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Welcome to the GTP universe

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This website is dedicated to research on Game Transfer Phenomena (GTP). GTP is an emerging field of research into understanding the effects of immersive technologies focusing on sensations, perceptions, cognition and behaviours.

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Participate in our studies or share your experiences to improve our understanding of Game Transfer Phenomena, to enable us to inform about and demystify these experiences.

EVENTS

2024

7-8-9 July 2025. The relationship between mental toughness, self-efficacy and Game Transfer Phenomena in esports players. ICBA. Nantes, France

24-26 September. Outlining theoretical underpinnings of Game Transfer Phenomena. CYPSY27: 27th Annual Cyberpsychology, Cybertherapy and Social Networking Conference, Arizona, USA

8-10 July. Symposium on GTP with 5 studies (The UK, Poland, USA, Australia, China) at 9th ICBA in Gibraltar: Changes in cognition, perceptions, and behaviours provoked by gaming: assessment tools, risk factors, and video game features

2023

23-25 August. Game Transfer Phenomena, esports and clinical cases. 8th International Conference on Behavioural addictions, Korea.

28 May-1 June. Game Transfer Phenomena, ADHD and clinical cases. Royal Australian & New Zeland Congress of Psychiatry 2023. Australia.

22 May 12th Swedish Congress on Internet Interventions at Uppsala university. A transdiagnostic ecological momentary intervention for esports players. Sweden.

2022

22 June- 2nd Symposium on Game Transfer Phenomena. 7th International Conference of Behavioural Addiction,UK.

2021

2 December – Pannelist. UN Women virtual event “Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Online Gaming: Towards an Inclusive and Safe Space for All”. Join the online event by free.

22 Sep- Interplay between involuntary phenomena with & without
media content: Habits, isolation and mood factors during COVID. ECHR part of the International Consortium on Hallucination Research (ICHR).

1st Sep- Pannelist. Global Esport Executive Summit. GEES2021

7th July- Symposium: Game Transfer Phenomena: An Emerging Field of Study into the Impact of Digital Imagery and Simulations. The British Psychological society- Cyberpsychology Section

April- European Congress of Psychiatry

“Pain and gain of auditory intrusions with video game content: Game Transfer Phenomena in Clinical Cases”

2020

Interview on Game Transfer Phenomena with Flavio Escribano- Gecon

2019

July- Develop Brighton: Transfer of Gaming Experiences: Considering the Impact of Game Design Beyond Gameplay”

May 14th – Annual Meeting of the Belgian Association for Psychological Sciences. “Exploring the dimensions of involuntary phenomena with videogame content”

Highlights

The term “Game Transfer Phenomena” was included in a dictionary on hallucinations by Springer

Game Transfer Phenomena in the sequel Planet Alt-Sete-Nine sci-fi book. Exciting to be one of the story characters!

My postdoc on GTP has been funded by the European Union: Marie COFUND at the University of Liège.

Our eSports in Nordic School (eSportsNS) project at the Centre for the Science of Learning and Technology (SLATE), University of Bergen has started!

Join our conversation on GTP at Digital Human on BBC Radio 4, Episode “Haunted“.

GTP was covered by Discovery and History Channel news.

Nottingham Trent University Press coverage – Potential impact of virtual reality on gamers’ wellbeing to be discussed at the ITAG2015 conference.

GTP was featured in the TV series CSI: Cyber. Episode 11 (season 1) ‘Ghost in the machine’.

The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare launched a PSA about gaming addiction based on GTP.

I was awarded 1st place at a PhD research award with my research about GTP

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About Author

Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari

I am a licensed psychologist and postdoctoral researcher in psychology with master’s degrees in Mental Health and Child and Youth Studies.

The goal of my research is understanding the interaction between human beings and technology with the goal of maximising benefits and overcome challenges.

Critical inquiry on the psychosocial implications of interactive technologies has been my professional passion since undergraduate school when I conducted one of the first studies on Internet pathological use in 2000.

In 2010, I coined the term Game Transfer Phenomenon (GTP) carving a multidisciplinary area of research to understand the effects of video games.

My research projects are characterised by innovation and impact beyond academia. I have been awarded prices and research grants, including the prestigious European scientific Marie Curie postdoctoral grant.

I am a prolific author of academic and popular science articles and poetry and expert speaker.

My research has been featured worldwide in books about everything from video games, evolution of the senses and a science fiction book; reports (Lloyds emerging risk report (2018); POSTnote by the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (2012); newspapers (e.g., Die Zeit, 2017; The Telegraph – Science, 2016; Washington Post, 2016; El Reforma 2016; Boston Globe, 2014; The International Herald Tribune, 2011); magazines New Scientist, 2011); TV (e.g., BBC news, 2015; an episode of the American series “CSI: Cyber”, 2016; Radio programs (e.g., BBC Digital Human, 2016; BBC – Click, 2011, Piensa Indigo Media, 2012), magazines (e.g., New Scientist 2011; The Atlantic, 2016; Unwinnable Magazine 2016). Other online outlets (e.g., Discovery news 2016; Venturabeat 2015; CBS news 2014; Forbes 2014; Sky News 2014; GameSpot 2014; Kotaku 2011). Amusing parodies (GINX, 2011).

Targeting the real life impact of virtual interactions

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