psychology
This is how MMO lockboxes manipulate your mind
It is not going to shock you to hear that lockboxes are kind of evil. We here at Massively OP have been beating on...
Scientists say Pokemon Go helps relieve stress in Japanese workers
A new Japanese study in the acclaimed science journal Nature suggests that Pokemon Go players experienced a drop in "psychological distress" because of the game. The paper gives...
Massively Overthinking: Let’s play with the Gamer Motivation Model
Over the winter holidays, we wrote about game analytics consulting firm Quantic Foundry, which has published what it calls its "Gamer Motivation Model" --...
New research illuminates our gaming motivations
If you've ever thought that the Bartle test was a bit outdated, game analytics consulting firm Quantic Foundry has a new gamer psych chart for you....
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Modern online game research
Late last year, I published on Massively-that-was a set of articles addressing current research on the relationship between shyness and online game friendships, including a...
