Ep 22 Emma vd Schyff - Video Games and Social Capital

In today’s episode of Confessions of a CyberPsychologist, I chat again with Emma van der Schyff ( / emma-van-der-schyff , a PhD Candidate and teacher of CyberPsychology at the University of Sydney.
We talk about Video Games and Social Capital and focus on:
00:36 Emma’s journey into social capital and video games.
02:03 What social capital means and why people use gaming to form social capital - including the difference between ‘bridging’ and ‘bonding’.
07:19 Alternative ways young people find connectedness outside of gaming.
09:25 The general viewpoint of gamers when it comes to their online gaming friendships.
10:25 How gamers can provide a safe space to discuss mental health issues.
12:13 The meaningful friendships created in online multiplayer games.
15:56 How more experienced players tend to mentor and provide advice to younger gamers.
18:46 The value people get from building diverse online relationships
20:24 How gaming is a form of escapism - much like many offline games and activities - and the concept of a ‘brain break’.
23:45 Some of the downsides of gaming include: the female gaming experience, toxic behaviours and racism.
27:18 The future of gaming research with continuous technology developments.
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You will probably find this episode interesting if you are interested in how we build social capital in multiplayer online games.
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