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George Farmer
@cybergamepsych1.bsky.social
Doctoral Researcher & VL @ University of Westminster

Psychology of video games - motivations & mental health effects.

LinkedIn - https://tinyurl.com/3bkcuud7
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📣 PhD/ECR researchers who are a part of the BPS Cyberpsychology section - several small grants are open to support your research and/or dissemination of research! The deadline is 5/12/25 so make sure to put something in soon.

#Cyberpsychology #PhDers #PhDfunding #ECRs #scholarshipopportunities
Exciting News! We are now offering several small grant funding opportunities to our section members who are post-graduate (PhD) or early career researchers 🌟

For full details and how to apply, visit our micro-site and head to the 'Funding' tab @ bit.ly/4hVNVbD

#Cyberpsychology #ECRs #PhD #grants
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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If you missed our launch webinar for the Psychgeist of ther Legend of Zelda yesterday, you can catch up with the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPlv... 🎮 #gamestudies #zelda #psychgeist #games
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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🌟Excellent opportunity for Cyber section members🌟

The BPS is seeking members to join the #AI Task Group, which will play a central role in shaping guidelines for psychologists working with AI.

🔗 Full details, contact info, and interest submission form at: bit.ly/bps-AI-task-group

#Cyberpsychology
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Excited our new paper is out!

#OlderAdults using a co-designed social-connectivity app showed reductions in depression after 4 weeks, but no change in loneliness & anxiety

Interviews revealed self-reflection, self-analysis, and re-appraisal as key processes #DigitalHealth

doi.org/10.1080/1360...
Older adults can re-appraise loneliness using a social connectivity app: a mixed method intervention study
Older adults face an elevated risk of social isolation, loneliness, and poor psychological health. This mixed methods study evaluates a trial of an intervention app designed to protect against lone...
doi.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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The latest #Psychgeist entry has arrived!

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA 🗡️

I’m SO excited to read it this weekend ♥️

Thank you @annayahprosser.bsky.social @drkowert.bsky.social 🙏
October 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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DiGRA 2026 has been announced! This conference around digital games scholarship is one of the bigger ones and really worth visiting.

📅 14-18 June 2026
🌸 Location is Maynooth, Ireland
📣 Abstracts/full papers due on 1 December

More info: www.digraconference2026.com #gamestudies
DiGRA 2026 Conference | Maynooth University, Ireland
Join the DiGRA 2026 conference at Maynooth University, 14–18 June 2026. Theme “Intersectional Pleasures.” A global hybrid event for game research, culture, design, and industry.
www.digraconference2026.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The Zelda edition of the Psychgeist series is now available!

I co-wrote the first chapter, which explores how the Zelda games can teach us to be self-determined.

The book is free to download and read 🙂

lnkd.in/eQ2KSSgB

#gamestudies #PhDsky #PsychSciSky #Cyberpsychology
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October 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Artificial Intelligence discovers not one, but TWO amygdala in the brain. More at 10.
I give this AI generated image I found on LinkedIn a 3 out of 10 because at least the brain is facing the right way
September 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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The following is a statement from the WGA on ABC’s decision to pull ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Another free event for BPS members that might be of interest to our cyber section exploring online safety for young people, screen time, and mental health📱🤳

📅 Date: 26 September 2025, 12:30pm - 2:30pm

You can register at: www.bps.org.uk/event/smartp...

#Smartphones #Mentalhealth #Cyberpsychology
Smartphone use and young people | BPS
This event will explore a holistic approach to technology use in adolescents.
www.bps.org.uk
September 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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📢 Call for Submissions: Cyberpsychology Bulletin
Researching cyberpsychology? We want your insights of cutting-edge research in the field!

Submission info:
📝 Article of 500 words
📅 Deadline: 3 Oct 2025
📧 Submit via email: cyberpsychbulletin@bps.org.uk
#CyberpsychologyBulletin #CFP #Cyberpsychology
September 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Looking for folks who would be interested in writing a blurb or reviewing a book about the psychology of The Legend of Zelda series!

