Psychology of Video Games Podcast

010 - Can Games Make You Smarter?

In this episode I talk to Dr. C. Shawn Green about whether or not video games can make us smarter or improve certain mental and perceptual skills. And not just those brain training games --we're talking about mainstream action games that most of us play. More about the podcast here: <a href="http://www.psychologyofgames.com/podcast/" rel="noopener">http://www.psychologyofgames.com/podcast/</a> Subscribe in iTunes here: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/psychology-video-games-podcast/id976468994" rel="noopener">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/psychology-video-games-podcast/id976468994</a> Audio Credits: “Robot Motivation” by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/</a> <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Polish_Ambassador/Diplomatic_Immunity/05_Robot_Motivation" rel="noopener">http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Polish_Ambassador/Diplomatic_Immunity/05_Robot_Motivation</a> "Unwritten Return" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/</a> <a href="http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500037" rel="noopener">http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500037</a> "Carnival Intrigue" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/" rel="noopener">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/</a> <a href="http://incompetech.com/wordpress/2015/04/carnival-intrigue/" rel="noopener">http://incompetech.com/wordpress/2015/04/carnival-intrigue/</a>

Examining how psychology explains why video games are made how they are and why gamers behave as we do.