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Edgar Dubourg Profile picture
Edgar Dubourg
@EdgarDubourg
PhD student in cognitive science (ENS, Paris) studying the evolutionary origin, psychological foundations and cultural evolution of fictions.
Jun 12 • 41 tweets • 13 min read
From Tetris to Zelda, to Elden Ring and League of Legends, our new preprint with @ValerianChambon delves into the diversity of video games and gamers' preferences 🎮. We present a cognitive framework for understanding this diversity. Paper and more at the end of this thread ⬇️


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Image Interactivity is at the heart of video games, rooted in what cognitive scientists call "agency": the power to influence one's environment through choices and actions.
Jan 26 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
Really thrilled to share our new preprint on fictional stories. This is undoubtedly the most comprehensive paper on fiction I'll ever contribute to. We present an integrative framework for studying fiction. Take a look here: (1/16) osf.io/me6bz
Image Our primary aim: to identify all psychological mechanisms behind our enjoyment of fictional stories. This ambitious task demanded contribution from experts across psychology, anthropology, literary studies, biology, cultural evolution, and philosophy. (2/16) Image
Nov 21, 2022 • 75 tweets • 30 min read
Game of Thrones, Lord of the Ring, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Zelda, Avatar… Fictions set in large and rich imaginary worlds are more and more popular around the world. Why do humans tend to enjoy fictional environments that differ from the real world? A long thread ⬇️ (1/74) More mysteries… First, there is variability in this widespread cultural preference: some people hate imaginary worlds. Why doesn’t everybody enjoy them? Second, imaginary worlds could have been invented way earlier in history. Why is it a recent cultural phenomenon? (2/74)