Who knows, maybe @matthewmercer.bsky.social would be interested?
August 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨

This project has truly been a labour of love, but I'm eternally grateful for the support and guidance of my co-authors @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social and Chris Fullwood.

Very glad that these voices and stories have a home.

www.frontiersin.org/journals/dig...
Frontiers | “It's a good distraction from the mayhem of reality”: a reflexive thematic analysis on the role of video games to support coping during a crisis
IntroductionVideo games have been shown to offer psychological benefits to gamers during times of stress. One recent, salient example of a stress-inducing ev...
www.frontiersin.org
August 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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July 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Can confirm that the bulletin is a fantastic way to get word of new and exciting research out there!
📢 Call for Submissions: Cyberpsychology Bulletin
Researching cyberpsychology? We want your insights of cutting-edge research in the field!

Submission info:
📝 Article of 500 words
📅 Deadline: 3 Oct 2025
📧 Submit via email: cyberpsychbulletin@bps.org.uk
#CyberpsychologyBulletin #CFP #Cyberpsychology
July 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Looking to submit your manuscript to a journal? 📚 Browse calls for papers from APA Journals spanning the breadth and depth of psychology: bit.ly/3DCe67D

#PsychSciSky #Psychology #Neuroskyence #EduSky #AcademicSky
July 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
You know, AI isn't so bad once you ignore the moral implications, the educational implications, the environmental implications, the economic implications, the epistemological implications, the...
uh oh, things are happening dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
July 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Our Internationalisation Lead, @joncong.bsky.social, has co-guest edited a Special Section on True Costs of Misinformation for the International Journal of Communication.

Read the edition here:
ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc
July 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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CfP: Beyond Game Mechanics at City University of Hong Kong

Dates: 8–9 October 2025 (offline participation only)

[Extended] Submission Deadline: 31 July 2025

www.scm.cityu.edu.hk/events/beyon...
Call for Participation: Beyond Game Mechanics | School of Creative Media
Call for Participation: Beyond Game Mechanics Location: School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong Date of Event: October 8-9, 2025 (offline participation only) [Extended] Submission Deadl...
www.scm.cityu.edu.hk
July 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Publication news 🥽

The third study from my PhD has been published in Applied Cognitive Psychology.

For those of you who attended #Cyber25 this is the quantitative element of my talk

Next stop: thesis submission!

doi.org/10.1002/acp....

#cyberpsychology
doi.org
July 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Our extended abstract is now available in the DiGRA Library! We describe our thoughts on save-scumming, which will (eventually) become a fully-fledged article on our exploratory qual work.

@derryacademic.bsky.social @jonesrincon.bsky.social

dl.digra.org/index.php/dl...
Save-Scumming: A Novel Exploration of Video Game Play | DiGRA Digital Library
dl.digra.org
July 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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A bold step for open research 🟨🟪👣

Wellcome has joined the Barcelona Declaration. A big move from one of the world’s leading research funders. With persistent identifiers and open metadata policies, they’re helping shift how research is recognized and rewarded.

🔗 wellcome.org/news/wellcom...
Wellcome announces suite of open research measures | News | Wellcome
John-Arne Røttingen, Wellcome’s chief executive, made a series of announcements regarding the global health research foundation's open research methods
wellcome.org
July 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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New special issue on trauma in the modern age of technology from Psychological Trauma, covering familiar (cyberbullying, online child sexual exploitation, telehealth) and developing (AI, facial recognition) topics as they relate to trauma. Learn more: bit.ly/45QRJHo #PsychSciSky #AI
July 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Huge congrats to our #cyber25 award winners! 🎉 Best Presentation – Yunhao Hu, Best Work in Progress presentation – Evelyn Murray, Best Poster – Megan Gallagher and Best Dressed – Morgan Tidy. You can check out the abstracts of their award winning in the online abstract book!
July 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Very surreal experience when your research is cited and you're in the audience!

First time (and hopefully not the last) this has happened.
July 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM