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04.15.2013
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Racial representation and gaming
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...
03.11.2013
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Violence and Video Game Play Revisited
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...
02.11.2013
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Family Life and Video Game Play
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...
01.13.2013
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Problem Video Game Play and Genre
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...
12.17.2012
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Games Let You Be All You Can Be
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...
11.19.2012
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – What is a gamer identity or gamer culture?
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...
10.15.2012
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video game technology supporting the elderly
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,...
09.16.2012
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Women in Gaming
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,...
08.13.2012
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Culture-jamming activists in video games
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...
07.16.2012
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – A senior artists view of computers
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...
06.18.2012
Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? – Transitioning between real and virtual
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...
05.28.2012
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Consciousness and the Avatar
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,...
04.16.2012
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Visual Arts and Gaming
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...
04.02.2012
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Music and Video Games
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....
03.19.2012
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Self-discovery with Mindbloom
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...
03.05.2012
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Casual Games for Improved Thinking in the Elderly
This interview is with Garth Chouteau who oversees all surveys and research related to the health benefits of video games at PopCap Games. A casual game is one which is easy to learn, does not take much time to play,...
02.13.2012
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Hello Avatar Author Interviewed
This is Dr. Jayne Gackenbach and this week on Video Games: Brain Gain or Drain? we’ll be discussing avatars. What is an avatar? Classically they have been our characters in video games or in virtual worlds like Second Life, but...
01.30.2012
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health Journal Founded
This time we will be talking with the editor of a new journal devoted to games for health, Bill Ferguson. Premiering in February of 2012, Games for Health: Research, Development, and Clinical Applications, will offer original peer-reviewed research articles, as...
01.16.2012
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Attention, Memory and Information Processing Advantages to Gaming
In this show we’ll be talking about various perceptual and cognitive advantages to gaming. Dr. Walter Boot is the director of the Attention and Training laboratory in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University. In his lab they have...
01.02.2012
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Military and Gaming
In this show the use of games in the military is explored. In a recent study in the journal, Military Psychology, it was found that 43% of their over 10,000 soldier respondents reported gaming on a weekly basis. These individuals...
12.19.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Horror in Film and Video Games
In this show I am talking with Dr. Barry Grant, who is a professor in the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. Our topic is horror in film and video games. As an...
12.05.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Personality and Video Game Violence
Dr. Patrick Markey director of the Interpersonal Lab at Villanova University is interviewed. He has examined how personality can be a predictor of aggression resulting from gaming. He talks about three personality traits that are particularly likely to predict negative...
11.21.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Past and Future of Gaming
There are two parts to this show. First the history of video game chapter is read from my forthcoming book, Playing Reality, by my coauthor who happens to be my son, Teace Snyder! As you know from earlier shows the...
11.07.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Narrative and Gaming: Influences of Mixed Media
Dr. Evelyn Ellerman, chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Athabasca University, is interviewed in this show. She talks about the implications of gaming for the field of Communication Studies. Dr. Ellerman will address the role of narrative in...
10.17.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Teaching Experts: From Gamers to Lifelong Learners
This interview is with Dr. Jose Zagal, who is with DePaul University. He is the author of Ludoliteracy. In his article in Game Studies, “Novices, Gamers, and Scholars: Exploring the Challenges of Teaching About Games”, Dr. Zagal explains his doctoral...
10.03.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Constructive and Cooperative Gaming
Dr. Amy Bruckman is interviewed this time. She is an Associate Professor in the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. She and her students in the Electronic Learning Communities research group, do research about online communities and education....
09.19.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – The Casual Game Revolution
Dr. Jesper Juul, author of The Casual Game Revolution and Half-Real is interviewed in this show. He is a Danish game researcher who is currently a Visiting Assistant Arts Professor at the New York University Game Center. As a casual...
09.05.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Middle Aged Female Gamers!
