Within the video games industry, there has been a divide between game designers, video game critics, and video game players (gamers). There is a great need within the industry to bridge this divide.

My goal is to provide resources and solutions that help resolve conflicts in the industry. I want to teach people about other resources that are out there and help foster more respect between developers and the community around a shared love of play.

The video game community is blessed with many things that make it a unique marketplace of ideas. Its members are multicultural, have no set racial, economic, sexual, or age, and yet have a common vocabulary with shared interests. The medium has very low barriers to entry and is accessible to children, but it is also ripe with potential benefits to individual and cultural growth and wellbeing, a fact that has been heavily supported by academics, especially in the educational and behavioral sciences.

Games are built upon logic and systems, yet they are also a medium with incredible emotional power. These traits help to create a wide variety of different thinkers working and engaging in the gaming community. The global video game industry has massive ability to bring about positive sociocultural reform, if only the people in it can work together to better their own environment.

The show is highly focused on the social and mental impact of games and interactive media on player communities. I am primarily looking for academic researchers, nonprofit leaders, and community organizers to share their efforts to encourage better gamers.

While I am willing to explore more “Developer Diaries”-style episodes where I focus on the work of individual studios, my primary goal for the podcast will always be educational, rather than promotional. If you are looking for support on your marketing promotions, please feel free to reach out to me personally at dlipsonmedia.com to discuss a paid consultation.