Celia Hodent: The Gamer's Brain - Triangulation 395

How neuroscience and UX can impact video game design. Celia Hodent is a cognitive scientist, game industry veteran, and author of The Gamer’s Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design. She talks with Denise Howell about common misconceptions on how the brain works, how games like Fornite use cognitive science to create an engaging experience, the problem with the term 'gaming addiction,' when loot boxes become gambling, and more. Buy 'The Gamer's Brain': https://amzn.to/2GAopsu Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation. Subscribe: http://twit.tv/subscribe Products we recommend: http://twit.to/amazon About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce over 30 hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, All About Android, and more. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv