Yearly Archives: 2015

Episode 126 – Reconfigure

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This week Michael R. is really excited to have long time friend and friend of the show Ian Hughes on the show. We talk about his new book “Reconfigure” – A techno-thriller about Roisin Kincade, a talented full stack programmer, who enters a brave new world after accidentally tweeting out a command… and the Twitterverse responds! This is a very fast paced read that addresses many of the thoughts and concepts we talk about here at Games At Work… And we’d love to hear your thoughts about it. Also, don’t forget to follow Ian on twitter at @epredator Show Links: … Continue reading →

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Crossy Road for the new AppleTV

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with the new AppleTV released on Friday, one of the most exciting games I was looking forward to playing was multiplayer Crossy Road, partially because of my memory of playing competitive Mario Brothers on the Apple ][ and partially because my kids just love playing the game and unlocking new characters.  It was with great anticipation for my kids to get the AppleTV set up — which was very easy to do with the iPhone, as was the installation of the app from the AppleTV store.  What proved to be more challenging was getting the iOS device to be recognized … Continue reading →

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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