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DR. PAM | MEDIA PSYCHOLOGIST
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
    • About Dr. Pamela Rutledge
    • Media Psychology
      • What Is A Media Psychologist?
      • 8 Reasons Why We Need Media Psychology
      • Careers in Media Psychology
      • Example Careers in Media Psychology
      • Media Psychology at Fielding Graduate University
      • Positive Media Psychology
    • MPRC
      • Media Psychology Research Center
    • Media Psychology Review
    • Archives
  • Consulting
    • Speaking & Consulting
    • Audience Engagement: Why Use Personas?
      • How to Build a Persona
    • Adapting to Change
    • Transmedia Storytelling
      • Storytelling Across Platforms
      • Transmedia Storytelling Starts with the Power of Story
      • Our Transmedia World
      • Transmedia Case Study: The Three Little Pigs
      • Transmedia Storytelling Workshop
  • Story Power
    • Brand Storytelling
    • Storytelling: Brands, Entertainment & Organizations
      • Storytelling for Organizations
      • Core Story: Case Study
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      • Positive Media Psychology
      • Benefits of Video Games Part 1
      • Benefits of Video Games Part 2
      • Benefits of Video Games Part 3
      • Becoming Mindful: Exercises
      • Mindful Media Journal
    • Academic Materials
      • Media Psychology Syllabus 2021
      • Media Psychology Syllabus 2012
      • Media Psychology Syllabus 2015
    • Articles
      • Persuasion & Augmented Reality
      • Psychology of Transmedia Engagement
      • Theories of Attention
      • The Psychology of Color
      • Website Design: How to Use Psych Theory
      • Data Strategy: Listen to Your Consumers’ Stories
      • The Psychology of Story
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The Positive Side of Video Games: Part III

Many people have the image of video games as socially isolating, if not psychologically addicting.  Yet, like my friend Kristin Brandt demonstrated when she joined her son in the online... read more →
  • August 28, 2012
  • Pamela Rutledge
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Self-Efficacy and Problem-Solving in Video Games: Part I

Worried About Video Games? It's time to exhale. Video games often get a bad rap, but it’s time we give them a little more credit. Video games and interactive media... read more →
  • August 26, 2012
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Taste the Lemon

SxSW Panel: Does the Internet Make You Happy?

I had a great time participating on a panel at SxSW with Anastasia Goldstein, Catherina O'Gorman (Think Love.org), Kevin Hansen (SecretRegrets.com), and Veer Gadwaney (DailyFeats.com) . (See the visual map... read more →
  • March 18, 2011
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Internet Happiness: Concept Map

I was at SxSW 2011 and had the great fortune to participate on a panel with Anastasia Goldstein, Catherina O'Gorman (Think Love.org), Kevin Hansen (SecretRegrets.com), and Veer Gadwaney (DailyFeats.com) talking... read more →
  • March 18, 2011
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Video: Seismic Cultural Shifts in a Globally Connected World

My friend Bret Morstad submitted this great video, called "The Message" to TED. It speaks to the seismic shifts in culture and psychology that innovations in technology and a connected... read more →
  • February 15, 2011
  • Pamela Rutledge
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