technology, education and training from an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist
If you are a long-term reader, you may remember that in January, I applied for a grant from the National Science Foundation to produce SOCL, the Social network for Online Community-based Learning, which incorporates...
If players succeed at a game (play well), they only enjoy the game if they feel they were responsible for that success.
Research explores the cognitive-affective states students experience during learning games. Surprisingly, the state of confusion leads to student engagement.
It’s only a couple of weeks since my massive coverage of video games research, but another interesting article has come up on the topic. This time – an exploration of personality as it can be used to explain attraction to violent video games.
Part 10 of my series examining research evidence for the value of video games. This time: understanding the psychology of typical gamers (i.e. no mental disorders this time!).
Part 9 of my series examining research evidence for the value of video games. This time: a model for understanding the potential of video games to motivate people.