Eric B. Vogel is a clinical

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, a

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of psychology, and a

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Career

Professor of Psychology

As a Doctor of Psychology, Vogel was a professor at John F. Kennedy University in

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from 2002 to 2021. Since 2021 he has been a professor in the John F. Kennedy School of Psychology at National University in

. He is the 2009 winner of the Eugene Benjamin Sagan award for Outstanding Teaching in Psychology.

Game Designer

Vogel's game design career began in 2004 with Land of Psymon, a psychotherapeutic game intended to teach children

Cognitive behavioral therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a psycho-social intervention that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorders. CBT focuses on challenging and changing cognitive distortions (suc ...

skills by showing them how to defend against psychological monsters ("psymon") that represent negative thinking and common

cognitive distortion A cognitive distortion is an exaggerated or irrational thought pattern involved in the onset or perpetuation of psychopathological states, such as depression and anxiety. Cognitive distortions are thoughts that cause individuals to perceive rea ...

s. In 2008, with the

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board game produced by Sandstorm Productions, Vogel began producing more mass-market releases. To date, his most successful has been The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game, which raised over a half-a-million dollars in a Kickstarter campaign. This was produced as part of an ongoing partnership with

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that has resulted in several releases. In 2010, Vogel designed ''Armorica,'' a

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published in June 2010 by Vainglorious Games in

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. Players in Armorica are administrators in the ancient land of

Armorica Armorica or Aremorica (Gaulish: ; br, Arvorig, ) is the name given in ancient times to the part of Gaul between the Seine and the Loire that includes the Brittany Peninsula, extending inland to an indeterminate point and down the Atlantic Coast ...

who are trying to convince wealthy Romans to support them and give them prestige. In ''Armorica'', there are two decks of cards, the Gauls and the Romans. Some of the deck is flipped up for plfyers to choose from. Every player starts with a card and then play proceeds clockwise with players taking a Gaul card and placing it in front of them. Players compete for special Roman cards. The goal is to build sets of diverse colors. The larger a player's sets, the greater their prestige. Play ends when the either of the decks are exhausted. A review from ''Roll the Dice'' stated that it was a "nice simple card game to play at the end of the evening".

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