
Podcast 77 - The Psychology of Fandom
Psychology of Video Games Podcast
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Video Game Violence and Why Fanboys and Fan Girls Are So Many Itching for a Fight
Jamie Madigan: There are upsides to this kind of thing as well. The charity child's play aims to provide video games and other distractions to hospital specializing in treating children. It's become very popular with gamers not only because it was started by royalty in the geek culture, the pain arcade guys. But doing these good deeds lets us affirm good things about our culture and our identity. This was especially relevant when child's play was first being launched and getting underway.
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