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.

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Suicide Squad, Mental Health Representation, Patreon

#55: Josué and Lara discuss the new Suicide Squad movie, mental health representation in the movie and in the DC universe. Josué brings up Kimmiy Schmidt again. Also, we have a Patreon! So we discuss what becoming a patron means for us. Visit our Patreon at: www.patreon.com/geektherapy. *The Geek Therapy Library is meant to help fans…

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Cooperative Games

#3: In this episode Brian and I discuss the psychology of cooperative games. The discussion looks at definitions, research and applications to education and therapy. Thanks for downloading another episode of Rolling For Change.

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Thinking about Worker Placement Games

#2: In this episode we discuss our experience of worker placement games and how these games can be used in therapy and education.

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Nimona, Monstress, Relatability, Stranger Things, Kimmy Schmidt

#54: This week we discuss Nimona, Monstress, Stranger Things, and Kimmy Schmidt as Library entries. We also discuss representation in Monstress and relatability in general plus how we choose what to make an entry for. *The Geek Therapy Library is meant to help fans communicate through their favorite movies, books, and games. It is a resource for…

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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…

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SDCC 2016, Orphan Black, Wonder Woman, Strong Female Role Models: Not Just For Girls, Importance of Art for Kids

#53: Lara is back from SDCC with some great stories and we talk about Orphan Black and Wonder Woman panels, how strong female role models are not just for girls, the importance of art for kids, and more. We decide to read Monstress and Nimona by next week. *The Geek Therapy Library is meant to help…

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Star Trek and Beyond

#52: FULL SPOILERS for Star Trek Beyond! Happy 50th anniversary Star Trek! While Lara is at San Diego Comic-Con, Josué sits down with Dr. Ali Mattu to discuss Star Trek Beyond over coffee. They talk about what Star Trek means to them, they geek out over Beyond, and they speculate on the 4th film in…

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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

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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…

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