Mindfulness, Wellness, and Games + The Force Within + Mike Sweetman + 014

Video Games for Therapy + Josué Cardona + 003: How video games can be used in mental health counseling Josué Cardona is a mental health counselor who founded Geek Therapy – a site and podcast network devoted to exploring how geek culture can be[...] by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

60 min listen

Video Game Archaeology without Lara Croft? + Andrew Reinhard + 001: Andrew Reinhard is a videogame archaeologist Somehow that is a real thing. We talk about his site Archaeogaming He talks about the infamous E.T. Atari cartridge excavation – the first video game excavation in[...] by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

41 min listen

Games for Charity + Child’s Play + Travis Eriksen + 007: +7 Talks with Travis Eriksen of the Gamer-founded charity, Child’s PlayWe talk about how Child’s Play was founded by gamers of Penny Arcade wanting to counter negative press with positive actionHow the most... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

37 min listen

Trailer +7 Intelligence: +7 Intelligence launches 07/17/17! Subscribe now so you don’t miss it! Every share and review is appreciated. Share the trailer: 1-Click Share Facebook 1-Click Share Twitter 1-Click Share Google+ Trailer page on the[...] by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

2 min listen

Games for World Peace + Paul Darvasi + 002: My guest today flips common stereotypes about games on their head. Paul Darvasi investigates how video games can foster world peace. What video games can do that no other medium can How video games can[...] by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

45 min listen

The Psychology of Games + Dr. Jamie Madigan + 006: Dr. Jamie Madigan spreads awareness of what psychology can tell us about video games.How psychology plays a role in designing video games.How a study about memory explains the “one . . . more . . . turn . . . ”... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

43 min listen

Mindfulness, Wellness, and Games + The Force Within + Mike Sweetman + 014: This week I am talking with Mike Sweetman, the founder of The Force WithinWe talk about his journey finding and sharing healthy lifestyle methods - and how games fit into it all. by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

45 min listen

From Mass Effect to Dragon’s Den + Gretta + Kim Hansen and Kelly Wright + 011: I speak with Kim Hansen and Kelly Wright, former game designers who have created a tech startup known as GrettaHow games are slightly more fun than computational linguisticsTheir experience working on the Mass Effect... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

44 min listen

Designing Meaningful Games + Serenity Forge + Z Yang + 005: Zhenghua Yang tells how video games helped him through a truly frightening part of his life – and now he creates them to bring meaning to people.Z talks about his first video game created at the age of 10, and now, his... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

44 min listen

Moral Combat + Violence in Video Games + 020:   - Many of the stories we hear about the video games influencing acts of mass violence are exaggerated or incorrect - The flaws of the research pointing to violent content as a cause of actual violence - How video games and other media c... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

70 min listen

The Journey of a Twitch Streamer + Shanna Zwart a.k.a ShannaNina + 010: I speak with Shanna Zwart, also known as the Twitch Streamer ShannaninaWe talk about her video game and music streaming careerShanna’s history with video gamesThe personal connection that Shanna has about games... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

42 min listen

Bonus Level! + Gaming with a Phobia + 004: In this BONUS episode, a gamer gets help from the community to deal with an unexpected phobia.Links by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

19 min listen

Season 2 Trailer: Just a little trailer for Season 2! +++++++ About +7 Intelligence +7 Intelligence is the podcast about how games impact people. Each episode explores a different perspective on how games profoundly influence the real world. Interviews with game des... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

1 min listen

Turn Life into a Game + Habitica + Tyler Renelle + 008: Tyler Renelle is the creator and co-founder of Habitica, an app that turns your everyday tasks and habits into a video gameWe talk about the road from an idea to the successful Kickstarter of HabiticaHabitica is... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

30 min listen

Games for Research + Betty Adamou + 013: This week I am talking with Betty Adamou about her firm Research Through Gaming. What she does is a mix of psychology, game design, technology, and business that all combines and works together to solve modern problems. We also talk about the 3 Pillars... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

