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JARGON SCHMARGON: MENTAL HEALTH By Dr. Rachel Kowert · Jun 2, 2021 · Video Games On this episode of Jargon Schmargon, we explore the terms “mental health” and “mental illness” in more detail.  Now you may be saying to yourself, “mental health, what does that…

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In honor of the end of Mental Health Month, Take This would like to take a moment to recognize all of the people in our community who work

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In this episode of Research Review, we look at a pre-print of the article “Video game play is positively correlated with well-being” by Johannes, Vuorre, and Przybylski.  While game studies…

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ACADEMIC RAMBLINGS: UNINTENTIONAL LEARNING IN GAMES By Dr. Rachel Kowert · May 12, 2021 · News , Research

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In this episode of Academic Ramblings, we explore unintentional learning in games.  While the focus of media effects research has long been on what negative thoughts, attitudes, and behaviours

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In this episode of Jargon Schmargon, we explore Social Learning Theory as a potential explanation for why video games may impact our thoughts and behaviors. This includes an overview of…

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