![]() All of which may foster more anxiety during in-person social experiences, “It’s mainly contributive interactions and focuses on community for real or simulated “ACNH limits the gameplay interactions to minimal text communications,” Lewis said. Nonplayable island residents and play cooperatively with other real-life players. Of their surroundings to create their own island community. In ACNH, players start with their own deserted island, working to enhance the aesthetics Her work typically addressesĪcademic anxiety and exploring how technology may affect learning in highly anxious Jameson's interests are in anxiety and learningĪnd ways to decrease anxiety in non-clinical settings. Her past research includes evaluating the influence ![]() Lewis’ interests include how anxiety may impact attention and the influence of attentionĪnd interactions with technology. The motivation behind the project was their shared interest in anxiety and technology. “The fortuitous nature of the ACNH March 2020 release coinciding with social isolationĭue to the pandemic allowed us the opportunity to explore this relationship duringĪ collectively stressful event,” Jameson added. “Collectively we were interested in assessing the potential benefits of social gaming Relationship between the social game, “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” (ACNH), andįeelings of anxiety or isolation during the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling /Therapy master’s program, recently published “ New Social Horizons: Anxiety, Isolation, and Animal Crossing During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Released Main Frontiers in Virtual Reality, the article explores the assistant professor of Psychological Sciences and Mia Trojovsky, a graduate student , associate professor of Psychological Sciences Joanna Lewis, Ph.D. ![]() Impact on an individual, particularly those with higher anxiety. Research they hope influences the perspective that social video games can have a positive In a negative light, two UNC faculty members and a UNC graduate student published Ĭhallenging the widely popular belief that often holds video games and their players The image above is a screenshot of Joanna Lewis and Mia Trojovsky in the game "Animal Crossing: New Horizons," celebrating Trojovsky’s graduation from UNC in 2020 with her bachelor’s degree in Psychology.
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