Video series that uses gaming metaphors to explain how easy it is to overcome real life obstacles with the knowledge we inherently have from playing so many games. Stay positive, gamers!
I know, fedora wearer, you’re thinking, “But the friend zone isn’t a myth!” I know, it’s okay, we’re all prone to believing in things that don’t actually exist. Like bigfoot in San Andreas or Lara Croft’s pointy, nude boobs. But with this episode of Positive Gamers, I’m here to tell you that the friend zone is just as valid as a bunch of other gaming myths. In that it’s not. At all. New Positive Gamers next Monday!
Remember Zork? I remember never getting any damn prompt right, that’s what I remember. Then I got to thinking about how if you’re trying to communicate with someone, and you just keep giving negative prompts, you’re bound to get the same response as little Yami did while playing any text adventure. Learn how to talk to people, it’s as easy as thinking about Zork. New Positive Gamers next Monday!
I’M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK… with Positive Gamers. This episode deals with taking risks and Pokemon (X and Y are amazing). You’ll always gain something, whether you realize it or not, by taking a risk in life. You won’t be able to know what’s around the corner if you don’t look. So look, jump, leap! Take risks! You’ll get some sweet EXP or items! New Positive Gamers next Monday!
I’m going to Japan tomorrow to cover TGS this week. For those that don’t know, I love pretty much the entire world. Traveling is one of my favorite things ever, and Japan happens to be number one on my list for a quite some time now. Alas, outside forces have me worrying about things that might have even stopped me from going. How ridiculous is that, amirite? So I got to thinking about taking chances, life, experience, and XP within games. Check [...]
This episode I’m joined by Godfree of Gamertag Radio, who lends me a hand in discussing the topic of haters. Whether you’re playing a game, making content, or doing anything with your life, you’re bound to get haters. We discuss personal experiences, our definition of haters, how to deal with them, and we get our #hatablockas on. The moral of the story, kids: Be above it all and set an example for the community.
My favorite feature, as you all know, is Positive Gamers. I’m so happy to hear everyone loves it as much as I do and I vow to make them even more frequent. It’s always the number one project on my mind at conventions; I always want to interview gamers about positive moments in their gaming lives. Check out PAX Prime 2013 tell me a story! More Positive Gamers episodes can be found here!
So you have something on your mind, don’t ignore it! Talk about what’s bothering you, figure out exactly what it is, do something about it. Like Boo from Mario, all you have to do is look it in the eye and you’ll find a way around it. Thanks to McFlyGold for the intro screen, super nice of him to take the old, shitty one I had and make it amazing. Like I said in the credits, I’ll start incorporating questions [...]
It’s perfect that Chris called for a hero theme this week as I’ve had this episode in the back burner for awhile now. I’ll be more frequent about all of these scripts some day. For now, this is an open letter to the people of the video game community (and people anywhere, really). A call to arms to rise up above the verbal abuse that goes on online and say you will not take part. A call for people to [...]
Your teammates are yelling at you and you feel the anger coursing through you as you watch the killcam, feeling nothing but frustration. It’s almost as if the game itself is mocking you, making you relive your death as you wait for another chance to join the battle alongside your team. At this point, you may be thinking, “That wasn’t even fair, I shouldn’t have died there!” or, “My stupid teammate got me killed again, why is everyone so bad [...]
What’s this, a Positive Gamers that’s on time? That’s madness! This one’s on the topic of worrying too much about where others are in life compared to where you are. When you’re playing a game with a friend (the good old fashioned way), you’re not constantly peeking at their screen (unless you’re an awful cheater) because you need to focus on where your character is going. So treat life the same way, kind of. Don’t judge where your placement on the map called [...]
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