In this episode of Academic Ramblings, we explore how traditional parasocial relationships differ when discussed in the context of streaming. Parasocial relationships is a term developed in the 1950s to…
I’m quite excited to announce that Take This has added three new members to our board of directors, bringing our board to a robust nine members. Tanya DePass (CypherofTyr on…
Last weekend, Take This hosted a discussion about toxicity in content creation with content creators ZombaeKillz, Negaoryx, BlackCompat, and our Research Director Dr. Rachel Kowert, hosted by Dr. Kelli Dunlap.…
In this episode of Research Review, we take a deep dive into the 2020 Bryter report on Female Game Players, including player behaviors, toxicity in games, and current state of…
In this episode of Academic Ramblings, we explore the appeal of social deduction games. Social deduction games (also known as social deception games) are games where players attempt to uncover…
Cognitive bias is one of those terms that we hear here pretty commonly but unless you took a Psychology 101 class in college, you are probably not super familiar with…
As a society, we often seek to find an explanation for things that are new or that we don’t understand. This explanation often, and unfortunately, takes the form of a…
