March 11, 2022 scottcjones 2Comments

Host Scott C. Jones talks to Nick Harrison – an actor, stuntman, and fight coordinator in Hollywood – who says that the Star Wars movies got him through his difficult childhood. The original trilogy of films helped Harrison find his way through a gauntlet of nightmarish experiences – – experiences that otherwise may have destroyed Nick had Star Wars not been there when he needed it most. Harrison released an autobiographical book last year (titled Safe Space) that catalogues his pre-adolescent experiences along with his undying devotion to The Force, the Light Side, and R2D2. [**Warning: This episode features frank…

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October 18, 2020 scottcjones

Marissa Roberto is a TV host, sports maniac, and certifiable eSports goddess. Some people say that she’s the Canadian equivalent of Cher. Hailing from the flyblown prairies of Saskatoon, Marissa established herself as Victor Lucas’s number one co-hosting choice on television’s EP Daily. Now, back in good old Toronto, Marissa currently barnstorms Tik Tok (@mrob29) and “roolz” Instagram (a.k.a. “Insta”) (also as @mrob29) on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. Due to the pandemic, which, unfortunately, is still wreaking havoc, Marissa currently hosts and produces her own sports-centric TV show for TSN – – not in a fancy-pants TV studio, but…

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August 24, 2020 scottcjones

Kristen Salvatore was an esteemed games journalist for a handful of years – – she was, in fact, EIC of PC Gamer, as some of you know. But before the journalism boat sank, Kristen transitioned to the business side of the world. Indeed, everything Kristen does seems wise, confident, and terribly considered. But the reality for her? It’s a bit more complicated than that, as you’ll learn in this week’s revealing HTFG episode. Currently, Kristen is the Senior VP of Marketing at Cloud9 eSports in LA. She’s working from home these days, like many of us, and trying to co-parent with…

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July 22, 2020 scottcjones

Ken is a salty, experienced game developer. He’s worked on a host of AAA games in his career. Raised and educated in Canada, Ken impulsively relocates to the UK in his 20’s, and manages to land a series of plum gaming gigs. Early in his career, Ken meets a strong but complicated woman. They fall in love and have a son together. But the relationship is strained for a variety of reasons. And Ken, desperate to support his reeling family, takes a job in a remote part of Scotland. During a contentious time, Ken and his young son find solace…

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June 21, 2020 scottcjones 1Comment

When I lived in Vancouver, my guest today and I once made plans to meet for coffee on Robson Street. Our shoot ran long that day at EP. Running behind, I raced across downtown, trying to get to my meeting. I was 10 minutes late. I was prepared to apologize profusely, to make it up to Dr. Zentner. But when I got there, Dr. Zentner was already gone. Dr. Z. (Ali to me) does not suffer fools. Never has. Never will. I was angry with Dr. Z. for ditching. Sometimes people get stuck at work, I told myself. But I also respected…

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May 29, 2020 scottcjones

Sarah Dietrich is Scott’s guest on HTFG. Sarah D. and her husband, Dave, were guests on S1: E5 of Heavily Pixelated, where they shared a painfully honest and super sad story. In fact, before you listen to today’s episode, you might want to listen to Sarah’s first appearance for context. You should bring some Kleenex with you. https://scottcjones.com/blog/?page_id=3473 How do S. & D. work from home, and tend to their two kids, and play video games all in the same day? Sarah offers parenting PRO TIPS for people like herself and Dave who are in the same (often poop-filled) boat….

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May 12, 2020 scottcjones

Alex is an IT professional in Toronto, Ontario. He spends his days helping coworkers and consumers solve complex technical problems (and bailing out daft noobs like Scott). Indeed, part of living in modern society requires us to talk to people, like Alex, on a fairly routine basis. In 2016, Alex suffered a devastating loss. Kind/gentle Alex, during his grief and misery, somehow wound up playing one of the most over-the-top video games ever created: DOOM. Can a notoriously violent video game help someone to grieve? That’s the question we explore in this episode of Heavily Pixelated. Resources: Feeling low? Go…

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April 30, 2020 scottcjones

Meet Eve Crevoshay. Eve is the Executive Director of a terrific organization called TakeThis.org. TakeThis.org aims to decrease the stigma and increase the support for mental health in the video game realms. Their motto: “It’s OK to not be OK.” I am a big fan of the work that Eve and her organization are doing in the world — particularly during a trying time like the one we are living in right now. On today’s episode, we travel via the Magical Internet into Eve’s home office on the West Coast and hear about her own personal self-care practices. TakeThis: https://www.takethis.org/…

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April 21, 2020 scottcjones

Meet Harold Goldberg. HG is one of the coolest cats on the planet. Harold’s an esteemed critic, talented scribe, a renaissance man, and a life-long New Yorker. He resides on the Lower Eastside of Manhattan with his partner, Helen, and a cat named Lazlow. You can find Harold’s byline in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and many other publications. His book, All Your Base Are Belong To Us, is available on Amazon. Check it out at this link. Follow Harold’s playful scribblings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/haroldgoldberg There, you can see things like his infamous “Rocket Man potato” (WTF) as…

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April 8, 2020 scottcjones 3Comments

The great Steve Tilley joins me for a revealing exploration of his own personal self-care habits in the “How To Feel Great” series. Steve, as many of you know, is a superb writer and editor who is a trusted, veteran voice of reason for the Toronto Sun. Steve also served as 50 percent of “Team Toronto” (*with Raju Mudhar) on Electric Playground and Reviews on the Run for a number of years. Heavily Pix reached Steve in his apartment on an idle Saturday afternoon after an intense session of high-speed laundry-folding. BIZARRE-O FACT: Steve lives underneath a convent of nuns…

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