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Ask A Psychologist About EvE

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Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#181 - 2012-05-18 05:59:12 UTC
Gahagan wrote:
Hi EvE. I'm a recent recipient of a B.S. in Psychology, with continuing studies in the design and implementation of educational videogames. I greatly enjoy the social aspects and dynamics of EvE Online - it's very interesting to watch the way people behave in a sandbox environment.

There's a lot of posts on the forums that theorize why people act they way they do, but that information is seldom accurate and usually speculative. If anyone has any questions on why people behave the way they do, feel free to ask.



Can you please tell my why I keep having this dream where I'm wearing a toga and thousands of women are throwing little pickles at me?

Bring back DEEEEP Space!

Caliph Muhammed
Perkone
Caldari State
#182 - 2012-05-18 07:16:46 UTC
Asuri Kinnes wrote:
Caliph Muhammed wrote:

but take two+ billion isk ships out in the middle of a war in a 0.7 system and get their rectal cavity pushed in. Too stupid for a scout? Concentration and thought process meager and subpar? Or did you really mean to trash your corps killboard like that?

And with those qualities you have a job.... diagnosing the human psyche. Well if anything you prove that degrees are at their core bought and paid for. Because when I contemplate a mistake like that it comes off as having the attention span of a pissant and the intellect to match. Lemme guess you play casually but you take forum posting real serious. What a fraud.

You take your internet spaceships way too seriously. How about I give a couple other motivations?

"I don't give a ****, lets do this... 'LEEEEEROYYY JENNNNNKINSSSSS'!"
or

"I've had this bloody ship for a year... BANZAAAAAAAAAAAAAI!"
or one of my favorite quotes from a corpie:

"so if having fun means losing some ships, set the ******* on FIRE with gasoline and Tibetan monks strapped to them Reaver style"...


I play the game for fun. A lot of people (note: not *all*) who use killboards for e-peen extension therapy aren't fun to fly with. You don't sound like you would be fun to fly with because you present yourself as being too wrapped up in your efficiency %, instead of the fun %. I could be entirely wrong, but that's how you present yourself.

/popcorn


If having someone at your side to fly with who will always use their intelligence to make the best choice possible, reduce the risk to self and team and strive for excellence is boring then you're right. I'm probably a dull co pilot.

If losing hundreds of dollars worth of ships regularly is fun to you might I suggest mining? From the forum cry miners seem to have a blast.

Internet Spaceships is serious business, and don't you forget it. EVE is real.
Chopper Rollins
hahahlolspycorp
#183 - 2012-05-18 10:10:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Chopper Rollins
Gahagan wrote:
Hi EvE. I'm a recent recipient of a B.S. in Psychology, with continuing studies in the design and implementation of educational videogames


RECORD SCRATCH


AAAAH HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAA


GET OUT.


Edit: NO SRSLY, GET OUT.

Goggles. Making me look good. Making you look good.

knulla
Doomheim
#184 - 2012-05-18 10:25:37 UTC  |  Edited by: knulla
Gahagan wrote:
Hi EvE. I'm a recent recipient of a B.S. in Psychology, with continuing studies in the design and implementation of educational videogames. I greatly enjoy the social aspects and dynamics of EvE Online - it's very interesting to watch the way people behave in a sandbox environment.

There's a lot of posts on the forums that theorize why people act they way they do, but that information is seldom accurate and usually speculative. If anyone has any questions on why people behave the way they do, feel free to ask.


"Becoming a psychiatrist requires many years of schooling, especially at the graduate level. Individuals must first attend an undergraduate program, where they may choose to major in psychology or a related subject. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the minimum requirement for medical school is three years of undergraduate study, although most medical students have earned a bachelor's degree (www.bls.gov).

Students must next complete medical school, which typically lasts four years. The first two years are the pre-clinical years that cover major systems of the body and diseases and introduce students to the practice of medicine. The final two years, known as the clinical years, place students in healthcare facilities performing clinical rotations (sometimes known as clerkships) under the supervision of licensed medical professionals. Psychiatry is a required rotation.

After completing medical school, individuals enter a residency program in psychiatry. These programs include intensive work experience in the major specialties and techniques used in psychiatry. In the first year, residents learn essential skills, such as interviewing, treating and diagnosing. As residents advance through a program, they develop advanced skills and are given increased responsibility.

