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.

Getting All Emotiv(tional)

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Co-Host Michael R here … it seems that things keep conspiring against the cohosts getting together to record a show, so I thought a quick blog post of things going on would be helpful. First – this week both Michaels received their Emotiv Insight headsets. We are both iOS users for our cell phones, so we are in a bit of a quandary. Tan and the team over at Emotiv, had a great Kickstarter that we both supported and this past week the headset arrived. Unfortunately for us both, Apple recently changed their BTLE implementation which broke the iOS app … Continue reading →

Episode 117 – Uber Games

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On a special Sunday recording of GamesAtWork dot Biz, the Michaels get to talk about various games and technology around transportation. We begin with Michael M’s review of the new Uber Driver recruiting game. Is driver recruitment the only reason it exists? We say no! We spend some time with Hover Bikes and Hover Boards. We look at crowdsourcing your old memories. And finally wrap up with everyone’s favorite section on the games we are playing now. Show Links Uber Releases a Mobile Game to Recruit Drivers Uber drivers are employees Nokia Here Maps – and why everyone wants to … Continue reading →

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Episode 115 – Old Games New Money

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Michael R. and Phaedra are together to talk about the business side of games… How big is the serious games market? How can you make money at it? We also look at Disney’s latest announcement – Playmation. We think about changing our mood with Thync’s new Mood Altering Headset. And, we discuss which of the new Video Game Hall of Fame inductees we like playing the most. So sit back, pour yourself a nice big cup of coffee…and get ready to play some Games At Work!! Show links: 2015 Serious Games Market Sizing Epic offers $60k for your winery build … Continue reading →

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Episode 114 – Augmented Shazam

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The Michaels look at the latest Augmented Reality announcements from DARPA, Apple, and Shazam, so you don’t have to. We look at the new Apple acquisition of MetaIO, DARPA’s gaming initiative for uncovering bugs in code, a website that is helping scientists map neurons within the human brain, and Shazam’s new visual tagging application. We discuss how far Augmented Reality apps have come since 2008, and Yelp’s initial Monocle, and also our favorite wine tracking apps. Show Links: Apple Buys MetaIO DARPA Code Games Shazam AR Game to Map Brain Neurons Cellar Tracker App Brickies App OBDLink Tool Blush For … Continue reading →

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