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Mental Health Awareness Month: Video Games and Therapy May 10, 2017

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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 Apr 26, 2017

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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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Breath of the Wild Flow Apr 12, 2017

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#22: We discuss the mental state of flow in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with special guest Lauren Keller. Lots of love for BotW on this episode.

You can reach Lauren on Twitter: @CHICKENDINOSAUR

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Cards Against Psychology Mar 29, 2017

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#21: On this episode we review our recent PAX East panel which was our take on Cards Against Humanity, using psychology and gaming concepts, played live in front of an audience. It was tons of fun and now you can play at home too! Here is the link to the exact game we used during our panel: http://bit.ly/2npkZxu

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Wheelhouse Workshop PAX South 2016 panel – https://youtu.be/-NjVlNRmba8
Cards Versus Psychology game – http://bit.ly/2npkZxu

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Love and Betrayal in the Console War Mar 15, 2017

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#20: Kelli and Josué try to objectively explain why gamers prefer one video game console over another by looking at their own reasons for being on their respective teams. We fail miserably, by the way. Kelli says she bleeds green, throwing all objectivity out the window. Where do you stand in the console war and why?

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How Video Games Can Save the World w/ Asi Burak Mar 01, 2017

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19: This episode is an interview with Asi Burak, CEO of Power Play, the Chairman of the organization Games for Change (G4C), and co-author of Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World.

Notes:

PAX East panel information – http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/cards-vs-psychology.
Asi Burak – http://asiburak.com/
Power Play (Amazon Link) – http://a.co/5gKIqeU

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Affection Games – Press A to Kiss Feb 15, 2017

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#18: There is a genre of games that is all about the love! Kelli and Josué explore the fascinating world of affection games. Get ready for lots of talk of kissing and flirt lasers.

Notes:

Affection games | DiGRA – http://bit.ly/2knFOey

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When Games Become Politically Significant Feb 01, 2017

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#17: Kelli and Josué discuss games that have taken on political significance in different ways. Sometimes a character becomes a symbol or a game takes on a new meaning because of current events. We think this is more common in other mediums so we explore how it can happen in games. Can you think of any games that have become politically significant?

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Notes:

Geek Therapy Community group – http://bit.ly/2jwHRv8
Overwatch’s gamer girl hero inspires a feminist movement – http://bit.ly/2keS9yr
Girls Believe Men Are Smarter as Early as 6 Years Old: Study – http://for.tn/2keTXHN
Papers, Please – http://papersplea.se/

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Self-Care Games Jan 18, 2017

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#16: What is a self-care game? Is there a Self-Care Game genre? Kelli and Josué discuss self-care in-depth, how games can (and cannot) be used for self-care, and why more self-care games sounds like a good idea.

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Notes:

Waypoint Radio – http://bit.ly/2iG3HrQ
Superbetter by Jane McGonigal – https://www.superbetter.com
Self-Care Jam – http://bit.ly/2iG3zZx

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Superbetter Fan Club Book Club #3 (of 3) Jan 04, 2017

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Ep. 15: Like Return of the Jedi, the third installment of our PsychTech Superbetter Fan Club Book Club is the best yet! We cover chapters 9 – 12, rant passionately about feedback loops, discuss the importance of allies, explore the power of identity, and share some of the ways they’ve been getting Superbetter.

*This episode was originally published on 10/14/15 as part of PsychTech. Please forgive any audio issues. We’ve gotten much better!

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