76. Is Gaming Good for You?

He’s the chief creative officer of Pixar, and the Academy Award-winning director of Soul, Inside Out, Up, and Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter and Steve talk about Pixar’s scrappy beginnings, why it costs $200 million to make an animated film, and the movie moment that changed Steve’s ...  Show more

He’s a law professor with a Ph.D. in economics and a tendency for getting into fervid academic debates. Over 20 years ago, he and Steve began studying the impact of legalized abortion on crime. John and Steve talk about guns, the death penalty, the heat they took from their joint ...  Show more

Apart of Me is a computer game that has been designed to help young people process grief. It’s part of a movement that’s bringing together psychology and gaming. Whilst many parents worry about the distraction of games consoles and smart phones, some psychologists believe they ca ...  Show more

‏في هذه الحلقة من إكسترا ليفلز يعود محمد مطر إلى ماضيه مع الألعاب الإلكترونية وأثرها المزاجي والذهني عليه، كما يطل على واقع تطوير ألعاب اليوم لتكون مسلية وتترك أثراً إيجابياً على الصحة النفسية، من خلال الدردشة مع رين عباس اللاعبة والمصممة والمحاضرة ورائدة الأعمال في مجال ألعاب ال ...  Show more

Can playing board games help us fix real-world problems?All around the world, people play board games for fun. But in recent years, a new generation of designers have been creating games with a social purpose - to enable understanding about complex problems like climate change, i ...  Show more

Jane McGonigal is a PhD Game Designer who advocates for the use of video games to help people learn skills that transfer to the real world, heal physical problems like concussions and improve attitudes and self-esteem in children. Shane and Jane discuss how video games help with ...  Show more