Daniel Kaufmann

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Associate Professor at Grand Canyon University

The Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) genre consists of structural characteristics which encourage prolonged gameplay and dedication by player populations over sustained periods. Final Fantasy XIV Online has attracted a vast worldwide audience in recent years by focusing on consistent updates, story-driven gameplay, and numero...

International prevalence rates for gaming disorder range with approximately 3.05% of individuals meeting criteria. Despite the high potential for diagnosis, most clinicians in health care facilities who treat known comorbidities (e.g., anxiety or depression) do not assess clients at intake for gaming disorder. The present study aims to evaluate the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased involvement in video game related activities, including Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) (Nielsen, 2020). Specific to MMORPG’s, this genre of game can integrate with a player’s sense of self, and often reinforces continued play which leads to an experience of enjoyment and purpose...

Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) consist of many qualities that relate to the World Health Organization’s decision to identify Video Game Disorder as a defined mental health condition. While structural characteristics can determine the routine patterns of behavior a player may demonstrate, other factors are often involved i...

The online environment provides a unique opportunity for students from wide-ranging locations to participate in academic activities to develop collegial abilities or vocational skills. The training process for working in the counseling field consists of graduate level learning pertaining to mental health issues, self-exploration, ethical and moral...

Online education alters the expectation for graduate-level engagement in relation to classroom engagement and student evaluation. Whereas the process of achieving a graduate degree in counseling has historically required learners engage in self-exploration, ethical and moral development, and reviewing contemporary research topics in counseling, onl...

The use of the monomyth to shape the narratives of fiction with deep meanings, while feeling both new and recognizable, is consistently experienced across all cultures throughout time. As past publications have utilized this approach to subconscious symbolism to explain many experiences, it has not yet been utilized to explain the process of counse...

Online learners face a different set of obstacles than their classroom-based counterparts as they seek to develop clinical skills solely through interaction with the content of an independent learning curriculum. While ground campus learners benefit from classroom content such as lectures or roleplay activities with their peers to rehearse clinical...

This article presents a reflective account of how gamification can help students overcome complex academic challenges, such as those involved in the dissertation process and other elements of higher learning. Gamification has been shown across multiple levels of academic instruction to have a positive impact on task completion by augmenting the exp...

Challenges faced by people with autism often present complications with finding success across multiple settings, which can include the workplace. As three counselor educators who have worked with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), we have identified this as a common issue for ASD individuals seeking employment. This can involve numer...

The increased popularity of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) has resulted in more people playing online games at excessive rates. This genre of game can integrate with a player’s sense of self, and often reinforces continued play to the extent of the game threatening the structure of their life, including levels of function...