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 Developer Support
Khan Academy

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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

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Removed the Forums

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It is with a sad heart that I removed the forums today. But AFter two weeks of having to remove spam users every day (2-10 each day) and little interaction, I feel that it is best. So please follow us on Twitter at GamesAtWork_Biz. We will look for topic suggestions either there or on Facebook.

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 Know Jack

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Forums
Facebook
Google+

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