Young people | 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 […]

Event of young talents – Media effects & more

June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari EventAmerican School of Paris, Media effects, Young people

I recently visited the American School in Paris for a psychology event. Sonata Sardinha, Learning Specialist and Psychologist and Christopher Friendly, Psychology and History Teacher did an amazing job organising the event and helping the students to consolidate their projects. The energy of the students and the staff was contagious, […]

Talk: The Psychology of Video Games & GTP

December 14, 2018July 8, 2021 Dr Angelica Ortiz de Gortari Event, TalkPsychology video games, Science World BC, Vancouver, Young people

The TAG team (Teen Advisory Group) at the Science World at Telus World of Science in Vancouver have the mission to organize events for teens called SWEET (Science World Extravagant Evening for Teens). In November, I was invited to give a talk to young people “The Psychology of Video Games & Why The […]