Headshots: The Psychology and Gaming Podcast

What Remains of Edith Finch

August 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

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#28: Josué and Lauren take a deep dive into Giant Sparrow’s What Remains of Edith Finch. Spoilers.

Notes:

The Villain of Edith Finch by Joseph Anderson on YouTube – http://bit.ly/2vZYVOk
Lauren Keller on Twitter – @ChickenDinosaur

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Mental Health and Games in Prisons

August 9, 2017 Leave a Comment

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#27: Can games improve mental health in prisons? We start the conversation by discussing Waypoint’s excellent week-long feature titled “At Play in the Carceral State.”

Notes:

At Play in the Carceral State: A Letter from the Editor – Waypoint – http://bit.ly/2vDvFz4
Geek Therapy Discord server – www.GeekTherapy.com/disord

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Disney Emoji Blitz is so juicy!

July 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

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#26: Kelli and Josué have been playing a lot of Disney Emoji Blitz. A LOT. It may have to do with how “juicy” the game is, meaning that its feedback is emotionally satisfying.

Notes:

Disney Emoji – http://bit.ly/2tX6nY3
How to Design for the Gut (Good article on “juiciness”) – http://bit.ly/2tXazH7

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Reward Psychology

May 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

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#25: Rewards are a big part of why we play games so Kelli and Josué discuss a GDC 2017 presentation on reward psychology by Ben Lewis-Evans, a user experience researcher at Epic Games, that address the good and bad rewards we see in games and how they affect us.

Notes:

GDC Vault – Throwing Out the Dopamine Shots: Reward Psychology Without the Neurotrash – http://bit.ly/2rfHbPw

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Mental Health Awareness Month: Video Games and Therapy

May 10, 2017 Leave a Comment

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#24: May is Mental Health Awareness Month so Geek Therapist Lara Taylor joins Josué to talk about video games and mental health services. They address some of the misconceptions about video game “addiction” and discuss how they’ve used video games in therapy.

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Transmedia = More Story

April 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

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#23: Kelli and Josué discuss how games can be a part of a much bigger story told through different media. Think of how Star Wars and Halo stories are told through books and movies in addition to games. Do stories in other formats make your play experience better and vice versa?

Notes:

Transmedia Storytelling on Wikipedia – http://bit.ly/2oIaPHz
The Battlefront II tie-in novel is Lucasfilm’s incredible creative strategy in action – http://bit.ly/2oIay7k

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What Remains of Edith Finch

Mental Health and Games in Prisons

Disney Emoji Blitz is so juicy!

Reward Psychology

Mental Health Awareness Month: Video Games and Therapy

Transmedia = More Story

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