December 2, 2020 by Lemos Kelly
June 26 2018 // by Andrew James Reid On iNews, Reid explains how video games can create connection and motivate players to engage at the expense of other things such as work or school. He analyzes if reality is broken, the Fortnite Phenomenon, and how to motivate players.
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December 2, 2020 by Lemos Kelly
April 8 2020 // Beth Daley On The Conversation, Daley explains what video games can provide users during Covid-19 quarantine times.
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December 2, 2020 by Lemos Kelly
November 23 2020 // by R. Murali Rajaratenam The Sun Daily writes about how video games have been able to satisfy basic psychological needs during Covid-19.
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February 13, 2017 by Shannon
February 13, 2017 / By Aiman Maulana / Once again, Self-Determination Theory’s research gains attention in Gaming. What are the surprising scientific evidences on gaming, and how do the basic psychological needs tap into gaming and wellbeing. Read More : https://www.nst.com.my/news/2017/02/212055/gaming-isnt-all-bad
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October 23, 2016 by Pschult3
October 23, 2016 / By Richard James Havis / Research by SDT faculty, Richard Ryan, Andrew Przybylski, and Scott Rigby featured in this article exploring video games and aggression. “Research by Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology at Rochester University in the US, shows that such violence – known as ‘rage quitting’ or ‘game rage’...
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August 11, 2016 by Pschult3
August 11, 2016 / By John A. Parkinson / This fun article talks about how Pokemon Go motivates users to be physically active from a SDT perspective. Self-determination theory argues that we will work energetically to satisfy three core psychological needs: autonomy, competence and relatedness. A person will engage in exercise if they choose to do...
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October 12, 2015 by Steph Green
Jamie Madigan, author of the new book ‘Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People Who Play Them’, answered this question by pointing to Edward Deci and Richard Ryan’s Self-Determination Theory. Madigan notes that it is “curious and sometimes baffling that people will willingly spend hours and hours playing games that...
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April 16, 2014 by Shannon
A New [SDT] Study... It's not the video game per se that's causing your rage; it's the fact that you stink at it, says a new study from the University of Rochester.
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April 9, 2014 by Shannon
SDT research highlighted about gaming... A NEW study has revealed that gamers are more likely to experience feelings of aggression from playing a game when it is too difficult or when the controls are too complicated to master.
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