Headshots: Psychology + Gaming

# 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, including their very different experiences with the game, why they find it so impressive, and […] The post A No Man’s Sky Celebration! appeared first on Headshots: The Psychology and Gaming Podcast.

# 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. Patrick O’Connor about the many ways that Overwatch creates a positive experience for players.   Visit us at www.HeadshotsPodcast.com. […] The post Positivity and Prosocial Game Design in Overwatch appeared first on Headshots: The Psychology and Gaming Podcast.

# 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 whatsoever. Why do these characters exist? Who decided to put them […] The post What does game design say about mental illness? appeared first on Headshots: The Psychology and Gaming Podcast.

#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 The post Pokémon GO and Build a Community appeared first on Headshots: The Psychology and Gaming Podcast.

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 palms. For PsychTech, visit www.PsychTechPodcast.com   Visit us at www.HeadshotsPodcast.com.   Follow us on Twitter: @HeadshotsCast […] The post Bonus: From PsychTech to Headshots appeared first on Headshots: The Psychology and Gaming Podcast.

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.   Follow us on Twitter: @HeadshotsCast @KelliNDunlap @JosueACardona The post Headshots Pitch/Preview appeared first on Headshots: The Psychology and Gaming Podcast.