Podcast

Podcast

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Podcast episodes

  • Pokemon GO, a healthy mobile game?
    Andrew, a father of two and lifelong gamer, teams up with Brandon, a consumer psychologist and ex-pro video game coach, to cover video games, the way they are designed and how these design decisions impact the children that play them..
    47 min
  • FIFA – Could it ‘kick’ start a Gambling Addiction?
    Andrew, a father of two and lifelong gamer, teams up with Brandon, a consumer psychologist and ex-pro video game coach, to cover video games, the way they are designed and how these design decisions impact the children that play them. ‘The kids emptied our bank account playing Fifa’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48908766 Loot boxes: I blew my university...
    38 min
  • Games Your Kids Will Love (That You Will Too)
    Andrew, a father of two and lifelong gamer, teams up with Brandon, a consumer psychologist and ex-pro video game coach, to cover video games, the way they are designed and how these design decisions impact the children that play them. In this solo episode, Andrew goes over a handful of positive examples of games, and...
    21 min
  • Digital Literacy Decoded
    Andrew, a father of two and lifelong gamer, teams up with Brandon, a consumer psychologist and ex-pro video game coach, to cover video games, the way they are designed and how these design decisions impact the children that play them. In this solo episode, Andrew gives his view on the “digital literacy” argument that opponents...
    16 min
  • EdTech: Teaching Kids, or Training Users?
    Andrew, a father of two and lifelong gamer, teams up with Brandon, a consumer psychologist and ex-pro video game coach, to cover video games, the way they are designed and how these design decisions impact the children that play them.
    37 min
  • Roblox: It Just Got Worse!
    Whilst the rest of the world is talking about parental controls and monitoring, Roblox has decided now is the time to sneak in data led advertising to your kids. Andrew, a father of two and lifelong gamer, teams up with Brandon, a consumer psychologist and ex-pro video game coach, to cover video games, the way...
    16 min
  • Among Us: Is it Safe, or Suss?
    If you don’t know what being ‘suss’ is, then this is the episode for you! Among Us was THE hit of Lockdown, and continues to be popular with children to this day, but what do you need to know about it as a parent? Andrew, a father of two and lifelong gamer, teams up with...
    13 min
  • Responding to THOSE Comments from Roblox CEO Dave Baszuki
    In a pushback against recent criticism of Roblox, CEO Dave Baszuki has given parents groundbreaking advice such as “if you’re not comfortable, don’t let your kids be on Roblox”. Let’s dive into his claims about the safety of his platform. Andrew, a father of two and lifelong gamer, teams up with Brandon, a consumer psychologist...
    19 min