The Gaming Persona

Send us Fan Mail The topic this week is Board Games! Dr. Gameology and Jenny start to explore the psychological underpinnings of playing board games as a form of wonder and entertainment. The Road of Trials segment has the hosts take the Board Game Motivation Questionnaire found at quanticfoundry.com together, and they take the time to share their connection with most of the motivations as they re...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Gameology and Jenny review current events related to the Oxford (2020) study stating that videogames seem to increase individual well-being, and then move into their topic of the week; Psychological Flow. Doc and Jenny review how this concept fits into some of their games and some of their work. Works from Jane McGonigal are also referenced as they use them to establish the fo...

Send us Fan Mail For the tenth episode of the show, Dr. Gameology and Jenny review their weeks, congratulate the X-Box fans for having a new console, and then embark on their first professor commentary. Using HBO Max or a viewing option of your choice, this episode is designed for you to watch the episode from the Big Bang Theory while listening. Afterwards, the hosts review what they saw and scor...

Send us Fan Mail Internet Gaming Disorder is identified as the key topic for this episode as Dr. Gameology and Jenny move forward from their conversation on the Dark Timeline in Episode 8. This potential future diagnosis in the DSM-5 is discussed from the perspective of game players and the clinical point of view. The connection between game elements, advertising, and personal factors are discusse...

Send us Fan Mail This episode introduces some new phases to the Hero's Journey as Dr. Gameology and Jenny explore the Dark Timeline. The topic focuses on three games from each host which altered the flow of events and dramatically led to the people Jenny and Doc have become to this point in their lives.  The Dark Timeline is explored in the form of the "Nadir" phase, the period wher...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Gameology and Jenny explore their experiences with cooperative style video games. The research focus on this episode includes gaming motivation, how we join in with other people during games, and how this relates to game enjoyment. The range of games mentioned include Phasmaphobia, Mario games, Among Us, and MMO style raids. Support the show If you would like to support the sh...

Send us Fan Mail For this episode, Dr. Gameology and Jenny explore the horror genre of videogames. Jenny shares experiences from Phasmophobia, and Doc shares his recent experiences completing different in-game challenges on stream with Resident Evil 7. The differentiation between fear and anxiety is drawn to expand the emotions many people experience in this form of videogame enjoyment. Multiple s...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Gameology and Jenny share their experiences playing on raid teams in Star Wars: The Old Republic over the years, and connect this set of expectations with other areas of gaming. Explorations of how these topics connect with other styles of game (such as Pokémon Go) and what it takes to organize different kinds of people in an effort to share a common goal are...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Gameology and Jenny share memories of their friend from their first raid team who passed away this week. The topic of the week focuses on explaining how player roles translate into strategies for success when playing in various team-based challenges inside MMO and other online games. A play-by-play example of how one of their fights from this week transpired is included to hel...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Gameology and Jenny begin the ordeal of discussing exactly what Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPG) are in the many genres of video games. The concept is likened to being an iceberg concept where what you see immediately does not necessarily tell the whole story of the various game systems a player is learning and being measured by. This is the first conve...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Gameology and Jenny review what video games have done for them during the 2020 quarantine. Multiple games are brought into the conversation of gaming in isolation may not end up feeling so alone. Research findings are applied to exercise games, in-game pets, guilds / in-group play of online games, and more. Gaming Library: Sea of Thieves, The Last of Us: Part...

Send us Fan Mail In this stirring episode of "The Gaming Persona," hosts Jenny and DrGameology delve into the rich and multifaceted world of gaming. They share their personal journeys in the realm of video games, the challenges faced, and the rewards reaped. Jenny talks about her new venture, Gear Up Gaming Shop, and her role in promoting gamer-friendly products, while DrGameology center...