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 of giving children Smartphone Free Childhoods frequently raise. https://cognitiveresearchjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41235-021-00301-5
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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.
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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 they are designed and how these design decisions impact the children that play them.https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2025/04/roblox-scales-video-ads-partners-with-googlehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86j9ygw45xohttps://thedopamineslotmachine.co.uk/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571236212407
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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 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.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Among_Ushttps://www.innersloth.com/games/among-us/
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We Answer YOUR Questions! What do we think of Zelda? Can Minecraft improve tech literacy? What was our 'aha' moment? What's driving screen habits?
Celebrating 100 subscribers, we answer the questions you've sent in!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.