Ethics and Video Games Podcast
By Shlomo Sher and Andy Ashcraft
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Episodes: 79
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We explore controversial ethical issues about video games (e.g. what should be censored), in video games (e.g. what counts as cheating), and in video game design (e.g. what works to make a game morally interesting). Your hosts are Shlomo Sher, Ph.D. (Philosophy Professor and Video Game Ethicist) and Andy Ashcraft (Veteran Video Game Designer and Professor).
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Episode 76 – Older Players in Video Games(with Bob De Schutter)
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Episode 75 – Fighting Extremism in Games (with Rachel Kowert)
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Episode 74 – When Games simulate Real World Cultures For Profit (With Andrei Zanescu)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Episode 73 – How Gaming treats the Global South (with Aditya Deshbandhu)
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Episode 72 – Battle Passes (with Daniel Joseph)
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Episode 71 – Women in Esports (with Theresa Lee, Joseph Sarnoski, and Kelly Williams)
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Episode 70 – Ethical Advertising in Games (with Celia Pontin)
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Episode 69 – When Video Games Get Kinky (with Kate Gray)
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May 23, 2023 |
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Episode 68 – Ethical Issues With Adult Games (With Fae Daunt)
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May 09, 2023 |
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Episode 67 - Player sexuality and consent (With Fae Daunt + Zhia Zariko)
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Episode 66 – Video Game Design Lessons from Moral Psychology (with Paul Formosa and Malcolm Ryan)
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Episode 65 - Problems with Games and History (with Bram De Ridder)
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Episode 64 – Monster Ethics (with Dom Ford)
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Episode 63 - The challenges of making a game about domestic violence against children (with Mathew Staunton)
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Episode 62 - The challenges of using an AI to reduce toxicity in games (with Camille Guillemot)
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Episode 61 - The Ethics of Making Money on Twitch or YouTube (with Mark Johnson)
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Episode 60 – Which monetization tactics are truly predatory? (with Elena Petrovskaya)
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Episode 59 – 35 potentially predatory monetization tactics (with Elena Petrovskaya)
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Episode 58 - Politics Tyranny and Citizenship in Video Games (with James “Pigeon” Fielder)
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Episode 57 - The Ethics of Play to Earn -Part 2 (with Tom Rodgers)
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Episode 57 - The Ethics of Play to Earn (Part 1)
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Episode 56 - Loot Boxes and the Law (with Leon Xiao)
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Episode 55 – The Growing Gamblification of Video Games
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Episode 54 – How the Games and Online Harassment Hotline Can Help (with Jae Lin)
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode 53 - How Video games Depict Madness (with Stefan Simond)
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Episode 52 - How Video Games Represent Poverty (with Adam Crowley)
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Episode 50 – Trash Talk in Esports (with Sydney Irwin)
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Episode 51 – The challenge of Creative Collaboration in game development (with Casey O’Donnell)
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode 49 - When AIs Compete in real-Time Military Strategy Games (with David Churchill)
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Episode 48 – Gaming and the Environment (with Paula Escuadra)
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Episode 47 – Ethics in Pirating in Video Games (with the Studying Pixels Podcast)
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Episode 46 - What if Game Companies did good as B-Corps? (with Justin Michaels of ustwo games)
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Episode 45 - AI Ethics in Video Games (with Gillian Smith)
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Episode 44 – Why Video Game Companies Need Ethicists! (with Catherine Flick)
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Episode 43 – What the Research REALLY Says About the Connection Between Video Games + Violence, Addiction, and Sexism! (with Rachel Kowert)
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May 24, 2022 |
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Episode 42 - How to be a good Video Game God (with Richard A. Bartle)
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May 10, 2022 |
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Episode 41 – Religion, Ethics, & Video Games (with Benjamin J. Chicka)
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Episode 40 – The Ethics of Video Game Research with Ashley Guajarado and Ann Johnson
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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Episode 39: When/how can microtransactions be exploitative? with Ellie Cohen
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Episode 38 – Backstabbing ,Scamming, & Treacherous Play (with Marcus Carter)
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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Episode 37 - The Problem with Meritocracy in Video Games (with Chris Paul)
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Episode 36: Why video games need feminism and feminism needs video games (with Shira Chess)
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Episode 35 - Is it ever morally wrong to enjoy fantasizing about immoral things? (with Chris Bartel)
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Episode 34 – How Games Can Make Us More & Less Free (with C. Thi Nguyen)
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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Episode 33: Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque’ - An Ethics Review of A Palestinian Liberation Game
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Episode 32 - What can be done about problems of ethics in multiplayer online games (w/Lucy Sparrow)
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Episode 31: How Should Intellectual Property Apply To Video Games? (with Jose Zagal)
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Episode 30: Sexism and the Gamer Identity (with Amanda Cote)
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Episode 29: “Cancel Culture” in gaming [Ethics News & Bits]
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Episode 28: China's Kids & Content Warnings in Dating Games [Ethics News and Bits]
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Episode 27: Covid games & just how do you make a responsible ethical decision?
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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Episode 26: Fairness in Esports with Matti Karhulhti
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Episode 25 – How Games Make Us Better People with Karen Schrier
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Episode 24: Video Games and Our Real Bodies with Rob Cover
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Episode 24: Video Games and Our Real Bodies
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Episode 23: We Design a Game About Criminal Justice
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Episode 22: Dragon City – An Ethics-Oriented Game Review
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Episode #21: The Psychology of Moral Encounters in Video Games
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Episode #20: Teaching Ethics and Video Games
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Episode 19: The Ethics of Trolling in Games
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Episode 18: What are parents responsible for?
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Episode 17: What’s the point of playing games?
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Episode 16: What are game companies actually responsible for?
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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Episode 15: Implicit bias in hiring practices at game companies with Celia Hodent
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Episode 14: Is excessive gaming a personal or social problem?
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Episode 13: Morality Systems part 2 – Can we count the process?
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Episode 12: Morality Systems part 1 – Counting the good and the right
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Episode 11: Consent in Games
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Episode 10: Andy and Shlomo design a game!
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May 25, 2021 |
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Episode 9: Only 25% racism for you + Steam bans again
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May 18, 2021 |
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Episode 8: The NEW 6 Days in Fallujah
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May 11, 2021 |
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Episode 7: But is it a morally bad game?
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May 04, 2021 |
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Episode 6: The Gamer’s Dilemma - Virtual Murder vs. Virtual Pedophilia
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Episode 5: Are video games like tobacco?
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Episode 4: To ban or not to ban: Steam’s Censorship policies
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Episode 3: When Game Met Reality And The Result Was A Sh*tstorm
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Episode 2: Money, Knowledge, and Manipulation in Video Games
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Episode 1: The Magic Circle, Fairness, and Eve Online
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Episode 0: Ethics And Video Games Podcast Trailer
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Mar 19, 2021 |