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#46: Kelli and Josué discuss STAY, a pixel-art adventure game whose protagonist Quinn is a therapist that has been abducted. You play as the only person who can communicate with and help Quinn. The game deals with mental health issues and you can constantly monitor Quinn’s mood, his trust of you, and your bonding with him. […]
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May 31, 2018

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Headshots is the psychology and gaming podcast. Join Kelli Dunlap and Josué Cardona for mind-blowing, insightful conversations about human behavior, motivation, game design, play, and more.

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Positivity and Prosocial Game Design in Overwatch: # 3: Blizzard’s Overwatch is oozing with positivity. It not only encourages prosocial behavior, it is designed to give you very few antisocial options. Kelli is out this week so Josué talks with special guest Dr. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Headshots Pitch/Preview: Welcome to Headshots: The Psychology and Gaming Podcast! Since we have your attention, please allow us a minute to tell you a little about who we are and what the show is about. Full episodes coming soon! Visit us at www.HeadshotsPodcast.com. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Bonus: From PsychTech to Headshots: Headshots is Josué and Kelli’s second podcast together. Their other show is PsychTech and it’s about psychology and technology. This short clip is how they pitched Headshots to their PsychTech listeners. It’s essentially a series of bloopers and face p... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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VR Brings Us New Experiences and Feelings: #9: Josué and special guest Ali Mattu discuss what new experiences they’ve had so far in virtual reality, including new feelings that were much harder to experience before VR. Games discussed include Batman Arkham VR, Thumper, EVE Valkyrie, and more. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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A No Man’s Sky Celebration!: # 4: We have a lot of very nice things to say about No Man’s Sky. Josué and special guest Lara Taylor briefly discuss some of the hate directed toward No Man’s Sky and celebrate everything they love about it, by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Superbetter Fan Club Book Club #1 (of 3): Ep. 13: We’re diving into Jane McGonigal’s Superbetter this week. It’s a long book so we’re taking our time. We cover chapters 1-4, Josué proposes some questionable practices, and Kelli gets to process her feelings about playing with strangers. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Black Mirror 3.2: Playtest: #8: We discuss season 3, episode 2 of Black Mirror titled “Playtest.” Full spoilers for the episode! If you are a big fan of Black Mirror, join us for deep dives of every episode on PsychTech. Visit us at www.HeadshotsPodcast.com. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
60 min listen
What does game design say about mental illness?: # 2: Did you know that in the Halo series there are Marines commonly referred to as “AWOL,” “Suicidal,” and “Paranoid”? These are NPCs that seem to display symptoms of mental illness and are unique in that you can kill them without any repercussion wha... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Will your life be a video game?: #11: In a recent interview, Andrew Wilson, CEO of Electronic Arts, said that in the future video games will move from being discrete to indiscrete experiences, possibly being a part of everything we do. Kelli isn’t having it but Josué thinks Wilson is ... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Pokémon GO and Build a Community: #1: On the first episode of Headshots we do a deep dive into the Pokémon Go phenomenon and why the game seems to be resonating with so many people. Visit us at www.HeadshotsPodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter: @HeadshotsCast @KelliNDunlap @JosueACardona by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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How Do You Deal With Sexual Assault and Harassment in Virtual Reality?: #10: A few articles recently discussed an act of sexual assault in VR from the gamer and developer’s perspectives so we discuss how not ok it is to sexually assault someone in VR (or anywhere else), why this can happen in VR more easily than in other g... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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What Remains of Edith Finch: Josué and Lauren take a deep dive into Giant Sparrow's What Remains of Edith Finch. Spoilers. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Superbetter Fan Club Book Club #3 (of 3): 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, by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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How Game Mechanics Build Empathy for Mental Health Issues: #6: Josué and Kelli dig deep into the interactive narrative game Depression Quest and examine how it can raise empathy and understanding about depression. Visit us at www.HeadshotsPodcast.com. Follow us on Twitter: @HeadshotsCast @KelliNDunlap @Jos... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Shared Presence Brings Us One Step Closer to the Holodeck: # 5: Josué and special guest Dr. Ali Mattu share their recent experience playing the VR game Star Trek Bridge Crew. It’s Star Trek’s 50th anniversary so we’re celebrating with an all Star Trek discussion about VR, holodecks, collaboration, by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Plato’s VR Pencil: #7: Plato thought the pencil would ruin learning… Our guess is that VR games are the next big thing that is likely to be blamed for the end of civilization. Join us for a discussion on the actual effects of violence in video games and how that discussi... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
45 min listen
Self-Care Games: #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. Visit us at www.HeadshotsPodcast.com. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Reward Psychology: #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 ... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Love and Betrayal in the Console War: #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, by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
42 min listen
Affection Games – Press A to Kiss: #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. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
41 min listen
Gaming Disorder (Beta): #35: We discuss the World Health Organization’s proposed Gaming Disorder diagnosis from the beta draft of the ICD-11. *This episode includes an advertisement for Humble Monthly. If you use the link geektherapy. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
45 min listen
Disney Emoji Blitz is so juicy!: #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. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
44 min listen
Cards Against Psychology: #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! by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
40 min listen
When Games Become Politically Significant: #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 explo... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Superbetter Fan Club Book Club #2 (of 3): Ep. 14: The Superbetter love continues! We cover chapters 5-8 of Jane McGonigal’s Superbetter and dive deep into the first four rules of how to be gameful: 1) Challenge yourself, 2) collect and activate power-ups, 3) find and battle the bad guys, by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
62 min listen
Transmedia = More Story: #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 experie... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
43 min listen
Streaming Saved Me… Video Games Saved Me: Content warning: This episode feature discussion of suicide and depression. #32: Josué interviews his friend Jonathan, a disabled veteran, about how video games and streaming communities saved him during a tough time. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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Streaming and Mental Health: #36: We discuss some of the mental health issues that streamers face by looking at the toll streaming can take on them and also what happens when viewers come to a stream for support and advice. *This episode includes a promotion for Geek Therapy on Pa... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
51 min listen
Mental Health Awareness Month: Video Games and Therapy: #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 t... by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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How Video Games Can Save the World w/ Asi Burak: 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. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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What’s the Next Pokémon GO?: #40: The future of location-based games looks very bright now that Google has made its Maps API available to game developers. Josué and Kelli pitch ideas for new games based on some of their favorite properties. by Headshots: Psychology + Gaming
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