Here are some videos outlining my favorite research projects and/or thoughts on current problems in gaming

Laugh’s Theory: Analysis of Playstyle in Fighting Gamers

This was a research project I began after watching Core-A-Gaming’s video on Laugh’s Theory which outlines that there are 3 different types of Fighting Gamers: The Mind, The Heart, and the Body. I decided to design a three factor construct measuring these playstyles in Super Smash Brothers Melee players and then examine how these playstyles are associated with other factors like performance and practice hours.

 
 

Strategy: How to reduce role disparity in Overwatch

Here are some of my thoughts on how Blizzard should approach the enormous popularity difference between Support/Tank and DPS roles. Ultimately a challenging/risky task, but with the right data to direct some careful reworks of heroes it may be possible!