This month’s Jargon Schmargon was about game motivations, which is intimately tied to a theory we use quite a bit in game studies called uses and gratifications. Uses and gratifications…
In this episode of Jargon Schmargon, we take a look at play motivations. What motivates us to play games, beyond the simple act of “having fun”. Several play motivation models…
We at Take This are so excited to announce our newest Take This Streaming Ambassadors cohort! Our Ambassadors are official representatives for Take This who stand against mental health stigma…
In this all new State of the Research, we tackle the big kahuna: Violent video games. Specifically, we tackle the three broad issues associated with claims of violent video game…
Harassment based on gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability status, and neurodivergence (among other factors) is not a new problem, but it’s happening again, and – once again – it’s targeting streamers from marginalized communities, especially Black women.
Take This and friends will be doing a 24-hour stream this Friday, August 20th! Why? Because for the RPG Valkyries’ annual Speedrun Ragnarok fundraiser in 2020 they asked, “If we…
On today’s episode of Academic Ramblings, we are going to explore the Frustration-Aggression hypothesis. Now, you may be saying, that sounds more like a topic for a jargon schmargon. Don’t…
In the months since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the general discourse about video games in the public and media seems to have shifted in relation to the uses and effects…
