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Positively PedestrianGaming V - The Game Never EndsIn Part V of our Gaming Series, we examine with our guest, Shaday Agosto-Vázquez, how algorithms, AI, and modern digital systems shape what we see and believe without disclosure or consent. From recommendation loops and misinformation rabbit holes to AI systems mirroring and amplifying belief, the conversation surveys how readily human cognition can be guided, narrowed, or exploited by deceptive design. Join us on today’s episode as we discuss how to recognize these “games” and define our own.✅ Let’s Keep the Conversation Going! Join Kris Tyte & Sean Snodgrass beyond the...
2025-12-1536 min
Positively PedestrianGaming IV - Players or PawnsIn this, the fourth episode of our gaming saga featuring gaming enthusiast Shaday Agosto-Vázquez, we explore why play isn't just something that children do; it's a fundamental mechanism of human life. From kids who invent games to cope with the world, to adults navigating layered systems of rules, incentives, and power, gaming reveals to us how society actually functions.✅ Let’s Keep the Conversation Going! Join Kris Tyte & Sean Snodgrass beyond the podcast! We’re building a curious, thoughtful, and occasionally hilarious community of humans just like you. Your questions, insight...
2025-12-0345 min
Positively PedestrianGaming III - Reading the RulesIn the third episode of our exploration into gaming, we go into the psychology and philosophy involved and discuss hidden structures of play with guest Shaday Agosto-Vázquez. From the emotional dynamics in sports to why gaming functions as a life skill, this episode unpacks how games can reveal human behavior, storytelling patterns, systems of control, and the limits of objectivity. Together, we discover why designers frustrate us on purpose, how algorithms act on casino logic, and why adults are oftentimes just kids with better masks.✅ Let’s Keep the Conversation Going! Join Kris Tyte
2025-11-2643 min
Positively PedestrianGaming II - Breaking the GameFrom 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.✅ Let’s Keep the Conversation Going! Join Kris Tyte & Sean Snodgrass beyond the podcast! We’re building a curious, thoughtful, and occasionally hil...
2025-11-1946 min