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On media psychology, video games, the metaverse, and more.

Media
Fallout on Amazon: Why Is the Wasteland So Wonderful?

Nick Bowman Ph.D. on April 27, 2024

The unexpected success of the "Fallout" streaming series is a reminder of how video game experiences - especially, the spaces presented in games - have enduring meaning for us.

The unexpected success of the "Fallout" streaming series is a reminder of how video game experiences - especially, the spaces presented in games - have enduring meaning for us.

Artificial Intelligence
Concerns Over AI: Moral Panic or Mindful Caution?

Nick Bowman Ph.D. on February 9, 2024

With increasingly accessible tools bringing AI platforms to the masses, an inevitable cycle of hype, fear, and misunderstanding is outpacing the technologies themselves.

With increasingly accessible tools bringing AI platforms to the masses, an inevitable cycle of hype, fear, and misunderstanding is outpacing the technologies themselves.

Artificial Intelligence
Colleges Experiment With AI Classmates

Nick Bowman Ph.D. on January 10, 2024

For spring 2024, at least one U.S. university is experimenting with virtual students in online classrooms. If it sounds a lot like a video game, that's because it is.

For spring 2024, at least one U.S. university is experimenting with virtual students in online classrooms. If it sounds a lot like a video game, that's because it is.

The 1926 St. Louis Cardinals one their first of 11 World Series titles, defeating the New York Yankees. For most baseball fans, nostalgia tied to this event would be historical nostalgia - an appreciation for a distant-yet-self-referential past.
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Nostalgic Video Games Enhance Family and Familiarity

Nick Bowman Ph.D. on July 20, 2023

Video games have been played for nearly 60 years. The memories we've formed in that time are especially powerful elicitors of nostalgia, which is beneficial to our well-being.

Video games have been played for nearly 60 years. The memories we've formed in that time are especially powerful elicitors of nostalgia, which is beneficial to our well-being.