Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? Archives - WebTalkRadio.net

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? Archives - WebTalkRadio.net

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? Archives - WebTalkRadio.net

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Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Racial representation and gaming

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Racial representation and gaming

My interviewee this time is André Brock from the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Iowa. His recent article in Games and Culture called ‘‘When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong: Resident Evil 5, Racial Representation, and Gamers” was the topic of our conversation. Brock writes that, “videogames’ ability to depict cultural […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Racial representation and gaming appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Apr 15, 2013 • 0:00

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Violence and Video Game Play Revisited

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Violence and Video Game Play Revisited

We revisit the question of video game play and subsequent violence in my interview with James Ivory. He writes that “much of my research focuses on the content and effects of new entertainment media such as video games. At Virginia Tech, I founded the VT G.A.M.E.R. Lab (Virginia Tech Gaming and Media Effects Research Laboratory), […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Violence and Video Game Play Revisited appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Mar 11, 2013 • 0:00

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Family Life and Video Game Play

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Family Life and Video Game Play

This time I spoke with Pål Aarsand who has a PhD in Child Studies and works as a senior lecturer at the Department of Education, Uppsala University, Sweden. His research interest is in young people’s use of digital technology in their everyday lives. He has focused on game/play, identities, the parent-child relation and digital competences. […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Family Life and Video Game Play appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Feb 11, 2013 • 0:00

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Problem Video Game Play and Genre

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Problem Video Game Play and Genre

Luther Elliott, of the Institute for Special Populations Research, National Development and Research Institutes, New York, NY, and I talked about his work on how video game genre might be a predictor of problem use. In an article published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, he and his coauthors explored this new way of viewing […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Problem Video Game Play and Genre appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Jan 13, 2013 • 0:00

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Games Let You Be All You Can Be

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Games Let You Be All You Can Be

Andrew Przybylski and I chatted this time about how ones sense of ideal self can be encouraged with the play of video games. Przybylski is with the Department of Psychology, University of Essex, United Kingdom. He and his coauthors recently published a study in Psychological Science, the highest ranked empirical journal in psychology, exploring these […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Games Let You Be All You Can Be appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dec 17, 2012 • 0:00

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – What is a gamer identity or gamer culture?

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – What is a gamer identity or gamer culture?

This time I spoke with Adreine Shaw who is at Temple University . We talked about her research into video game identity and culture. This came out in an article in Games and Culture and has been the most downloaded and read article in the journal in the last few years. The article, “What is Video […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – What is a gamer identity or gamer culture? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Nov 19, 2012 • 0:00

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video game technology supporting the elderly

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video game technology supporting the elderly

On this show I chat with Hannah Marston who coauthored an article “Interactive Videogame Technologies to Support Independence in the Elderly” which was recently published in the Games for Health Journal. Dr. Marston is with the Institute of Sport Gerontology, German Sport University Cologne. She writes about her work that, “in recent years the use […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video game technology supporting the elderly appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Oct 15, 2012 • 0:00

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Women in Gaming

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Women in Gaming

The author of “Getting Women in the Game”, Shira Chess is the focus of my interview this time. She is a visiting professor at Department of Mass Communication, Miami University, Ohio. Her article appeared in the National Communication Associations journal, Communication Currents. Her article “analyzes the advertising strategy use to market video games to women. […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Women in Gaming appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Sep 16, 2012 • 0:00

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Culture-jamming activists in video games

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Culture-jamming activists in video games

This show is a conversation with Dr. Roger Stahl who is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Communication Studies at the University of Georgia. Dr. Stahl has just produced a film about how political activism is occurring inside video games. His film, Returning Fire: Interventions in Video Game Culture, he points out that, “Video […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Culture-jamming activists in video games appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Aug 13, 2012 • 0:00

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – A senior artists view of computers

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – A senior artists view of computers

