Due to unforeseen events Episode 49 will be slightly delayed. Our hope is to post it by Tuesday late night, instead of our normal Sunday time. We apologize to our listeners.
A miracle occurs and our three co-hosts (Phaedra, Michael M. and Michael R.) all end up at the same location, at the same time, on the same day to record a Live show at our favorite coffee shop, BeanTraders. We begin by looking at how storytelling has changed over the years, and wonder if games like Haunting Melissa are the future, or just an expensive look into the past. We look into how incentives can back fire and what kind of cool games you could play for improved boarding of airplanes, and end the show looking at the latest startup … Continue reading
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At full strength the team discusses how reward substitution can be used for improved results. We also go on a bit of a rant about reward substitution in negotiations, and how it may be killing all the creativity in the Serious Games community. But before we start are Rant, Michael shares his experience watching the live stream of graduation from the School of Science and Math. Why he shares, you may ask, because it’s all about Star Wars, Jedi’s and reward Substitution. In honor of that we present you with two great Star Wars related pictures: (for you Darth Vadar … Continue reading
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The Michael’s decide to take a break from Electronic games and end up talking about some cool, fun, and mind expanding card games; while our co-host, Phadera, is unfortunately unable to join us. We check out both a highly irreverent game (Cards Against Humanity) and a much more serious game of One Hat At A Time. We quickly go back and forth between old school (physical cards) to new school (with applications like “unstuck”). So next time you have a problem take a look at a deck of cards and perhaps you will get a few new ideas. If not, … Continue reading
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