It's frequently argued that playing games like Dungeons & Dragons can help you develop social skills like, cooperation, teamwork, and interpersonal communication. Get in there, use the game as scaffolding to practice those skills in a low-risk environment, and be a better you!And while these arguments make sense and are sometimes paired with anecdotal evidence, research in a controlled study are hard to come by for a variety of reasons. In this episode of the podcast, I'll talk with a researcher who has set out to create and empirically test a program for using D&D to help people lower social anxiety and loneliness while improving their self-image.Remember that Patreon supporters (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/pog" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">patreon.com/pog</a>) get ad-free versions of the podcasts and other bonus material!Guest Expert Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joel-Billieux" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Billieux's university page</a></li><li><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joel-Billieux" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">His Researchgate.net page</a></li><li><a href="https://rr.peercommunityin.org/PCIRegisteredReports/articles/rec?id=889" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Information about the study we discussed</a></li></ul>Audio Credits:<ul><li><a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Polish_Ambassador/Diplomatic_Immunity/05_Robot_Motivation" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Robot Motivation”</a> by The Polish Ambassador, licensed under Creative Commons: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CC BY-NC-SA 3.0</a>\</li><li>"Babylon" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</li></ul>

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