- 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 companies and weapon manufacturers: Shooters: How Video Games Fund Arms Manufacturers - 2018 Guardian article: Video games and violence are linked – but not the way Trump thinks - EA will no longer pay gun makers for the right to depict weapons in games - Episode ...
Mar 05, 2018•12 min
A puntastic Status Update First, 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 immigration: Status Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2018•3 min
- 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 can incidentally lower violence - Guests Dr. Patrick Markey and Dr. Christopher Ferguson discuss their book and research that runs against the tide of popular opinion about the harmful effects of video games Links - Dr. Christopher Ferguson's website - Dr. Patrick ...
Jan 01, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 20
- 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, and communication to bridge the gap between knowledge and real world implementation Links - Coaching for Geeks - Coaching for Geeks Podcast - That Playstation ad: "Double Life" - LOOT +++++++ About +7 Intelligence +7 Intelligence is the podcast about how g...
Dec 04, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 19
- 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 +++++++ 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 designers, psychologists, professionals, and everyday players discuss the unique way that games influ...
Nov 20, 2017•42 min•Season 1Ep. 18
- 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 of mind, and more - Some games mentioned in this episode: - Bioshock - System Shock - SOMA - To the Moon - Papers, Please - Ultima Underworld - and virtue ethics - Swapper - Talos Principle - Fable 2 - That Dragon, Cancer - How Edward Snowden derive...
Nov 06, 2017•53 min•Season 1Ep. 17
- 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 teaching strategies had failed Links - Game Dev Loadout Podcast - Game Dev Loadout on Twitter: @gamedevloadout - Tony Chan Email: tony@gamedevloadout.com - Finding Leo - Android Game - EO Fire Podcast - LOOT +++++++ About +7 Intelligence +7 Intelligence ...
Oct 23, 2017•43 min•Season 1Ep. 16
- 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 Within Youtube channel - This week's episode is brought to you by Sudio Sweden. Click this link to check out the Sudio headphones that I use. Use the code intelligence15 at checkout for 15% off! - For the month of October, they are donating 10% of their profi...
Oct 09, 2017•54 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This week I am talking with Mike Sweetman, the founder of The Force Within We talk about his journey finding and sharing healthy lifestyle methods - and how games fit into it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 03, 2017•45 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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 of science that she builds her games upon. Research Through Gaming: http://www.researchthroughgaming.com/ Betty Adamou’s Twitter: @bettyadamou Betty Adamou's email: betty.adamou@researchthroughgaming.com LOOT PAGE: http://plus7intelligence.com/loo...
Sep 25, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 13
No new episode this week. Hurricane Irma has required my full attention this week. Just a brief check-in. Check out the LOOT page! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 09, 2017•6 min
I speak with Jupiter Hadley about the phenomenon of game jams and the world of indie games Game Jams How to get involved in making games Awesome places to find indie games, like itch.io How she has played more indie video games than anyone – but the Guinness World Book of Records won’t give her credit for it How indie games can explore topics that AAA games can’t Links Jupiter’s Youtube Channel Jupiter’s Patreon Page Find ALL THE GAME JAMS Play indie games at itch.io LOOT +++++++ Share this Epis...
Sep 04, 2017•54 min•Season 1Ep. 12
I speak with Kim Hansen and Kelly Wright, former game designers who have created a tech startup known as Gretta How games are slightly more fun than computational linguistics Their experience working on the Mass Effect series Working on educational games Why Myst is not the best model for a kids game Working on UX for Eon Altar – which fuses tabletop role-playing with a couch co-op. Also smartphones. Robot Round Robin – the gamified survey they use to test their speech-to-text algorithms How gam...
Aug 28, 2017•44 min•Season 1Ep. 11
I speak with Shanna Zwart, also known as the Twitch Streamer Shannanina We talk about her video game and music streaming career Shanna’s history with video games The personal connection that Shanna has about games and how they helped her through a difficult period of her life How playing games online can either improve or hurt your friendships Shannanina’s tough love advice for how to be a successful streamer How Shanna’s experience going to school for game design (and dropping out) gave her a r...
Aug 21, 2017•42 min•Season 1Ep. 10
I speak with Leslie – one of the current operators of Habitica – the app that turns your life into a game We talk about how Habitica has been helping people with everything from flossing to getting through med school How we wish that we would spend as much time on ourselves as we do on our avatar How games hold the key to so many productivity efforts: motivation How Pokémon (aka Pokemon) and Dungeons & Dragons influenced the design of Habitica How Habitica toes the line between being a game ...
Aug 17, 2017•29 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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 very complex, but uses strategies form games to ease users into creating new habitsMany people claimed to hold the secret to effective habit-forming, but Habitica sampled from many different games to create something that fits a variety of peopleTyler turns a bad World of Warcraft habit ...
Aug 14, 2017•30 min•Season 1Ep. 8
+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 uninteresting game of all time is used to raise moneyChild’s Play donates games because the positive effects on mood, morale, confidence, and even because it reduces the need for pain medicationPlease consider donating to Child’s Play – if that’s not something you can do, then spread the word...
Aug 07, 2017•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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 . . . ” phenomenonHow the psychology of arousal might explain why you play games through the night. Links The Psychology of Video Games WebsiteDr. Madigan’s Book: Getting Gamers+++++++ Share this Episode: 1-click Twitter share 1-click Facebook share 1-click Google+ Link to this episode +++++++ Ab...
Jul 31, 2017•43 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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 studio: Serenity Forge.5 areas where video games are transforming the future.The diverse ways that video games can bring meaning Links Serenity ForgeZ’s TEDx Talk: Video Games Saved my Life and How They Will Save YoursMystic MeleeGone HomeLuna’s Wandering Stars+++++++ Share this E...
Jul 24, 2017•44 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this BONUS episode, a gamer gets help from the community to deal with an unexpected phobia.Links The Reddit post that inspired this episodeThe Games Without Butterflies spreadsheet+++++++ Share this Episode: 1-click Twitter 1-click Facebook Share 1-click Google+ Share Link to this episode +++++++ 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 gam...
Jul 20, 2017•19 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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[...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2017•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 3
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[...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2017•45 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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[...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 17, 2017•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1
+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[...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 10, 2017•2 min
