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Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
In anticipation of her new book ‘Superbetter’ this is part one of our two part discussion of Jane McGonigal’s ‘Reality is Broken’, a book that has been very influential to both Kelli and Josué. We discuss why reality is broken, how games can help fix it, what the book means to us, and how the world has changed since the book was published.
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015
Can smartphone tracking predict GPA? Kelli and Josué review the 2015 StudentLife Study which used smartphones to passively and actively track the health and habits of 48 Dartmouth students throughout their 10 week semester.
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Wednesday May 27, 2015
This week we dive into crowdsourcing and the different motivations people have for giving their time and/or money to strangers on the internet.
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Phillip Zimbardo, the psychologist famous for the Stanford Prison Experiment, went on BBC television to promote his new book about video games and psychological well-being. It was not pretty. Thankfully, psychologist Andrew Przybylski was also there acting as the voice of empirical reason. This week, Kelli and Josué react to the interview.
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Kelli and Josué return to the Black Mirror universe to dissect and discuss the second episode of Season 2, White Bear. Social relationships, justice, dehumanization, and more are all on the discussion table.
Wednesday May 06, 2015
Wednesday May 06, 2015
Josué recently attended a wedding through FaceTime and apparently that is not as uncommon as you might think. This week Kelli and Josué discuss the many forms of telepresence and how our behavior might be affected by being there but not really being there. Would you Skype in to a funeral? Is Meerkating a verb? Are robot hugs as good as people hugs? All this and more on PsychTech 15!
Wednesday Apr 29, 2015
Wednesday Apr 29, 2015
Last week, Kelli and Josué attended the 12th annual Games for Change Festival in New York City. As this was their first time attending G4C, the dynamic duo discuss general impressions, surprises, takeaways, and the games themselves.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2015
Wednesday Apr 22, 2015
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has just released it’s annual report so we dive into it and talk about the most important and interesting pieces of information. We love it but it’s not perfect so we also cover some information we think is missing.
Wednesday Apr 15, 2015
Wednesday Apr 15, 2015
This week, Kelli and Josué go on a journey from Better Crocker and Abraham Maslow to Amazon and Luxe in their quest to understand convenience tech.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2015
Wednesday Apr 08, 2015
Guess what? Kelli and Josué really like video games. No, really, they LOVE video games. This week they geek out on video games, what research says about them, and why a lot of that research is actually not so great. They also talk about how they both came to be known for their expertise in video games and how to forge your own path if it’s something you’re interested in.