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

#30 HTFG: Marissa

Oct 18th, 2020 1h 2m

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

#29 HTFG: Kristen

Aug 24th, 2020 1h 8m

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, everythin

#28 Ken & Kieran

Jul 22nd, 2020 33m 36s

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,

#27 HTFG: Ali

Jun 21st, 2020 1h 12m

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

#26 HTFG: Sarah

May 29th, 2020 1h 3m

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 list

#25 Alex

May 12th, 2020 34m 11s

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,

#24 HTFG: Eve

Apr 30th, 2020 56m 19s

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.”

#23 HTFG: Harold

Apr 21st, 2020 50m 25s

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 nam

#22 HTFG: Steve

Apr 8th, 2020 1h

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 Toro

#21 HTFG: Ashley

Mar 22nd, 2020 1h 7m

The incomparable Ashley (Episode 3) returns to the Heavily Pixelated studios for a heavy duty conversation with host Scott C. Jones about her personal methods of self-care. Ashley is, as always, incredibly forthright about the ways that she’s s

#20 HTFG: Victor

Mar 4th, 2020 45m 2s

We’re dropping a bold, brand new segment into the show, folks. It’s called “How To Feel Great,” a.k.a. HTFG. In HTFG segments, Scott talks to gamers about their best practices for finding balance in their lives. For the inaugural episode, Scott

#19 Aaron

Feb 16th, 2020 39m 4s

Ah, the open roads of the old midwest. No bluer sky in the world than the sky in Ohio, I tell you. This week, a young big rig driver and gamer named Aaron tells Scott his story while he’s putting the pedal to the metal on Route 90, just outside

#18 Elise

Jan 14th, 2020 49m 46s

Elise is a woman from Montreal, Quebec. She grew up with a series of surreal health issues including celiac, chronic fatigue syndrome, and more recently, Crohn’s disease. Despite her illnesses, and despite being home schooled (because of her ch

#17 Marianne

Dec 3rd, 2019 54m 41s

Marianne is a voice actor, producer, and writer based in Los Angeles, California. When Marianne was in her early 20’s, she and a friend traveled to Europe to see a bit of the world. But something awful happened on the trip—something that Marian

#16 Kira

Nov 9th, 2019 38m 15s

Kira is a poet who lives in the Midwest. But she comes from a hard background. Kira’s father was a drug dealer. Her mom was an addict. Kira is the youngest of six. Not surprisingly, she grew up feeling unwanted, feeling like she shouldn’t exist

#15 Steve

Oct 20th, 2019 41m 7s

Steve is a gamer from Toronto who was born with an eye condition called nystagmus. As a result, his vision is severely compromised. Steve is legally blind. Despite his condition, Steve still plays games. And, surprisingly, he does this publicly

#14 Jason

Oct 6th, 2019 47m 32s

Jason is a nerd from the U.K. who, thanks to his mother, grew up with a gigantic computer in his bedroom. Then Jason met a girl named Paola. The two fell in love and got married. Then Paola contracted a rare, life-threatening illness that would

#13 Matt

Sep 21st, 2019 43m 27s

It’s a tale as old as time, people: A sweet kid from the heartland (Matt) moves to Los Angeles and – POOOOF! – magically transforms into a glam rocker. One day the glam rocker goes to the dentist to have his teeth cleaned. But what Matt doesn’t

#12 Christine

Sep 8th, 2019 39m 47s

A brother telephones his older sister in 2018 and asks her to help him install Red Dead Redemption 2 on his PS4. But the sister — Christine — is distracted that night and tells her brother that she’ll phone him the next day, promise. But what C

#11 Simon & Abi

Aug 25th, 2019 33m 40s

Simon and Abi are a father & daughter from the UK, now living in New York City. During a particularly trying moment in Abi’s teen years, Star Wars Battlefront 2 (along with ample amounts of familial love) emerges as an unexpected source of cama

#10 Scott (pt. 3)

Feb 23rd, 2019 43m 10s

In the final episode of Season 1 host Scott C. Jones asks his macho, insecure father about the incident that happened 40+ years ago and what he did (and, unfortunately, didn’t do) on Scott’s behalf. Also: Scott revisits the woods—his Ground Zer

#9 Scott (pt. 2)

Jan 27th, 2019 32m 13s

Scott returns to rural Upstate New York and sits down with his mother, to ask her a series of questions he’s needed to ask for four decades. (Part 2/3) Part 1 and Part 3 can be found here and here.The post #9 Scott (pt. 2) appeared first on Sc

#8 Scott (pt. 1)

Jan 13th, 2019 18m 27s

Scott heads back to his childhood home in Upstate New York and unravels a personal story he’s needed to tell for decades. (Part 1/3) Part 2 and Part 3 can be found here and here.The post #8 Scott (pt. 1) appeared first on Scott C. Jones.