Psychiatrists who wish to specialize in a particular treatment or population will need to undergo a fellowship. Fellowship programs typically last 1-2 years. During a fellowship, individuals practice techniques geared toward their specialty while performing research and attending seminars. Some examples of psychiatry fellowship programs include geriatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine."

Impressive! so...

Oh wait, you were a psychologist?

Never mind.

 [u]Malice Redeemer[/u] - "Post if you are unsubing over the new inventory"  Posted: 2012.05.23 01:39

    lol

Antisocial Malkavian
Antisocial Malkavians
#185 - 2012-05-18 15:34:12 UTC
Antisocial Malkavian wrote:
ooh ooh ooh! Diagnose me!!

Better yet, is Mittens a narcissist?

Or a sociopath?
Or a socialist?

Or just a social guy?

He's definately social, and the game DOES seem to revolve around him...
If thats the case, maybe he's not a narcissist but in reality a Star


Oh cmon

I HAD to post here

Required by the union you see

And, isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit.

Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#186 - 2012-05-18 16:09:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Zimmy Zeta
Nice to hear that there are apparently quite a lot of psychologists /neuroscientists /psychiatrists playing eve. I always had the impression that about one third of eve players were employed by the military, the other third had IT jobs and the last third were professional slackers.
I work in a field where the vast majority of my clients happens to have antisocial personality disorder, and a large part of those guys also play video games regularily.
None of them plays eve, though- unlike what people keep whining here, I don't think that eve actually caters to antisocial people. These guys usually act on impulse, are rather impatient and want instant gratification in a game- eve requires too much ahead-planning and social interaction for them to be successful.
Right now, most of my "little black sheep" are playing diablo III- take that as you will.

I'd like to apologize for the poor quality of the post above and sincerely hope you didn't waste your time reading it. Yes, I do feel bad about it.

Katja Faith
Doomheim
#187 - 2012-05-18 16:30:45 UTC
I've got a BS degree in Intarwebs Psychology, too... Can I take part?
silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#188 - 2012-05-18 17:04:32 UTC
Zimmy Zeta wrote:
I always had the impression that about one third of eve players were employed by the military, the other third had IT jobs and the last third were professional slackers.
And some of us are, or have been, all three. Sometimes all three at the same time.

Nice work, when you can get it.
Cool

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Pok Nibin
Doomheim
#189 - 2012-05-18 17:18:46 UTC
knulla wrote:
Gahagan wrote:
Hi EvE. I'm a recent recipient of a B.S. in Psychology, with continuing studies in the design and implementation of educational videogames. I greatly enjoy the social aspects and dynamics of EvE Online - it's very interesting to watch the way people behave in a sandbox environment.

There's a lot of posts on the forums that theorize why people act they way they do, but that information is seldom accurate and usually speculative. If anyone has any questions on why people behave the way they do, feel free to ask.


"Becoming a psychiatrist requires many years of schooling, especially at the graduate level. Individuals must first attend an undergraduate program, where they may choose to major in psychology or a related subject. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the minimum requirement for medical school is three years of undergraduate study, although most medical students have earned a bachelor's degree (www.bls.gov).

Students must next complete medical school, which typically lasts four years. The first two years are the pre-clinical years that cover major systems of the body and diseases and introduce students to the practice of medicine. The final two years, known as the clinical years, place students in healthcare facilities performing clinical rotations (sometimes known as clerkships) under the supervision of licensed medical professionals. Psychiatry is a required rotation.

After completing medical school, individuals enter a residency program in psychiatry. These programs include intensive work experience in the major specialties and techniques used in psychiatry. In the first year, residents learn essential skills, such as interviewing, treating and diagnosing. As residents advance through a program, they develop advanced skills and are given increased responsibility.

Psychiatrists who wish to specialize in a particular treatment or population will need to undergo a fellowship. Fellowship programs typically last 1-2 years. During a fellowship, individuals practice techniques geared toward their specialty while performing research and attending seminars. Some examples of psychiatry fellowship programs include geriatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine."

Impressive! so...

Oh wait, you were a psychologist?

Never mind.

Don't confuse him with the facts. His mind is made up.

The right to free speech doesn't automatically carry with it the right to be taken seriously.

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