@benjdyson

Decision making in games, art, sound / vision & the brain beneath it all. Game designer? Immigrant. He / him. https://xitter.cf/t.co/YjK8jPZZ5n

 Edmonton, Alberta
sites.psych.ualberta.ca/recognitionlab/
Joined January 2015
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Psychology Arts or Science? You decide! We offer flexibility in helping you find your path. We're here in CCIS and Van Vliet all day. Pick up some swag and knowledge.
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We look forward to welcoming you to Open House! We're in Van Vliet with Arts, CCIS with Science, have lab tours 10am and 12:45, and a talk 'Is Psychology For You' at 12:45 CCIS 1-440. Come say hi!
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Congratulations to Yajing Zhang on receiving not one, but two outstanding awards! Yajing has been awarded the Dallas Treit Graduate Research Award and an Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI) Graduate Scholarship. Please join us in congratulating Yajing!
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Thanks to @PeMetawe Games & Play The North organizers for the opportunity to speed pitch this weekend! @Insideupgames @roxleygames @burntislandgm @offthepagegames #KTBG were so gracious to give up their time Thanks also to Mel for some Slug Fest chat! youtube.com/watch?v=8ppadCMN…

Speed Pitching at Play the North - Slug Fest

Part of Play the North even includes giving local designers the cha...

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Thank you, Elder Fernie Marty! It was an honor to host Elder Fernie Marty, Indigenous Knowledge Keeper and Member of the Papaschase First Nation, as we welcomed our incoming graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and staff, and celebrated our award recipients.
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Call for Special Issues Papers @APA_Journals From lab to reality: How psychological protocols and phenomena hold up in the real world Letters of intent deadline: January 31, 2027 Manuscript submission deadline: November 1, 2027 Submission details here apa.org/pubs/journals/cep/ec…
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Congratulations to Yajing Zhang who passed her candidacy this afternoon (supervisor Dr Ben Dyson)! Thanks to examination committee members Dr Weimin Mou, Dr Christina Gagne, Dr Dana Hayward, Dr Carrie Shaw, and, to Dr Chris Sturdy for chairing.
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All sluggy slots for the Saturday 1pm gameplay of Slug Fest are full! Try to move fast (you are a slug, after all) to get a seat at the table for Saturday 2:30pm and 4:00pm. @FallConYYC #PrototypeAlley
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Congratulations to Dr Ben Dyson on being awarded a Henry Marshall Tory Chair! This prestigious 5 year appointment recognizes Ben's research and teaching scholarship. @benjdyson @UAlbertaArts @ualbertaScience @UAlberta
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Calling all gastropods! Sluggy slots are now available for Slug Fest at Prototype Alley @FallConYYC Sign up via #CardboardConnect In Slug Fest, you take control of a family of slugs in search of their favorite foods in a country garden...
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...try to keep your food tastes hidden while deducing the culinary preference of others. Give unwanted food by crossing the slimy trails left behind but be prepared that other slugs are ready to do the same to you. Come say hi at #FallCon26 I should be easy to spot.
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Courtesy of @JSTOR Daily, a fantastic article on how 19th century Western women pushed back against norms of the time to create educational games in diverse fields like music studies and astronomy.
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Join Dr Ben Dyson (@benjdyson) this Friday 13th March 12 noon for a playful Teaching Seminar session BS P226 "Can we teach concepts via game actions? Collaborators vs. innovators in the novel card game Shape" @ualbertaScience @UAlbertaArts @UofAResearch
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Please join the Re: Cognition at Poster Session E 123 and 126 @CNSmtg #CNS2026- Eunchan and Yajing are ready to take your questions! @Psych_UAlberta
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"When are we ever gonna use this in the real world?!" Courtesy of Filament Games, here's five simulation games that focus on building career readiness in a diverse array of fields, from hospital management to cargo shipping.
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Ron Cobb's semiotic standards for Alien (1979)
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Dr Ben Dyson PSYCH 353: The Psychology of Board Games Tuesday, Feb. 10 | 12:30 - 1:50 p.m.
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This morning’s #Brighton #Murmuration to start the week off
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Josef Albers, Never Before. 1976. Collage ink chart and schematic diagrams for ‘Never Before’ with a work from the series.
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A highlight of this year was being invited by the @EskerFoundation to write a piece on Babak Golkar's recent exhibition When Sound Becomes Unsound. You can read 'Please Do Not Touch The Artwork Beyond This Point' below @Psych_UAlberta permanentcollection.eskerfou…

‘PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE ARTWORK BEYOND THIS POINT’ - Permanent Collection

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