65 min listen

Shotguns & Sorcery + Matt Forbeck + 015: - This week I am talking with Matt Forbeck - We talk about his journey finding and sharing healthy lifestyle methods - and how games fit into it all.Links - The Force Within Website - The Force Within on Twitter: @forcewithintv - The Force Wi... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

54 min listen

Indie Games and Game Jams + Jupiter Hadley + 012: I speak with Jupiter Hadley about the phenomenon of game jams and the world of indie gamesGame JamsHow to get involved in making gamesAwesome places to find indie games, like itch.ioHow she has played... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

54 min listen

Status Update January 29, 2018: A puntastic Status UpdateFirst, a quick comment about progress on +7.A recommendation for a great podcast about video games to hold you over until +7 returns: Forbes Overworld Then: the trailer for Season 2 of the Podgolmerate show about immigrati... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

3 min listen

Video Games and Philosophy + Jordan Erica Webber + Dan Griliopoulos + 017: - Jordan Erica Webber and Dan Griliopoulos discuss their book Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us: (about life, philosophy and everything) - We discuss a variety of ways that video games approach philosophical concepts, such as ethics, the philosophy... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

53 min listen

Side Quest Fitness + Robbie Farlow + 018: - Robbie Farlow of Side Quest Fitness chats about his video game-inspired coaching methods - How boss battles help get motivated to exercise Links  - Side Quest Fitness - @sidequestfm - LOOT +++++++ ... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

42 min listen

Bonus Level! + Turn Life into a Game Part 2 + Habitica + Leslie + 009: I speak with Leslie – one of the current operators of Habitica – the app that turns your life into a gameWe talk about how Habitica has been helping people with everything from flossing to getting through med schoolHow we... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

29 min listen

How to Quit Gaming Addiction: - Cam Adair, founder of Game Quitters on video game addiction - His personal struggle, turning to games for help, and realizing how he could improve his life without them - The American Psychiatric Association (APA) criteria for Internet Gaming Diso... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

54 min listen

Hurricane Week Check-in (Irma): No new episode this week.Hurricane Irma has required my full attention this week.Just a brief check-in.Check out the LOOT page! by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

6 min listen

Game To Grow: - Therapeutic tabletop role-playing games - what they look like, how they work, and who they help - with Adam Johns and Adam Davis, Founders of the non-profit Game to Grow - How Game to Grow uses the unique story building of tabletop RPGs to address ... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

46 min listen

Coaching for Geeks + Robin Bates + 019: - Robin Bates of Coaching for Geeks introduces us to the ways that games can be used for self-development - Robin recites the most epic Playstation ad of all time - Why and how roleplaying games reinforce soft skills like confidence, teamwork, a... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

47 min listen

Video Game Violence Reprise: - Calls for video game legislation and NRA boycotts have me thinking - A thorny side of the issue that isn’t often discussed - Show announcements - including a new website!Links - 2013 Article on the licensing deals between video game compan... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

12 min listen

What is Gaming Disorder? + Part 2: Josué Cardona and I continue our discuss with the fallout of recognizing gaming disorder as a mental health condition. by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

57 min listen

Game Dev Loadout + Tony Chan + 016: - Tony Chan talks with +7 about developing his first game and about his game dev industry podcast - How he bounced back from initial disappointment to fulfill his dream of creating a game - How Final Fantasy 7 helped him learn to read when other tea... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

43 min listen

Gravity Warfare + Dan Machado + 021: - Dan Machado talks about the unique dexterity board game Gravity Warfare and it's unconventional origins - How a family spread throughout the globe works together to make the game a reality - Gravity Warfare started as a dream (literally), but... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

40 min listen

Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game: - A board game that lets you be a corrupt politician - manipulating elections to get yourself elected again and again and again - Joshua Lafair, one of the creators of Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game, speaks about creating a game based on a particu... by Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

31 min listen

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