Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People

Plus 7 Intelligence | How Games Impact People


Latest Episodes

Status Update January 29, 2018
January 29, 2018

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 immigrati...

Moral Combat + Violence in Video Games + 020
January 01, 2018

  - 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...

Coaching for Geeks + Robin Bates + 019
December 04, 2017

- 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...

Side Quest Fitness + Robbie Farlow + 018
November 20, 2017

- 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   +++++++  ...

Video Games and Philosophy + Jordan Erica Webber + Dan Griliopoulos + 017
November 06, 2017

- 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...

Game Dev Loadout + Tony Chan + 016
October 23, 2017

- 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...

Shotguns & Sorcery + Matt Forbeck + 015
October 09, 2017

- 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...

Mindfulness, Wellness, and Games + The Force Within + Mike Sweetman + 014
October 02, 2017

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.

Games for Research + Betty Adamou + 013
September 25, 2017

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[...]

Games for Research + Betty Adamou + 013
September 25, 2017

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...