Mia Consalvo who is has just begun teaching at Concordia University in Montreal after a year as a visiting scholar at MIT. She is the co-editor of the forthcoming Handbook of Internet Studies published by Blackwell and is author of...
08.15.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Game Transfer Phenomena
My guest this week is Angelica Ortiz de Gortari, who will talk about the Game Transfer Phenomena. This young woman is working on her doctoral degree in the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom....
08.01.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Translations to Reality: Interview with a Psychologist who is a Serious Gamer
This show is a conversation with a female serious video game player. Eva Murzyn, who is originally from Poland, completed her PhD at the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Her research on individual differences in black and white...
07.18.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Children, Media and Video Games – A First Look
Two elements of children and video games are covered in this show. First I summarize a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation on media use by children 8 to 18. By looking at all media use by children we...
07.04.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Exergaming
Tad Stach is a computer science doctoral student at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada. Tad’s current research is in the field of human-computer interaction. I interviewed him during the Game Developers conference. Tad is exploring how exercise can be improved...
06.20.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Gamification. Community Involvement Made Fun by Applying Video Game Play Mechanics
Gamification is the use of game play mechanics for non-game applications. It works by making technology more engaging and by encouraging desired behaviors, taking advantage of humans’ psychological predisposition to engage in activities that are fun and rewarding. This shows...
06.06.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Simulation or Game: PTSD Training Game
In this show the principles of gaming and practice in virtual realms are illustrated with the work of Dr. Glenn Albright, of Kognito Interactive. He talks about a role-playing game he has helped develop “to train family members of returning...
05.23.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health: Avatars
This show is coming to you from the annual Games for Health meeting. This is a group of researchers, developers and service workers who are examining video game play as a way to service health needs. This show starts with...
05.09.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Game Play and Meditation, Spirituality and Dreams?
This time Jayne reviews her own research into the effects of gaming on nighttime dreams as well as her thesis that gaming can be framed as a type of meditative experience. She then interviews Moses Silbiger, a gamer and integral...
05.02.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Addiction vs. Play
Is video game addiction simply drug free coping or is it the ultimate expression of play? While the Chinese are taking action against extreme video game play, there are also concerns in many households in North America that gamers play...
04.11.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Game Play and Relaxation?
To some it seems quite obvious that playing a video game is relaxing while for others this claim may seem like an oxymoron, an obvious contradiction. As it turns out there is now substantive research supporting the notion that video...
03.28.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Biting the Bullet: Does Playing Violent Games Cause Aggression? It Depends
Communication Studies has examined the history of the introduction to all new media from poetry to the printing press to video game play and what is remarkably consistent is that fear seems to accompany each media when first introduced. In...
03.14.2011
VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – FYI
Ever wonder what’s the truth and what’s media hype regarding video games? This show will answer your questions. In this first one, a brief overview of some of the most pertinent and controversial issues surrounding video games today are touched...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Casual Games for Improved Thinking in the Elderly

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Hello Avatar Author Interviewed

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health Journal Founded

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Attention, Memory and Information Processing Advantages to Gaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Military and Gaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Horror in Film and Video Games

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Personality and Video Game Violence

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Past and Future of Gaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Narrative and Gaming: Influences of Mixed Media

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Teaching Experts: From Gamers to Lifelong Learners

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Constructive and Cooperative Gaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – The Casual Game Revolution

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Middle Aged Female Gamers!

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Game Transfer Phenomena

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Translations to Reality: Interview with a Psychologist who is a Serious Gamer

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Children, Media and Video Games – A First Look

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Exergaming

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Gamification. Community Involvement Made Fun by Applying Video Game Play Mechanics

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Simulation or Game: PTSD Training Game

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Games for Health: Avatars

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Game Play and Meditation, Spirituality and Dreams?

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Addiction vs. Play

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Video Game Play and Relaxation?

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – Biting the Bullet: Does Playing Violent Games Cause Aggression? It Depends

VideoGames: Brain Gain or Drain? – FYI