Learning
Jun 20, 2016
016 - Online Relationships and Friendships
Jun 06, 2016
015: Simulation Sickness and Virtual Reality Game Design
May 15, 2016
014: Why Do YOU Play Games?
Apr 15, 2016
013 - Stress, Games, and Recovery
Mar 14, 2016
012 - Video Game violence
Feb 15, 2016
011 - How do video games affect our physical and mental health?
Jan 18, 2016
010 - Can Games Make You Smarter?
Dec 16, 2015
009 - How Games Differ From Other Media
Nov 16, 2015
008 - Envy and Microtransactions
Oct 12, 2015
007 - Video Game Debates and Research
Sep 14, 2015
006 - Psychology and UX
Aug 17, 2015
005 - Psychology and Game AI
Jul 15, 2015
004 - Toxic Behavior in Video Games
Jun 15, 2015
003 - Psychological Flow
May 18, 2015
002 - Big Data and Becoming a Video Game Psychologist
Apr 14, 2015
001 - Video Game Frustration, Aggression, and Rage Quitting
Mar 13, 2015