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Dr Psycho
Dear Gamer,
Have you ever played a game and suddenly realised it was 3am and you had played all night?
We are doing some ongoing psychological research about video/computer games and gamers. In the past psychologists tended to focus on mainly negative issues like aggression and addiction. However, as gamers ourselves we recognise that gaming is usually a very positive experience for most people.
See a recent article about some of our work
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/2939175.stm
Our latest study is about how you can lose track of time playing games, but we don’t think that this is necessarily always a bad thing. In many ways it is the same as getting absorbed by a good film or a book, with the added bonus that games are also interactive and often creative.
The first part of our time loss study was experimental but we found that playing games in a lab is not very much like playing games at home or with friends (doh!). So, this part of our study is about asking real life gamers to tell us about their real life experiences.
The attached link goes to a short online questionnaire (10 questions). If you have ever lost track of the time whilst playing games then you might want to take part. Anyone who takes part will be entered into a free draw with a chance to win a game of their choice (up to a max value of £50 or equivalent).
Take part in our study here http://ess.ntu.ac.uk/sutton/formfiles/xaa3woodrt/timeloss3.htm
Many thanks,
Dr Richard Wood & Professor Mark Griffiths
Dr Richard Wood
Division of Psychology
Nottingham Trent University
Burton Street
Nottingham
NG1 4BU
Tel: +44 (0) 115 8485589
Fax: +44 (0) 115 8486826
http://www.GamingResearch.co.uk
Have you ever played a game and suddenly realised it was 3am and you had played all night?
We are doing some ongoing psychological research about video/computer games and gamers. In the past psychologists tended to focus on mainly negative issues like aggression and addiction. However, as gamers ourselves we recognise that gaming is usually a very positive experience for most people.
See a recent article about some of our work
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/2939175.stm
Our latest study is about how you can lose track of time playing games, but we don’t think that this is necessarily always a bad thing. In many ways it is the same as getting absorbed by a good film or a book, with the added bonus that games are also interactive and often creative.
The first part of our time loss study was experimental but we found that playing games in a lab is not very much like playing games at home or with friends (doh!). So, this part of our study is about asking real life gamers to tell us about their real life experiences.
The attached link goes to a short online questionnaire (10 questions). If you have ever lost track of the time whilst playing games then you might want to take part. Anyone who takes part will be entered into a free draw with a chance to win a game of their choice (up to a max value of £50 or equivalent).
Take part in our study here http://ess.ntu.ac.uk/sutton/formfiles/xaa3woodrt/timeloss3.htm
Many thanks,
Dr Richard Wood & Professor Mark Griffiths
Dr Richard Wood
Division of Psychology
Nottingham Trent University
Burton Street
Nottingham
NG1 4BU
Tel: +44 (0) 115 8485589
Fax: +44 (0) 115 8486826
http://www.GamingResearch.co.uk
