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  • The Psychology of Petting the Dog
    Dogs,  Gaming,  Horror,  Mental Wellbeing

    The Psychology of Petting The Dog

    Dr Natalie Coyle / October 23, 2025 / 0 Comments

    In a world with so many wonderful games to play, it’s only natural to get some help with what to play next. Maybe someone with similar tastes to you is playing something new.…

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  • Psychology of Saga Anderson
    Anxiety,  Horror,  Mental Wellbeing,  Therapy

    The Psychology of Saga Anderson

    Dr Natalie Coyle / November 26, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Video game characters can inspire us in many different ways. They can motivate us to try new gameplay classes and styles of play, inspire us to write fanfiction, or even give us the…

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  • Games as a third space
    Education,  Gaming,  Mental Wellbeing,  Online Gaming,  Productivity,  Socialising

    The Gamification of Third Spaces

    Dr Natalie Coyle / June 27, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Working 80-hour weeks to finish my PhD thesis, I felt I had a solution to my dwindling motivation – a new laptop. My thesis was being written on either my gaming PC or…

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  • Vampire Survivors article thumbnail
    Gaming,  Psychology,  Vampire Survivors

    The Psychology of Vampire Survivors

    Dr Natalie Coyle / August 17, 2023 / 0 Comments

    It all started when I remembered we needed blueberries. I went to my partner’s office as he was getting ready to leave, only to see Las Vegas unfolding on his monitor. There were…

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  • Games and Eating Disorders
    Eating Disorders,  Mental Wellbeing

    Can Video Games Help with Eating Disorders? Exploring the Evidence

    Dr Natalie Coyle / April 27, 2023 / 0 Comments

    In my years of writing articles, I’ve had the pleasure of writing about the different ways that video games can help with mental and physical health. My interest piqued recently when I came…

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