Hallucinations | Game Transfer Phenomena

STUDY SHOWS GAMERS’ SUSCEPTIBILITY TO HALLUCINATORY-LIKE PHENOMENA AND THOUGHT INTRUSIONS

January 29, 2024January 30, 2024 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari GTP study, Press releasecovid-19, Hallucinations, intrusive thoughts, Visual GTP, Young people

Re-experiencing sounds, images, and tactile sensations from video games or mobile phones are common among gamers, a new study showed. Younger adults appeared to be more susceptible to intrusions with video game content, intrusive thoughts and hallucinations. The study, carried out by Dr Angelica B. Ortiz de Gortari, a lead […]

Game Transfer Phenomena included in a dictionary of hallucinations

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari Book, GTP history, Newsdictionary, Hallucinations, Springer

I am thrilled to share that “Game Transfer Phenomenon,” a term I coined, has received recognition and has been featured in the “A Dictionary of Hallucinations” by Springer. It is an immense honour to have my contribution acknowledged by such a highly respected source and to be listed among some […]

Public conference: The intersection of hallucinations & media

March 15, 2017September 30, 2017 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari EventCinema, Conference, Hallucinations, Mental health, Stigma, The New School, USA

Join us at the Hallucinema conference where we explore the intersection of hallucinations and media organized by Abou Farman, hosted at The New School, a university in New York City. “We live in hallucinatory times. The distinction between imagination and perception, on which understandings of reality are based, seem to be collapsing everywhere in […]