Further Information
Curriculum Vitae
- Year of Birth 1985
- Degree:
Psychologist, University of Antioquia. Colombia.
M.A., Cognition and Communication, University of Copenhagen. Denmark
Research topics
- Media psychology
- Serious games
- Cognitive psychology
Current Research Topic
- Problem:
My current project within the REASON program aims to understand which cognitive skills related with scientific reasoning and argumentation are used when playing Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas (MOBAs). It also aims to understand how these skills are developed during the game play. - Research Question:
With this research we aim to discern if scientific reasoning and argumentation is used in MOBAs. Base on this we want to see if indicators of these activities can be built in order to understand more the cognitive development of players. Finally, we aim to understand how these traits appear or develop during the playing time. - Partial Results:
Although on an early phase, the first qualitative overlook at the project indicates that players make use of scientific reasoning when playing MOBAs.
Selected publications
- Diaz, C. (2015). Scientific Heroes: Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas Foster Players' Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning. In A. Cairns and R. Nacke (Eds) Proceedings of the 2015 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play. London, UK. DOI: 10.1145/2793107.2810313
- Diaz, C. & Tungjitcharoen, W. (2015). Art Video Games: Ritual Communication of Feelings in the Digital Era. Games and Culture, 10(1), 3-34. DOI: 10.1177/1555412014557543
- Castaño, D., C.M. (2013). Defining and characterizing the concept of Internet Meme. Revista CES Psicología, 6(2),82-104
- Chaves, L. y Castaño, C. (2008). Validación de las escalas de evaluación negativa, ansiedad social y temor a la evaluación negativa en población colombiana. Acta Colombiana de Psicología 11(2), 65-76.