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 79 – Insert Witty Title Here

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– by Foxtrot The Michaels are back this week, even though the day jobs are catching us all and consuming more and more time. We are feeling it in our reduction of gaming that we can do – so we followup on last week’s blog post on games Michael R. is no longer playing. During the course of our discussion, Michael M. decides that he too should post a blog post on the games that he is no longer play too. What is the tipping point that makes a game no longer fun? Should a game for work be fun, … Continue reading →

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Games I am no longer Playing

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As we’ve discussed on the show many times, we all play various games. Lately I’ve been re-evaluative some of the daily grind games I am playing. I tend to play the following games daily right now: Simpson’s Tapped Out Real Racing 3 Clumsy Ninja Threes Tiny Tycoon Dungeon Keeper World of Warcraft Each of these games takes approximately 10-15 minutes out of my day, and as such can be a bit of a time sink. As such, I’ve decided to start cutting back. I have way too many things going on and can’t give-up that much time each day. On … Continue reading →

Episode 78 – The Show is Already in Progress

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We join the show already in progress as Michael M has finally read Kill Decision and convinces Sandy that she should go read it immediately! This week’s show becomes a bit of a review show including books, movies and games. What is your favorite? What do you think gaming will be called in 10-15 years? Will it still be gaming, will it be work, will it be something else? In the age of free culture, open source, and makers, how do we ensure that we continue to meet the basic needs of the individual to allow for the value creation … Continue reading →

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Episode 77 – (Hive)Mind Blowing

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Phaedra starts off the show and then has to hide from the weather which caused trees to rain down in her yard. The Michaels, together in the same room for the first time in a long time, and with not enough microphones or headphones, get to talk about how Pokemon can be a multiplayer mess, and how hive mind intelligence could be used to improve business outcomes. We also talk a bit about the ant invasion of 2014 and it’s method of using the hive to increase best practices. All these things and more on this week’s show at Games … Continue reading →

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