{"id":566,"date":"2023-05-29T13:08:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T18:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primeeffectmedia.com\/?page_id=566"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:27:52","slug":"portfolio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/primeeffectmedia.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hugo Aranzaes<\/span><\/p>\n

Video Game and Storytelling Psychologist<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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Hello, there!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I am a bilingual psychologist who has been researching the psychology of video games and storytelling for more than a decade. This allowed me to write articles for entertainment and trade publications, collaborate with researchers from different countries, provide evidence-based advice to game developers, and present my work at international conferences.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please, take a look around and let me know if you are interested in working together!<\/span><\/p>\n

Have an awesome day!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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Portfolio<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Video Game Writing<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
Titanfall, meets God of War and Andean futurism in this action adventure game that takes the player through highly advanced versions of Inca ruins hidden in dangerous mountain cliffs, and cities lost to the wild rainforest, while fighting technological-versions of rarely depicted creatures from south-American mythology.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Character Bio<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Worldbuilding<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Enemies<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Psychology of Storytelling<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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GamesIndustry.biz<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Using player-avatar relations to make more engaging and successful games<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Psychology of Storytelling<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Character Death Redemption: How parasocial relationships could trigger both reader reflection and critical recognition<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Viewster (Archived)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Rock bands and record players: The psychology of musical sources in Anime<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Psychology of Video Games<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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The Punk Effect (Archived)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Are Skilled Players More Likely to Experience Flow?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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The Punk Effect (Archived)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Are Multiplayer Games More Immersive?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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The Punk Effect (Archived)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Can we use games to control our mood?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Conferences<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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2016 International Communication Association Conference in Fukuoka<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Can video games make you sexist?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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2015 National Communication Association Convention in Las Vegas (Poster)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Keeping it under control: The role of interactivity in the capacity of video games for mood repair<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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News Articles<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Looper<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

What To Watch Or Read To Prepare For DCU’s Chapter 1: Gods And Monsters<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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CBR.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

xXx 4: The Latest News and Story Details on Vin Diesel’s Controversial Sequel<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Ghostwritten for Content Marketing Campaign<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

Royal Flush: Pennsylvania Man Wins Big in Las Vegas Poker Tables<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Investigation<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Looper<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Everything Madoff: The Monster Of Wall Street Didn’t Tell You About The True Story<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Looper<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

How Real-Life Gangs Changed Japanese Cinema, Television, And Anime Forever<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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The Untold Truth Of Hideaki Anno<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Movie Features<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Luther: The Fallen Sun Ending Explained<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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CBR.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

The Mist Has One of Horror\u2019s Most Brutal Endings – and It’s Not Stephen King’s<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Looper<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

Where You’ve Seen The Cast Of Boston Strangler Before<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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TV Features<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Looper<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

The Rise And Fall Of The V Franchise<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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The Sandman: Which Justice League Heroes Will Appear in the Netflix Series?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Looper<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

How The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya’s Short Run Still Managed To Change Anime Forever<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Reviews<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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The Ending Of The Owl House Season 2 Explained<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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The 6 Best And 6 Worst Things In The Last Of Us Season 1<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Looper<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>

The Ending Of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Explained<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>
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