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How Video Games Can Help Anxiety
People may experience anxiety for a number of reasons, including fears of failure, embarrassment or recalling anxiety-provoking events (APA, 2013). In 2017, anxiety was described as an ‘epidemic’ as anxiety disorders are now…
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Who are Adult Gamers? A Data Analysis
Update 27th July 2018: The response to this has been difficult to read from some corners of the internet. I would like to reiterate that the introduction below establishes that I am curious…
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The Psychology of Twitch
Twitch is the world’s largest live streaming platform for video game content, attracting 15 million users every day (Perez, 2018). While Twitch is the choice platform for eSports and other video game-related events,…
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How to Improve Online Gaming Behaviour
With the ever-increasing popularity of online gaming, the topic of online gaming behaviour and harassment is gaining more attention than ever. It is common to see editorials on the negative side of online…
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Game Addiction Criteria May Misdiagnose Gamers
At the beginning of 2017, I broke down a research paper demonstrating the positive mental health benefits of online gaming. The findings of this paper questioned the validity of the diagnostic criteria for…
