Episode 122 – Motivational Design

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Phaedra and Michael M start off the show with a discussion about Phaedra’s experience at the SimTecT conference in Adelaide, Australia.  Phaedra reflected on an interesting question posed to her while at the conference — how motivational design could be used to extract someone from an indoctrinated, calcified way of thinking.  Motivational design leads to humanitarian design and then on to persuasive design, not just for simulation content, but also for how the experience is created and tailored for the user to know when and how to interrupt their flow for maximum benefit and impact.

As you pass through the rabbit hole, and into the game, you learn something new.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Selected links

SimTecT conferencehttp://www.simtect.com.au
SimTecT speakers, with Phaedra on the top rowhttp://simtect.com.au/speakers
Phaedra’s Master Class on Gamificationhttp://simtect.com.au/master-class–phaedra-boinodiris-
Coleco Head to Head Footballhttp://www.ebay.com/sch/items/?_nkw=coleco+football&_sacat=&_ex_kw=&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_sop=12&_fpos=&_fspt=1&_sadis=&LH_CAds=&rmvSB=true 
Switchpoint conference in Saxapahaw, NChttp://event.switchpointideas.com
Pokemon Go — http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-go/

Episode 121 – Coffee and Podcast

Our Crazy Co-Hosts at Bean Traders

Our Crazy Co-Hosts at Bean Traders


The Michael’s spend the morning at BeanTraders Coffee talking about this week’s interesting stories around gaming technology and play…We also throw in a few other stories we found while surfing the interwebs. What do you think about a fitness tracker in your glasses? What about pointed ears? How about short – little cars?

Michael M. then gets us up to speed on the idea of Pop-Up Chorus, and shares his most recent event singing some They Might be Giants. If you are local you can join him at MotorCo in Durham to sing some Cure and ABBA songs. While you are there, if you bring your laptop – don’t forget to bring you Laptop Butler!

We end up having fun talking about watching Let’s Bowl and Strip Mall. So drop us a note, comment, or rating about your favorite show, game or technology, we’d love to hear from you.

Show Links
Insurance Glasses
Solar Powered Glasses
For the Love of Spock
The new Mercedes Smart Car
More Google Car Granny Stories
Pop-Up Chorus
Motor Co Music Hall
Laptop Butler
Let’s Bowl
Downtown Julie Brown

Michael R getting ready to record the show

Michael R getting ready to record the show

Episode 120 – Herding Cats


The Michaels have had a great time herding cats lately and decide to play a game with it. As the summer ends, and people come back from vacation, we are all herding a bunch of cats to get projects done before the next holiday season. In the meantime, decides to herd the sun with project Sun Roof, which helps you understand the efficiency of your roof for the deployment of solar panels. Michael R talks about a local offering around leasing solar panels, and his frustration with not being on solar power already. We then focus on green water. No, not green eggs and ham type green water, but highly efficient shower heads. Finally, Michael M talks about carrying the world on his wrist with the new Minecraft Gameband.

Show Links
Herding Cats
Shower with less Water
Project Sunroof
Minecraft Gameband

What we are playing
Angry Birds 2
Lego Star Wars – The complete saga
Swarm adds Coins

Episode 119 – Techlit


The Michaels look at the overlap between some of our favorite sci-fi technologies, and how many of them already exist today. Michael M. gives us the details of his recent gaming trip to Colonial Williamsburg. We also discover we have gone back to playing the same games… What game are you playing?

Show links:
Japanese SciFi Glasses
Almost Human
Bears and Drones
Daniel Suarez Books kill decision, etc.
Yogi Bear
Star trek communicator cell phone
Replicator
Humans
IT Crowd
William Hurt
Altered States
Roomba
Light Sabers
Hoverboard – Lexus
War Games
Kit
Johnny Cab
Fantastic Voyage
Carrot Weather
History Games

Games we are playing
Quest Keeper
Nimble Quest