E257 - Do video games affect your well-being?

This week on the show, we talk about how we may never know how video games affect our well-being. We also answer some questions from the community about human factors being “too specialized,” the UX research job market being saturated, and workarounds for posting restricted work examples. Check out the latest from our sister podcast - 1202 The Human Factors Podcast -on Applying Human Factors on the ground - An interview with Suzy Broadbent: https://blubrry.com/1202/88116903/applying-human-factors-on-the-ground-an-interview-with-suzy-broadbent/ (https://blubrry.com/1202/88116903/applying-human-factors-on-the-ground-an-interview-with-suzy-broadbent/) News: We may never fully know how video games affect our well-being https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/20/1058328/we-may-never-fully-know-how-video-games-affect-our-well-being/ (https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/08/20/1058328/we-may-never-fully-know-how-video-games-affect-our-well-being/) Image Source: Pexels It Came From: https://www.reddit.com/r/humanfactors/comments/wy1rod/is_human_factors_too_specialized/ (Is human factors “too specialized”? | /u/dxbydy | r/humanfactors) https://www.reddit.com/r/humanfactors/comments/x16go9/ux_research_saturated/ (ux research saturated? | /u/pekoyamaaa | r/humanfactors) https://www.reddit.com/r/userexperience/comments/x1u41e/workaround_posting_work_examples/ (Workaround posting work examples | /u/hyperhoshiko | r/userexperience) Follow us: Nick: https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome (https://www.twitter.com/Nick_Roome) Barry: https://twitter.com/Baz_k (https://twitter.com/Baz_k) Blake: https://www.instagram.com/dontpanicux/ (https://www.instagram.com/dontpanicux/) Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord (https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord) Thank you to our Human Factors Cast Honorary Staff Patreons:  Michelle Tripp Support us: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast (https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast) Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast) Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/#!/ (https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/) Human Factors Cast Socials: Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast (https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast (https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast (https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast (http://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast (https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast) Our official website: http://www.humanfactorscast.media/ (www.humanfactorscast.media) Reference: Our tools and software: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/resources/ (https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/resources/) Our Ethics Policy:https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/ethics-policy/ (https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/ethics-policy/) Logo design by E Graphics LLC: https://egraphicsllc.com/ (https://egraphicsllc.com/) Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ (https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/) Feedback: Have something you would like to share with us? (Feedback or news): https://go.humanfactorscast.media/feedback (https://go.humanfactorscast.media/feedback) Disclaimer: Human Factors Cast may earn an affiliate commission when you buy through the links here.