#Gaming
4 episodes-
Gaming II - Breaking the Game
From CIA-designed board games used in military training to the surprising emotional depth of working together as a team, this episode resumes Gaming l: Rolling into Reality’s discussion with game enthusiast: Shaday Agosto-Vázquez. Together we dive deep into several topics: sexism, the “gaming-ego” iceberg, and how gaming reveals your personality. Whether you’re a competitive gamer or not, just don't go asking ChatGPT for medical advice.
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Gaming I - Rolling into Reality
What do ancient dice, anti-tobacco board games, and the U.S. financial system all have in common? They're all systems: rule frameworks that quietly shape how we think, act, and move through the world. In this premiere episode, hosts Kris Tyte and Sean Snodgrass sit down with the brilliant and endlessly entertaining Shaday Agosto-Vázquez, a mind-bending board game collector with a library of over 500 games. Together, they explore the hidden “game” built into our society: the mechanics, the incentives, the ways we learn to lie, follow rules or break them, and navigate the systems we never agreed to play. Join us for playful and insightful banter on how games mirror reality, and how understanding them can help you win the biggest game of all: life itself.
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Gaming for Good & Armies of AI Agents
In this philosophical walk-and-talk episode of Positive Pedestrian, the hosts navigate a variety of topics, including Best Buy's decline, awkward massage experiences, the rise of digital NPCs, and AI companions. They delve deeply into the subject of "technology philanthropy," exploring applications designed to encourage community involvement, as well as the ethics surrounding the use of augmented humans. The discussion expands on what it means to assign agency in a world filled with technological advancements. It's a raw, thoughtful, and at times hilarious conversation about technology, Minecraft charity work, and digital identities.
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Algorithms for Humanity & Metaverse Fail
In this episode of Positively Pedestrian, we discuss hardened datacenters, algorithms that predict behavior being used for consumerism over humanism, IT experts and adults fidgeting and wasting time unknowingly, the sophistication of computers and hyper progress. We also discuss how the Metaverse is going to be one of the largest IT project failures of all time, as well as activating free will by understanding environmental determinism.
