From the sacred rituals of online communities to the moral dilemmas of post-apocalyptic worlds, this section explores how games mirror — and shape — human psychology. Discover how cognition, emotion, identity, and storytelling collide in digital spaces, revealing what play can teach us about ourselves, our culture, and the worlds we build together.
The Pyramid Stained Red: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and the Vampires of the World of Darkness
What happens to Maslow's hierarchy when you're undead? Explore the dark psychology of Vampire: The Masquerade's Kindred, where survival is blood, love is possession, and self-actualization is damnation.
How Jungian Psychology is Woven into the Persona Video Game Series
Explore how Jungian psychology is woven into the Persona series.