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.

Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Jayne Gackenbach PhD

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Video games. Sometimes demonized, always compelling – and wildly popular, video games have become ingrained as part of our society. Yet it is still largely unknown how these games affect the minds of those who play. Find out the truth, the questions, the research – and what we don’t about this highly controversial part of our society and what they may mean for both the future and for our dreams.

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Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Jayne Gackenbach PhD

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