But I continued on with my master's program because it was through that I developed a love for research and it was through that I realized I wanted to do this intersection of research in games. I want to be a therapist, which means I have to get a graduate to go in psychology." But my first day in my graduate program for my master's, we did a mock therapy session and I had this feeling that I was like, "I definitely don't want to be a therapist anymore." It was really interesting to me, but I realized that it wasn't maybe what I thought it was going to be.
From day one of my undergraduate, I was like, "No, I want to get a degree in psychology. So I really wanted to be a therapist actually. Rachel Kowert: For as long as I can remember, I wanted to pursue a career in psychology. So have you always been interested in the intersection of gaming and psychology?ĭr. So, as I mentioned, you are an accomplished psychologist, especially at the intersection of video games, your 2013 dissertation for your PhD was on the subject of gaming in a social world. And may I call you Rachel, especially after that horrible The Wall Street Journal editorial this past week?ĭr. Ken Gagne: Well, thank you for giving us some time on the show. And she's the founder of Your Own Castle, a company that produces children's literature that empowers, educates, and inspires. She's the research director of the nonprofit Take This. She's active on Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch. She's written, edited and published multiple books, chapters, and papers about the psychology of video games. I'm honored that today's guest will help us do just that. The psychology of video games is a topic we've often covered on this podcast and given how broad and deep a topic that is, it's one worth revisiting. Ken Gagne: Hello and welcome to the Polygamer gamer podcast, episode number 108 for December 16th, 2020. Join us as we expand the boundaries of the gaming community. Voiceover: Welcome to the Polygamer podcast, where gaming is for everyone. Kowert and I talk about the role of MMORPGs during a pandemic, and what the long-term effects will be on our social skills why the moral panic over video games has seemingly lasted longer than previous ones how escapism can be a way not just to get lost, but also to be found whether escaping into books are subjected to the same judgment as escaping into a video game how Take This has adapted its AFK Rooms to online events and what the best Final Fantasy is (and why it's VI). She is also the research director for Take This, a non-profit that seeks to destigmatize mental health issues in the gaming industry and she is the author of Pragmatic Princess, a children's book about empowerment and self-reliance. Kowert examines such concepts as escapism, flow, esports, and Animal Crossing.
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Rachel Kowert is the host of Psychgeist, a YouTube series that examines the psychology of video games.
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