The latest publication to come out of my time as part of @marcwittmann.bsky.social's team, penned by EEG wizard Shiva Khoshnoud. It was a joy and an education to contribute to this study (as with everything we did). I’m thrilled to finally share the results here :) rdcu.be/jw1WdQ1Tca9a

Nice piece on cozy games by @goodnewsmagazin.bsky.social (in German), for which journalist Dennis Scheck recently interviewed me. goodnews-magazin.de/wie-cozy-gam...

Wie Cozy Games unsere Psyche stärken

Cozy Games zeigen: Zocken kann auch guttun. Entspannte Spiele fördern Wohlbefinden – und verändern gerade das Image von Gaming.

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What happens in the brain during flow? Applying EEG microstate analysis during video game play, Shiva Khoshnoud @federicoalvarez.bsky.social and I found that flow is associated with reduced dynamics in brain states linked to self-referential processing in the DMN. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

An exploration of the intersection between video games and mental health from the complementary perspectives of psychology and game design.  https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6856-8/ @federicoalvarez.bsky.social  #VideoGames #Psychology #MentalHealth #SeriousGames #GameDesign #Media

𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡: 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 is one of the week’s more academic arrivals. ☝️ This collection looks at games and mental health through both psychology and design. #GameStudies @gamingthemind.bsky.social @sebgenvo.bsky.social @federicoalvarez.bsky.social

Emmanuel Guardiola and I talked to Rudolf Inderst (@gamestudies.bsky.social) about our book Video Games and Mental Health on his podcast New Books in Game Studies @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social You can now listen to the episode in the link below! newbooksnetwork.com/video-games-...

I spoke with Federico Alvarez Igarzábal & Emmanuel Guardiola about their anthology Video Games and Mental Health. Perspectives of Psychology and Game Design on my podcast #GameStudies. I'd be delighted if you'd listen in & share: newbooksnetwork.com/video-games-... cc @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social

Noch ein Call gefällig? Bis zum 31.1.2026 suchen Dr. Arno Görgen und Dr. Stefan Heinrich Simond nach Beiträgen zum Nachfolger des Sammelbandes ‚Krankheit in digitalen Spielen‘. (@pachuki.bsky.social) languageatplay.de/2026/01/13/c...

[CfA] Sammelband Krankheit in digitalen Spielen 2 - Language at Play %

Bis zum 31.1.2026 suchen Dr. Arno Görgen und Dr. Stefan Heinrich Simond nach Beiträgen zum Nachfolger des Sammelbandes ‚Krankheit in digitalen Spielen‘. Krankheit, egal ob psychisch oder somatisch, ha...

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📖New publication: Video Games and Mental Health. Perspectives of Psychology and Game Design, co-edited with Chad Comeau, Emmanuel Guardiola, Carmen Johann, and Katharina Tillmanns. www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6...

Video Games and Mental Health

An exploration of the intersection between video games and mental health from the complementary perspectives of psychology and game design.

transcript-verlag.de

Thrilled to share this new publication: "Time, Play and Games", a special issue of the Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds co-edited with Chris Hanson: intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

Next week, I’ll be presenting at the workshop "Perception in Games and Virtual Worlds" (September 12-13) in Berlin. The program is packed with promising talks on how we experience and engage with virtual environments. Check it out here: sites.google.com/view/percept... 1/2

At #Gamescom2025! Come visit our HBK Essen stand (hall 10.1)!

Next week, I'll be speaking at the conference "Spielkultur denken" in Siegen. The event explores play culture in a broad sense and examines how play is embedded within social and political processes. Follow the link if you want to find out more about the program :) spielformen.net/index.php/jo...

Stoners, let me improve your weekend: Someone uploaded their personal VHS recording of SIX HOURS of MTV's 1994 Beavis & Butt-head Moron-athon on @archive.org with commercials, Liquid TV & misc MTV shows: archive.org/details/beav... I just quickly scanned it & found this hilariously dorky DOOM 2 ad:

I need to add *so many more* but if I'm leaving off Game Studies scholars, lemme know: go.bsky.app/VbvmLfK

Thanks Andy! In @theatlantic.bsky.social I describe why the panic over smartphones is more likely to distract from than solve the problems that young people are facing today. Gift link is below: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

The Panic Over Smartphones Doesn’t Help Teens

It may only make things worse.

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Andrew Przybylski@shuhbillskee.bsky.social · 2y ago

*If* you want to leave your blissful ignorance, start here with a review by Prof. @candiceodgers.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A starter pack for Game Studies on Bluesky. Let me know if you want to be added or want to recommend any account or feed. Share it around! go.bsky.app/56c1mPm

Psychology Today blog by E. Paul Zehr on our (Shiva Khoshnoud, David Leitritz, Meltem Çinar Bozdağ, Valdas Noreika, @marcwittmann.bsky.social) recently published paper in the Journal of Neuroscience "When the Heart Meets the Mind" t.co/83BDXHF4wU

CGL is organizing a new edition of the Young Academics Workshop, this time on the topic of "Games, Politics & Psychology: Community Building in Games & Virtual Worlds." The deadline has been extended to August 5. Take a look at the CfP for more details: colognegamelab.de/call-for-pap...

New publication!

Marc Wittmann@marcwittmann.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our paper from the EU project VIRTUALTIMES with researchers Shiva Khoshnoud and @federicoalvarez.bsky.social: The experience of bodily feelings and the EEG brain signal, which registers the heartbeats, the heartbeat-evoked potential (HEP), predict subjective time: www.jneurosci.org/content/earl...

Tomorrow is the deadline for submitting abstracts to the special issue of the Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds on "Time, Play, and Games." Don't miss your chance if you are interested!

Federico Alvarez Igarzábal@federicoalvarez.bsky.social · 2y ago

**Call for Papers** Chris Hanson and I are editing a special issue on "Time, Play, and Games" for the Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds ⌛Submissions due by May 15. Full CfP in the following link: www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-g...

Tomorrow I'm giving a talk at the Perception in Games and Virtual Worlds workshop in Berlin (Dec. 10 & 11 at the Regenbogenfabrik). The program is packed with great presentations. Looking forward to it! sites.google.com/view/percept...

Deadline reminder: Abstracts for the special issue of the Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds on "Time, Play, and Games" can be submitted until May 15 (next Wednesday).

Federico Alvarez Igarzábal@federicoalvarez.bsky.social · 2y ago

**Call for Papers** Chris Hanson and I are editing a special issue on "Time, Play, and Games" for the Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds ⌛Submissions due by May 15. Full CfP in the following link: www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-g...

If you missed the Game Studies Day co-organized by the Cologne Game Lab and the Now Play This festival (@nowplaythis.bsky.social) on April 11, now you can watch it on YouTube (the first talk starts on min 35). The schedule can be accessed here: nowplaythis.net/gamestudies/ youtu.be/B0sAJmJjFxY

At Play: Between Reality and Make-Believe

Game Studies Day at the Now Play This FestivalProduced by: Federico Alvarez Igarzábal, Substitute Professor of Media & Game Studies at Cologne Game Lab~~~ SC...

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**Call for Papers** Chris Hanson and I are editing a special issue on "Time, Play, and Games" for the Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds ⌛Submissions due by May 15. Full CfP in the following link: www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-g...

Happening tomorrow! You can join us on site (Somerset House, London) or via Livestream :)

Federico Alvarez Igarzábal@federicoalvarez.bsky.social · 3y ago

We are under one week away from the Game Studies Day at the Now Play This festival @nowplaythis.bsky.social: "At Play. Between reality and Make Believe." You can check the schedule here: nowplaythis.net/gamestudies/ The event will also be live streamed, for those who are not in London :)

We are under one week away from the Game Studies Day at the Now Play This festival @nowplaythis.bsky.social: "At Play. Between reality and Make Believe." You can check the schedule here: nowplaythis.net/gamestudies/ The event will also be live streamed, for those who are not in London :)

At Play: Between Reality and Make-Believe

Now Play This is a festival of experimental game design running at Somerset House in London every Spring, showcasing interactive and playful work as part of the London Games Festival.

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My book "Time and Space in Video Games. A Cognitive-Formalist Approach" is available in Open Access: tinyurl.com/3jfjrxnx

The website for the @nowplaythis.bsky.social Festival in London is online. I'm co-organizing a game studies day (April 11) with Luján Oulton: "At Play: Between Reality and Make Believe." Join us for an interesting series of talks on game studies and the nature of play! nowplaythis.net