Play · Growth · Human Flourishing. Powered by AI
Moses Silbiger, MA
Researcher - AI · Interactive Entertainment · Developmental Psychology
A research initiative proposing a new way to grow - complementary to coaching, mentoring, education, and therapy - reaching people traditional growth methods often cannot reach, and extending practice between sessions.Play-driven experiences, powered by AI & developmental psychology frameworks, that catalyze human development invisibly and at scale - through the synergistic
convergence of AI, Interactive Entertainment, and Developmental Psychology.
Research Overview
Explore the Research
A human-centered research framework examining
how play and game-based interaction support
integrated development, learning & meaning-making
in multiple intelligences and dimensions of life
Research Overview
Explore the Research
A published research framework proposing that play and
game-based interaction can be intentionally designed
to catalyze human development - across cognitive,
emotional, behavioral, and relational dimensions.
Researcher Context
Research Lens:
Gameplay & Interactivity as 'Trojan Horses' for Growth
Playful, game-based interactions skillfully designed
as 'Trojan Horses' to catalyze growth behind the scenes - supporting integrated growth, learning & meaning-making without sacrificing the flow & joy of play
Researcher Context & Background
The Researcher Behind the Framework
Moses Silbiger, MA Integral Psychology with graduate certification in Coaching, and Architect - multi-disciplinary researcher, creative, and systems thinker with published academic work at the intersection of Developmental Psychology and Interactive Entertainment - now applying AI to bring this research framework to life.
Early applications & experiments
From Research
to Application
Following publication & conference recognition,
Press Play to Grow! entered an applied phase focused on translating research into interactive game design.
Early prototypes were explored before the project went into hibernation in 2010
Early applicatons & experiments
From Research
to Application
Following publication & conference recognition, Press Play to Grow! entered an applied phase - translating the framework into game concepts and proposals.
These early explorations laid the foundation for what AI now makes fully viable.
Re-Emergence
From Foundation
to Future
Advances in interactive systems, AI, XR, gaming &
immersion reopen space for playful, human-centered frameworks to evolve - skilfully catalyzing growth and reconnecting research, experience & meaning - while opening new venues and opportunities to integrate &
catalyze human development - v2.0
Re-Emergence
From Foundation
to Future
Advances in AI, interactive systems, and immersive technology
reopen the space for this framework to move from conceptual to operational.
The synergistic convergence of AI, Interactive Entertainment, and Developmental Psychology is no longer ahead of its time - it is now buildable.
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Field Presence
Field presence spans press coverage of the Game Developers Conference GDC (2007-2008) and SXSW (2011) as correspondent for UOL Digital Designer
- at the time one of Brazil's largest digital media publications -
along with continued attendance at SXSW (2023-2024) and correspondent for MaxRender Magazine for SXSW 2026 and Human [X] (2026)
as an independent AI researcher.
This research was formally presented at
• Games+Learning+Society Conference,
University of Wisconsin–Madison (2008)• Meaningful Games Conference,
University of Michigan (2008)• Integral Theory Conference,
John F. Kennedy University
(2008, 2010 - Honorable Mention both years)Published in the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice
(JITP, SUNY Press, 2010) - peer-reviewed academic publication
Beyond the Research
Following publication, the framework evolved through applied experiments - a game concept,
a participatory media contribution to a nationally broadcast television series, and a dual-use simulation proposal integrating psychological resilience, PTSD, trauma,
and adaptive training for military and civilian applications.
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