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Episode 12 – We’re going Old School

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We are kicking it Old School with a visit to Code School! After a reading a few tweets and emails we have an exciting developer focus episode this week. We talk about how you can Level-Up your skills, how you can leverage your guild over at stack overflow, and then wrap it up with a pretty picture of how gaming address your desire for hard but fun activities. So sit back, pour yourself a large red-eye and get ready to code! Show Links: Andy Piper – Game Visualization Tweet from James Governor at RedMonk Mobile Development Class Envy Labs Gaming … Continue reading →

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Episode 11 – Mowing the Lawn

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Michael M. has a phrase that when someone nags them it is like reminding someone to mow the lawn, over and over again. Well with all the social games that many of us are playing, we are getting social pressure to clear all of our notifications and reminders. We also give the guys over at Zynga a few ideas on how they can make the big bucks! Show links: The Hard work of keeping up with social games by Jason Snell Inbox zero by Merlin Mann Games we are playing: DrawSomething Fruit Ninja! Chuck Darwin’s ExSquad http://media.blubrry.com/gamesatwork/op3.dev/e,pg=6e00562f-0386-5985-9c2c-26822923720d/gamesatwork.biz/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1-11-Games-At-Work-Episode-11.mp3Podcast: Play in new … Continue reading →

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e10 – d20 for critical insight – repost

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We got our first listener tweet from @billsweeney on the gamification of hiring, and we ask can a game really help you get a job? Maybe not, but they can help employers learn a better understanding how well you fit with the culture of the company. We also look at how the social app Highlight can help recruiters and recruits connect up better. Can you gamify programming? We think so! So fire up your podcatcher – and come list to this episode. Games we talk about this week – Not work related: Hexen II Diablo 2 Diablo 3 You Don’t … Continue reading →

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Episode 9 – Reality is Broken

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Michael and Michael get back together for another exciting episode. This episode we start our periodic review and analysis of the book “Reality is Broken” by Jane McGonigal, PhD. We focus on the first three chapters this episode in order to get us all a good foundation of why we play games, and what value you can get out of them. We learn that most senior executives are actually playing games at work almost every day! Check it out – . We also talk about two really cool examples of music, learning and fun: Bobby McFerrin – World Science Festival … Continue reading →

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