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Cognitive Gamer

by Stephen Blessing

I examine how cognitive psychology can help explain and inform how we play games. Each episode looks at how a particular cognitive phenomenon affects game playing. All types of games are considered, from board games to video games to games of chance. Check out cognitivegamer.com for more information.

Episodes

Episode 34: I Never Metacognition I Didn’t Like

14m · Published 12 Aug 19:51

As humans, we can think about our own thinking. This is referred to as metacognition, and can provide great insight into game playing and life in general. Game References Dominion, Dungeons and Dragons, League of Legends, Magic, poker, Rear Window … Continue reading →

Episode 33: Get Your Head in the Game

22m · Published 16 Sep 17:35

This episode considers how best to learn and teach games. Are there particular techniques that enables people to learn games more quickly and efficiently, and that also results in a longer memory for those rules? Game References Fog of Love, … Continue reading →

Episode 32: From the Bottom to the Top and Back Again

17m · Published 09 Apr 02:12

When processing information, humans use both the information coming through our senses and previously stored knowledge. This is referred to as bottom-up versus top-down processing. This podcast explores how this occurs when we play games. Game References Paranormal Detective Research … Continue reading →

Episode 31: I Think I Know What You Know

28m · Published 25 Jun 17:57

Show Notes When playing games, we find it useful to consider what other players know, and how that affects game play. Psychologists study theory of mind, our concept of what other people know. Dr. Jennifer Blessing and I discuss how … Continue reading →

Episode 30: The Invisible Boardgame

17m · Published 18 Apr 18:32

I ruminate on playing games online and how that relates to both game and interface design, as well as how humans experience emotion. This has ties to me planning to teach my Cognition of Game Playing as an online class … Continue reading →

Episode 29: This is Like That: The Importance of Analogies

14m · Published 29 Jan 19:35

In talking about a game, we almost always make references to past games in order to describe or teach the new game. What does cognitive psychology have to say about analogy use, in terms of how prevalent and useful it … Continue reading →

Episode 28: From Novice to Expert in One Easy Step

16m · Published 21 Nov 21:27

What happens, cognitively speaking, as we move from novice to expert in a game? The episode examines changes in memory and strategy as people gain experience not only games, but in other mental and physical activities as well. Game References … Continue reading →

Episode 27: Mental Models

15m · Published 03 Sep 16:59

If you are an experienced gamer, you have seen that you can pick up a new game much more quickly than someone who doesn’t have as much gaming experience. Why is that? We discuss both the benefits and detriments of … Continue reading →

Episode 26: To Switch or Not to Switch (but not that type of Switch)

14m · Published 05 Aug 17:28

Multi-tasking happens a lot. We’re in a meeting, we email. We watch TV, we text. And to the chagrin of many, we play a game with our friends, we scroll through social media. What does cognitive psychology have to say … Continue reading →

Episode 25: Now That’s Deep!

13m · Published 28 Jun 17:40

We examine the concept of levels of processing in this episode, that if you process an experience more deeply, you will remember it better. This comes into play in many aspects of gaming, for both players and designers. Game References … Continue reading →

Cognitive Gamer has 34 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 9:59:50. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on February 23rd, 2024 15:20.