Author Archives: Michael Rowe

About Michael Rowe

Michael Rowe is the co-founder and co-host of GamesAtWork.biz. He maintains the website http://www.michaelrowe01.com.

Episode 125 – Procedural Worlds

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Michael and Michael are back again to talk about some cool gaming tech which is being put to work. We talk about creating new worlds with procedures.. We talk about taking a very old idea and adding a new UI to it.. and we go back to star stuff with Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Show Links: No Man’s Sky – Amazing Procedural World Game – coming soon! Spore Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri Minecraft Raph Koster’s Laws of World Design Project SoLu Google Chromebook Neil DeGrasse Tyson What are you playing: Michael R – Emotiv Insight App – Apple and Android Michael … Continue reading →

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Episode 124 – Shuffling Paper

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Michael M. and Phaedra B. have an exciting show about interruptions, and the cost of those interruptions. We learn that there are many different ways of trying to manage this world of constant interrupts. What about a constant interruption to remind you to change your behavior and improve your blood pressure? What is your best way of dealing with interruption? Is there an optimal time to interrupt bad behavior? Show Links: The cost of Interruptions American Psychological Association – Interruption analysis Using index cards for task switching Using Texting to reduce blood pressure mHeatlh Conference TextExpander version 5 Games we … Continue reading →

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Episode 123 – Virtual Star Wars

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The Michael’s decide to have a bit of fun looking at Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Star Wars. How could you go wrong? Listen to this week’s show to find out. Show Links Landing Elon Musk’s Rocket Why Build a Virtual World Pluto Atmosphere Rock Powered Kicks – EA supports Women in FIFA 2016 Game Third life? Virtual Michael Star Wars Uprising Goodbye Lenin No longer available – Peace App http://media.blubrry.com/gamesatwork/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Episode-123-Virtual-Star-Wars.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 37:50 — 26.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Podcast Index | Email | Youtube Music … Continue reading →

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Episode 121 – Coffee and Podcast

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The Michael’s spend the morning at BeanTraders Coffee talking about this week’s interesting stories around gaming technology and play…We also throw in a few other stories we found while surfing the interwebs. What do you think about a fitness tracker in your glasses? What about pointed ears? How about short – little cars? Michael M. then gets us up to speed on the idea of Pop-Up Chorus, and shares his most recent event singing some They Might be Giants. If you are local you can join him at MotorCo in Durham to sing some Cure and ABBA songs. While you … Continue reading →

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