Multi-tasking happens a lot. We’re in a meeting, we email. We watch TV, we text. And to the chagrin of many, we play a game with our friends, we scroll through social media. What does cognitive psychology have to say about doing multiple things at once?
Game References
Flux, Rise of Fenris, Scythe, Stay Cool, What Remains of Edith Finch
Research References
https://www.psytoolkit.org/experiment-library/experiment_wcst.html
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