In this show we are chatting with Fiammetta Rubin of the Naturopathic Educational Services in Philadelphia, PA. This interview is a bit of a departure from the video game theme of this show. It’s about how a lifelong artist found computers and incorporated computers into her art. She explains that her “digital prints are produced […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – A senior artists view of computers appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Jul 16, 2012 • 0:00

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Transitioning between real and virtual

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Transitioning between real and virtual

In this show we will be discussing the borders between virtual and real. My guest is Dr. Greg Garvey who is with the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. I chatted with Greg at the 2012 meeting of Towards a Science of Consciousness about his chapter in my book, […] The post Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Transitioning between real and virtual appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Jun 18, 2012 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Consciousness and the Avatar

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Consciousness and the Avatar

Denise Doyle, of the School of Art and Design at the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom is my guest this time. I met up with Denise at the April 2012 “Towards a Science of Consciousness” meeting in Tucson, AZ. She is a contributor to my forthcoming book, “Video Game Play and Consciousness” from […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Consciousness and the Avatar appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

May 28, 2012 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Visual Arts and Gaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Visual Arts and Gaming

This week we’ll be discussing the relationship between the visual arts and gaming. Here I do not mean the graphic design of a game but rather how might gaming influence the artist in us all or perhaps increase our appreciation of the arts. My guest is John Sharp, who is with the Savannah College of […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Visual Arts and Gaming appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Apr 16, 2012 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Music and Video Games

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Music and Video Games

Dr. William Gibbons, Assistant Professor of Musicology at Texas Christian University, chats with me about the role of music in video games. He comes from a classical music background to inform his work in the music associated with gaming. Dr. Gibbons primary research interests are opera studies and musical nationalism as well as music in […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Music and Video Games appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Apr 2, 2012 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Self-discovery with Mindbloom

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Self-discovery with Mindbloom

Our interview is with Chris Hewett, Founder & Executive Producer of a new social media and self-development tool, Mindbloom. A long time game designer and developer, Chris tells the story of the birth of Mindbloom. This free-to-play game is designed to inspire people to define what’s important, discover what motivates them, and take meaningful daily […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Self-discovery with Mindbloom appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Mar 19, 2012 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Casual Games for Improved Thinking in the Elderly

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Casual Games for Improved Thinking in the Elderly

This interview is with Garth Chouteau who oversees all surveys and research related to the health benefits of video games at PopCap Games. A casual game is one which is easy to learn, does not take much time to play, yet occupies enough attention to distract one from day to day ruminations. Previous casual game […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Casual Games for Improved Thinking in the Elderly appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Mar 5, 2012 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Hello Avatar Author Interviewed

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Hello Avatar Author Interviewed

This is Dr. Jayne Gackenbach and this week on Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? we’ll be discussing avatars. What is an avatar? Classically they have been our characters in video games or in virtual worlds like Second Life, but our guest argues that avatars are now our online footprint. Beth Coleman, who received her […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Hello Avatar Author Interviewed appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Feb 13, 2012 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health Journal Founded

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health Journal Founded

This time we will be talking with the editor of a new journal devoted to games for health, Bill Ferguson. Premiering in February of 2012, Games for Health: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications, will offer original peer-reviewed research articles, as well as industry insights and developments. Additionally, interviews and commentary on the games for health […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health Journal Founded appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Jan 30, 2012 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Attention, Memory and Information Processing Advantages to  Gaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Attention, Memory and Information Processing Advantages to Gaming

In this show we’ll be talking about various perceptual and cognitive advantages to gaming. Dr. Walter Boot is the director of the Attention and Training laboratory in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University. In his lab they have tested expert video game players versus newbie’s on a variety of attentional, memory and information […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Attention, Memory and Information Processing Advantages to Gaming appeared first on WebTalkRadio.n

Jan 16, 2012 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Military and Gaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Military and Gaming

In this show the use of games in the military is explored. In a recent study in the journal, Military Psychology, it was found that 43% of their over 10,000 soldier respondents reported gaming on a weekly basis. These individuals were largely male, young, and of the lower ranks. Given that almost all young people […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Military and Gaming appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Jan 2, 2012 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Horror in Film and Video Games

