% PsyGames Conference LaTeX Template (Final Correct Version)
% Author of the template: Tobias C. Breiner
% Example citation: [Breiner 2019]

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\date{PsyGames Conference 2026}

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\begin{abstract}
Provide a concise summary of your research problem, methodology, results, and contributions. 
Maximum length: 1800 characters (approximately 250–300 words), e.g.: \\ Over decades, psychologists have relied on questionnaires, fMRI scans, and the occasional Rorschach blot to unravel the mysteries of the human mind. Meanwhile, gamers worldwide have been unwittingly participating in the largest, most engaging cognitive experiment ever designed—without a single ethics approval form. This study explores how Tetris, a game ostensibly about stacking blocks, functions as an unintended crash course in human psychology. Using a sample of 247 self-reported "Tetris masters" (and 12 lab-coated researchers who finally beat Level 5), we investigated the game’s uncanny ability to reveal cognitive biases, spatial reasoning quirks, and the universal human response to failure: mashing the controller buttons in despair.
Our findings suggest that Tetris is not just a game but a mirror to the soul, exposing players’ propensity for pattern recognition, their susceptibility to the "Tetris Effect" (where one dreams of falling blocks after just 20 minutes of play), and their remarkable capacity to ignore real-world responsibilities in favor of "just one more line." Surprisingly, participants who scored high on in-game "hard drop" frequency also exhibited elevated levels of real-life impulsivity—a correlation stronger than that between coffee consumption and existential dread (p < 0.01). We further discovered that the game’s infamous "Game Over" screen triggers a cortisol spike rivaling that of public speaking, yet 89% of players immediately restart, proving humanity’s unyielding optimism (or masochism).
This research underscores the potential of gamified psychological assessment, where Pong could diagnose reaction times, Dark Souls measures resilience, and Among Us finally explains why trust is a fragile social construct. We conclude that if psychologists simply handed out controllers instead of surveys, we’d already have cured procrastination—or at least found a way to monetize it.

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\noindent\textbf{Keywords:} game-based research, psychology, experimental design

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\section{Introduction}
This document provides a template for submissions to the PsyGames Conference. Please note, that the total length of this paper (including the header page) should be either 4 pages, 6 pages, 8 pages, 10 pages or 12 pages. Other numbers of pages won't be accepted for layout reasons. 
The citation references should be APA style, but with square brackets and DOI numbers, if available, like this example citation: \citep{breiner2019a}.
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\section{Methods}
Description of the methodology.
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\section{Results}
Results are presented here. This may include images: 

\begin{figure}[H]
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\section{Discussion}
Interpretation of results. This may include tables: 

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\section{Conclusion}
Summary of contributions.
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\section*{Acknowledgments}
Optional section for grant acknowledgments or institutional support.


% ------------------ Bibliography ------------------
\bibliographystyle{apalike}
\begin{thebibliography}{9}

\bibitem{breiner2018a}
Breiner, Tobias C. (2018).
\emph{Psychologie des Geschichtenerzählens}.
Springer. Heidelberg. 

\bibitem{breiner2018b}
Breiner, Tobias C. (2018).
\emph{Farb- und Formpsychologie}.
Springer. Heidelberg. 

\bibitem{breiner2019a}
Breiner, Tobias C., \& Kolibius, Luca D. (2019).
\emph{Computerspiele im Diskurs: Aggression, Amokläufe und Sucht}.
Springer. Heidelberg. 
DOI: \url{https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-57860-5}. 

\bibitem{breiner2019b}
Breiner, Tobias C., \& Kolibius, Luca D. (Hrsg.) (2019).
\emph{Computerspiele: Grundlagen, Psychologie und Anwendungen}.
Springer. Heideberg. 
DOI: \url{https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-57895-7}. 





\end{thebibliography}

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