Mind Games Podcast
The Mind Games Podcast exists where insufferable D&D and TTRGP fandom intersects with psychological and anthropological research. No-one needed or asked for this podcast, and yet here it is.
Mind Games is hosted by Dr. Rohan Kapitany and Dr. Kathryn Francis. Both experimental psychologists; the former a scholar of reality beliefs, imagination, pretend play, ritual, and religion, while the latter is a scholar of virtual reality, morality, judgement and decision making behavior.
More details about the show can be found at mindgamespodcast.com.
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2024
Kickstarter Appeal for Season 2!
This episode is reflections on Season 1, and an appeal for Season 2. Look below, click on the kickstart-y one, then click 'notify me of launch'.
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Real death and fictional death in D&D - S01E08
Dr. Olivier Morin and Dr. Oleg Sobchuck discuss the nature of fiction, monsters, and death.
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Language and Monsters in the real world and D&D - S01E07
Impermanence and Impact in D&D - S01E06
Kellynn Wee discusses the impermenant yet enduring nature of TTRPG's, the role it can play in structuring and meaning-making in our lives, and her own meditative, nature-based, post-apocalyptic techn…
Exploring imaginary worlds in D&D - S01E05
Edgar Duborg and Valentin Thouzeau discuss why humans invent imaginary worlds. What makes us want to create, explore and elaborate upon them? We discuss everything from Stardew Valley to Lord of the …
The boundaries of the real and imagined in D&D - S01E04
Where and how do we draw a boundary between what we imagine, and what we are? Between the person we are at work and at home? And whether or not the characters we play are something alien, or just an …
The virtue of surprise and the taboo of D&D - S01E03
Dr. Marc Andersen discusses the nature of surprise, and why surprise is at the very heart of play (and most of human functioning). We also discuss why (some) humans like horror, and why horror itself…
Moral Psychology and D&D - S01E02
Dr. Kathryn Francis and Dr. Ethan Landes discuss the moral implications of playing D&D, and why we care about things that do not exist. We also discuss to what extent we should embrace the messiness …
The psychology and theatre and Improv on D&D - S01E01
Dr. Thalia Goldstein discusses how theatre and improv - the finer arts - can inform how we understand ourselves in the context of a silly game of wizard, orcs, obvious-traps-we-shouldn't-touch-but-to…
Introducing the Mind Games Podcast
Introducing the Mind Games podcast, a podcast where we bring in scholars and experts from psychology and other behavioral sciences, and try to figure out how their research informs, or is informed by…