People Smart Blog
The Messy World of Studying “You” Online — Online Personality Research
Over the past decade, online data has become deeper and more prevalent than ever. We’ve shifted towards online services and systems, and users–just normal people like you and me–have become the main creators of internet content in the “Web 2.0.” As a result we now know exponentially more about people Read more…
Video Game Blog
From Code to Companion — Player-Avatar Relationships in Video Games
Video games are big. Really, really big. It’s an industry that generates over $138 billion in revenue (Ell, 2018) and includes an estimated 2.2 billion active players across the planet (McDonald, 2017). We’re seeing more people spending more time and money on video games, and it’s not all just on Read more…