The Dopamine Slot Machine

In The Dopamine Slot Machine, Consumer Research Psychologist Brandon and Dad of Two, Andrew, dive into the video games your kids are playing, the way they are designed and how these design decisions impact the children that play them.

Latest Episodes

Dropping into Fortnite – Epic Games Epic Moneymaker.

March 8, 2025

Season 1

Episode 7

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In this week’s episode, Andrew and Brandon dive into Fortnite, the ‘free’ game earning billions of dollars in revenue, and hundreds of millions in fines for predatory design. Andrew, a father of two and lifelong gamer, teams up with Brandon, a consumer psychologist and ex-pro video game coach, to...

Mobiles, Tablets, Consoles, and Computers: How what you game on impacts your brain.

February 17, 2025

Season 1

Episode 6

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In this week’s episode, Andrew and Brandon investigate how your choice of gaming device can change how it effects your brain. Andrew, a father of two and lifelong gamer, teams up with Brandon, a consumer psychologist and ex-pro video game coach, to cover video games, the way they are...

The Dopamine Slot Machine – Microtransactions: Little Purchases, Big Problems

February 16, 2025

Season 1

Episode 5

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In this week’s episode, Andrew and Brandon tackle one of the biggest problems parents face in video games – microtransactions. Growing from a widely laughed at Horse Armour DLC to the driving force between multi-billion dollar games, if your child is playing video games, someone is trying to sell...