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Horror in Film and Video Games

In this show I am talking with Dr. Barry Grant, who is a professor in the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. Our topic is horror in film and video games. As an expert and teacher in film genres, science fiction, and horror, as well as a game […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Horror in Film and Video Games appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dec 19, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Personality and Video Game Violence

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Personality and Video Game Violence

Dr. Patrick Markey director of the Interpersonal Lab at Villanova University is interviewed. He has examined how personality can be a predictor of aggression resulting from gaming. He talks about three personality traits that are particularly likely to predict negative outcomes of violent video game play. You’ll learn what these are as well as how […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Personality and Video Game Violence appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dec 5, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Past and Future of Gaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Past and Future of Gaming

There are two parts to this show. First the history of video game chapter is read from my forthcoming book, Playing Reality, by my coauthor who happens to be my son, Teace Snyder! As you know from earlier shows the reason that I got interested in video game play was because my son is a […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Past and Future of Gaming appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Nov 21, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Narrative and Gaming: Influences of Mixed Media

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Narrative and Gaming: Influences of Mixed Media

Dr. Evelyn Ellerman, chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Athabasca University, is interviewed in this show. She talks about the implications of gaming for the field of Communication Studies. Dr. Ellerman will address the role of narrative in games as a form of storytelling. How media overlap with newer media transforming older media […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Narrative and Gaming: Influences of Mixed Media appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Nov 7, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Teaching Experts: From Gamers to Lifelong Learners

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Teaching Experts: From Gamers to Lifelong Learners

This interview is with Dr. Jose Zagal, who is with DePaul University. He is the author of Ludoliteracy. In his article in Game Studies, “Novices, Gamers, and Scholars: Exploring the Challenges of Teaching About Games”, Dr. Zagal explains his doctoral dissertation research. The field of game studies is rapidly growing and in this interview we […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Teaching Experts: From Gamers to Lifelong Learners appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Oct 17, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Constructive and Cooperative Gaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Constructive and Cooperative Gaming

Dr. Amy Bruckman is interviewed this time. She is an Associate Professor in the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. She and her students in the Electronic Learning Communities research group, do research about online communities and education. Listeners will find this conversation quite helpful as it will introduce how gaming can be […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Constructive and Cooperative Gaming appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Oct 3, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – The Casual Game Revolution

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – The Casual Game Revolution

Dr. Jesper Juul, author of The Casual Game Revolution and Half-Real is interviewed in this show. He is a Danish game researcher who is currently a Visiting Assistant Arts Professor at the New York University Game Center. As a casual gamer myself, I was fascinated to find this book and required my students to read […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – The Casual Game Revolution appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Sep 19, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Middle Aged Female Gamers!

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Middle Aged Female Gamers!

Mia Consalvo who is has just begun teaching at Concordia University in Montreal after a year as a visiting scholar at MIT. She is the co-editor of the forthcoming Handbook of Internet Studies published by Blackwell and is author of Cheating: Gaining Advantage in Videogames from MIT Press. She has published articles and book chapters […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Middle Aged Female Gamers! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Sep 5, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Game Transfer Phenomena

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Game Transfer Phenomena

My guest this week is Angelica Ortiz de Gortari, who will talk about the Game Transfer Phenomena. This young woman is working on her doctoral degree in the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom. Originally from Mexico, Angelica has been fascinated with gaming and it’s effects for some time. […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Game Transfer Phenomena appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Aug 15, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Translations to Reality: Interview with a Psychologist who is a Serious Gamer

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Translations to Reality: Interview with a Psychologist who is a Serious Gamer

This show is a conversation with a female serious video game player. Eva Murzyn, who is originally from Poland, completed her PhD at the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Her research on individual differences in black and white dreaming, and their relationship with black and white media. In part this research interest emerged […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Translations to Reality: Interview with a Psychologist who is a Serious Gamer appeared first on WebTalkRadi

