It's frequently argued that playing games like Dungeons & Dragons can help you develop social skills like, cooperation, teamwork, and interpersonal communication. Get in there, use the game as scaffolding to practice those skills in a low-risk environment, and be a better you!
And while these arguments make sense and are sometimes paired with anecdotal evidence, research in a controlled study are hard to come by for a variety of reasons. In this episode of the podcast, I'll talk with a researcher who has set out to create and empirically test a program for using D&D to help people lower social anxiety and loneliness while improving their self-image.
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Guest Expert Links:
Dr. Billieux's university page (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joel-Billieux)
His Researchgate.net page (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joel-Billieux)
Information about the study we discussed (https://rr.peercommunityin.org/PCIRegisteredReports/articles/rec?id=889)
Audio Credits:
“Robot Motivation” (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Polish_Ambassador/Diplomatic_Immunity/05_Robot_Motivation) by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/)\
"Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
7 Nov 2024
Podcast 99 - Toxicity and Support
Toxicity in video games has been a long-standing and long-studied problem. In this episode, I talk to someone who has not only studied toxic behavior among gamers, but specifically looked at how players deal with it --or don't deal with it-- and what game companies can do to help gamers when they see or experience it.
Audio Credits:
“Robot Motivation” (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Polish_Ambassador/Diplomatic_Immunity/05_Robot_Motivation) by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/)
1 Oct 2024
Ep 98 - Embedding Values in Games
Many games put forth some kind of value that they hope will be communicated to players, be they ones that see obvious (like the value of empathy) or subtle (like experiencing life under capitalism). When the insertion of these values into game development is deliberate, what do we know about how it happens and what effects it has on players?
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Audio Credits:
“Robot Motivation” (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Polish_Ambassador/Diplomatic_Immunity/05_Robot_Motivation) by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/)
"Chill Wave" (https://incompetech.com/wordpress/2016/05/carpe-diem/) by Kevin Macleod
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