Automatic GTP | Game Transfer Phenomena

GTP Adventures- Blocky trees

July 15, 2015 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari GTP Adventures, GTP cartoonsAutomatic associations, Automatic GTP, GTP automatic thoughts, Minecraft

Some gamers have gotten surprised because things were not as in the game; for instance blocky trees. Click here to visit the collection of GTP adventures. I create the cartoons based on gamers’ experiences with the goal to inform, raise awareness and demystify Game Transfer Phenomena experiences.

GTP adventures- The Mana has ran out!

February 26, 2015 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari GTP Adventures, GTP cartoonsAutomatic GTP, GTP automatic thoughts, Magic the gathering

It is common that gamers reported that thoughts with the logic of the game suddenly popped up. Sometimes it happened when they were just waking up. Click here to visit the collection of GTP adventures.

GTP Adventures- Level UP!

December 22, 2014 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari GTP cartoonsAutomatic GTP, GTP behaviors, Involuntary verbal outbursts

Some gamers have loudly vocalized phrases related to gaming. This has occurred voluntarily in a playful way but in other cases verbal outbursts have escaped from the gamers involuntarily.

GTP Adventures- Do not shoot the camera!

August 11, 2014 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari GTP cartoonsAutomatic associations, Automatic GTP, GTP behaviors, Splinter Cell

Some gamers have responded to objects that have been simulated in the game in similar ways as they would have responded to the objects in-game. In extreme case this has lead to behaviours. The gamers’ responses depend on whether these objects have positive or negative properties in the game. So […]

GTP Adventures – Healing plants in Walmart

July 15, 2014 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari GTP cartoonsAutomatic GTP, Resident Evil, Source monitoring errors

Some gamers have found themselves suddenly trying to get something in real life for use in the game. Memories and thoughts from the game get mixed up with the ones from real life, and confusions can arise between who said what (e.g., video game characters or real persons) or where […]

GTP adventures- How to dig out from the room?

June 3, 2014 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari GTP cartoonsAutomatic GTP, Automatic mental actions, Automatic mental processes, Lack of cognitive flexibility, perseverative mental states

Click here to visit the collection of GTP adventures. For short periods of time after stopping playing some gamers’ thoughts appeared to be fixated with video game contents and they had a lowered cognitive flexibility to switch from virtual to real life tasks. If you want to know more about these experiences […]

The intrusiveness of GTP in Psychology Today

May 28, 2014 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari MediaAutomatic GTP, intrusive thoughts

Read the interesting piece by Professor Ira Hyman where he talks about the intrusiveness of GTP. “Video Games Invade the Real World”. When the video game invades your mind and moves into the real world. Turning off the videogame may not end the game. People continue thinking about the game and […]