Aug 1, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Children, Media and Video Games – A First Look

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Children, Media and Video Games – A First Look

Two elements of children and video games are covered in this show. First I summarize a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation on media use by children 8 to 18. By looking at all media use by children we can contextualize their use of video games. Following this, you’ll hear an interview made at […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Children, Media and Video Games – A First Look appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Jul 18, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Exergaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Exergaming

Tad Stach is a computer science doctoral student at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. Tad’s current research is in the field of human-computer interaction. I interviewed him during the Game Developers conference. Tad is exploring how exercise can be improved through computer-mediated physical activity. More specifically, he is interested in facilitating more effective group or […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Exergaming appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Jul 4, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Gamification. Community Involvement Made Fun by Applying Video Game Play Mechanics

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Gamification. Community Involvement Made Fun by Applying Video Game Play Mechanics

Gamification is the use of game play mechanics for non-game applications. It works by making technology more engaging and by encouraging desired behaviors, taking advantage of humans’ psychological predisposition to engage in activities that are fun and rewarding. This shows guest is Judy Shasek, managing director of Healthy Community Development in the Eugene, OR area. […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Gamification. Community Involvement Made Fun by Applying Video Game

Jun 20, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Simulation or Game: PTSD Training Game

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Simulation or Game: PTSD Training Game

In this show the principles of gaming and practice in virtual realms are illustrated with the work of Dr. Glenn Albright, of Kognito Interactive. He talks about a role-playing game he has helped develop “to train family members of returning veterans to (1) recognize when their loved one is exhibiting signs of post-deployment stress including […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Simulation or Game: PTSD Training Game appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Jun 6, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health: Avatars

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health: Avatars

This show is coming to you from the annual Games for Health meeting. This is a group of researchers, developers and service workers who are examining video game play as a way to service health needs. This show starts with a brief summary of the keynote by Martin Seligmann, world renowned positive psychology innovator. Then […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health: Avatars appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

May 23, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Game Play and Meditation, Spirituality and Dreams?

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Game Play and Meditation, Spirituality and Dreams?

This time Jayne reviews her own research into the effects of gaming on nighttime dreams as well as her thesis that gaming can be framed as a type of meditative experience. She then interviews Moses Silbiger, a gamer and integral coach and consultant, whose master’s thesis topic explored spirituality and gaming from Ken Wilber’s Integral […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Game Play and Meditation, Spirituality and Dreams? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

May 9, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? –  Addiction vs. Play

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Addiction vs. Play

Is video game addiction simply drug free coping or is it the ultimate expression of play? While the Chinese are taking action against extreme video game play, there are also concerns in many households in North America that gamers play at the expense of the rest of their lives. The research has shown that while […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Addiction vs. Play appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

May 2, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Game Play and Relaxation?

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Game Play and Relaxation?

To some it seems quite obvious that playing a video game is relaxing while for others this claim may seem like an oxymoron, an obvious contradiction. As it turns out there is now substantive research supporting the notion that video game play can be quite relaxing. This show is a conversation with Dr. Carmen Russoniello […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Game Play and Relaxation? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Apr 11, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Biting the Bullet: Does Playing Violent Games Cause Aggression? It Depends

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Biting the Bullet: Does Playing Violent Games Cause Aggression? It Depends

Communication Studies has examined the history of the introduction to all new media from poetry to the printing press to video game play and what is remarkably consistent is that fear seems to accompany each media when first introduced. In the case of video game play, like television, the emphasis of this fear has been […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Biting the Bullet: Does Playing Violent Games Cause Aggression? It Depends appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Mar 28, 2011 • 0:00

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – FYI

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – FYI

Ever wonder what’s the truth and what’s media hype regarding video games? This show will answer your questions. In this first one, a brief overview of some of the most pertinent and controversial issues surrounding video games today are touched upon. Ranging from the misconceptions of how video games and violence affect our children to […] The post VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – FYI appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Mar 14, 2011 • 0:00

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