2. The Neuroscience of Gaming Erin Robinson Independent Game Developer Livelyivy.com

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5. Why neuroscience? I earned my bachelor’s degree in psychology I did my honors thesis on rat brains I used to be a research assistant Two of my games take place in laboratories

6. Research Reviewed more than 5 dozen academic papers Found 6 main categories of contemporary research I also found some examples of “bad science” in the media

7.  Brain Imaging Studies  Therapeutic Benefits of Video Games  Are Games Bad for Young People?  Games Improve Visual Perception  Gaming Addictions  The Truly Weird 6 Main Areas of Research

8. Brain Imaging Studies

9. Electroencephalograph (EEG)

15. Video Games Have Therapeutic Benefits

16. Burn patients

18. Stroke rehabilitation

19. “Silver Gamers”

20. Bad Science #1

23. Games Improve Visual & Auditory Perception

28. Bad Science #2

30. Are Video Games Bad for Young People?

31. The Third Variable Problem: If two events are related, one doesn’t necessarily cause the other

35. Gaming Addiction (Overuse)

36. “Addiction is not about what you DO, but what you DON'T DO because of the replacement of the addictive behavior.” – Erin Hoffman, Game designer/journalist

43. The Truly Weird

48. Bad Science #3

53. Thank you! 谢谢 Erin Robinson Livelyivy.com