+7 Talks with Travis Eriksen of the Gamer-founded charity, Child’s Play We talk about how Child’s Play was founded by gamers of Penny Arcade wanting to counter negative press with positive action How the most uninteresting game of all time is used to raise money Child’s Play donates games because the positive effects on mood, morale, confidence, and even because it reduces the need for pain medication Please consider donating to Child’s Play – if that’s not something you can do, then spread the word around. Links Child’s Play Charity Home Page The Therapeutic Game Guide Donate to Child’s Play Snow World – pain reduction in VR Desert Bus-the most inoffensive video game of all time from Penn & Teller Tiltify Penny Arcade EEDAR – the videogame database   Quora Session with Ches – taking questions until Wednesday 8/9, 4pm Eastern. That is when you will get to start seeing my responses. You can submit questions about the show and anything else you see fit!   +++++++ Share this Episode: 1-click Twitter share 1-click Facebook share 1-click Google+ share Link to this episode +++++++ About +7 Intelligence +7 Intelligence is the podcast about how games impact people. Each episode explores a different perspective on how games profoundly influence the real world. Interviews with game designers, psychologists, professionals, and everyday players discuss the unique way that games influence their life and work. +++++++ Listen to the show: Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Radiopublic a href="http://plus7intelligence.com/feed/podcast/" rel="nofollow" ta...