# Nick Yee

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Nick Yee, “The Proteus Paradox: How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us-and How They Don’t” (Yale UP, 2014)

The image of online gaming in popular culture is that of an addictive pastime, mired in escapism. And the denizens of virtual worlds are thought to be mostly socially awkward teenaged boys. In his new book The Proteus Paradox: How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us-and How They Don’t (Yale U…

329. Gaming & Mental Health w/ Dr. Anthony Bean

Would you rather read the transcript? Click here. Dr. Anthony Bean is here to chat with me about one of my favorite topics: gaming! I was so glad to find Anthony and grab some of his time. As someone who enjoys playing video games but also wrestles with the implications of playing games for bot…

#84: An Interview with Nick Yee

In this episode we walk through one photographer's journey to finding his way and growing within his field.  Nick Yee was a fabulous guest and we can't wait to learn more from him in the future! 

Nick Yee, “The Proteus Paradox: How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us-and How They Don’t” (Yale UP, 2014)

The image of online gaming in popular culture is that of an addictive pastime, mired in escapism. And the denizens of virtual worlds are thought to be mostly socially awkward teenaged boys. In his new book The Proteus Paradox: How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us-and How They Don’t (Yale U…

1167: Nick Yee, Partner and COO of Bean Restaurant Group

Nick Yee is the COO and Partner at Bean Restaurant Group. Nick grew up in the industry in his parents' restaurants in western Massachusetts alongside his siblings. He got a business degree and worked as a claims adjuster in Cambridge, MA before realizing he wanted to be back in the restaurants with…

Exploring the Psychological Traits That Motivate Video Game Players: From GTA to Fortnite and Beyond

Episode Summary Why do we play the video games that we play? Is interest in the strategy game genre truly waning globally over time? Greg and Lewis sit down with gaming psychology pioneer and Quantic Foundry co-founder Nick Yee to answer these and many other questions. From dissecting the Proteus e…

Why Most Games Fail in the Gap Between the Idea and the Build

Lewis Ward spent sixteen years covering games as an analyst at IDC. Now he runs Design Desk at Player Driven, and his obsession has moved upstream, into the design layer where games are still just ideas. In this episode he and Greg get into the part of game-making most teams skip: the psychology un…

Games Can Be Positive in Ways You Can't See | Games for Change 2026

Mats Steen spent most of his short life indoors in Oslo. To his parents he looked like a young man with no one. When he died, hundreds of people reached out to say they had known him for years, inside World of Warcraft, as a character named Ibelin. His parents had no idea. That story sits at the ce…

Fire Emblem: The Rise, Fall, Rise, Fall, and Rise

This Week on Post Games: Act 1: Fire Emblem’s Many False Starts Act 2: Fire Emblem Rises from the Ashes Patreon Bonus: A Zelda Expert on the Ocarina of Time’s Controversial Design Act 3: Why We Quit Games We Love Guests: Nadia Oxford:  the co-host of Axe of the Blood God and author of From Pixel…