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Episode 191 – Return of the Piper

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We welcome Andy Piper @andypiper back on the show, part of the original Games At Work dot Biz trio – back together kicking off a detailed discussion of voice assistants, following last week’s discussion on Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Apple HomePod. We then look at some of the more interesting things that came out at CES last week, and how tech seems to be looking for very niche problems to solve – are they worth it? Or are they so menial and trivial -causing more time to automate them then you save by using the automation. Would you were … Continue reading →

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Episode 158 – 2017 Kickoff

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We kick off 2017 with a short show.  Michael M. and Phaedra discuss an augmented reality app launched in conjunction with the recently released movie “Hidden Figures”, review Smart Canes and have a lively discussion about the challenges surrounding video capture and the importance of thorough testing from the Kotaku article — a good reminder for everyone involved in technology development. The augmented reality app (App Store — Google Play) has the user go to specific geographic locations, such as on the University of North Carolina campus to unlock content related to the stories and accomplishments of STEM leaders.  Michael gave this a try, and the … Continue reading →

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Episode 105 – Glad to be of Service

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Phaedra and Michael M start off the year talking about InterConnect 2015, where Phaedra will be on the main stage speaking about the power of games.  Continuing on into how the card game for Rejection Therapy operates, a couple of throwback shows from Ross Smith’s experiences with personification of water coolers and buildings at Microsoft and David Szilagy’s & Balás Vedres experiences with Gravitent are recalled. The concept of how brands such as @AmericanAir have a personality based on on the way that people interact with them, or in Ross’ case, how people at Microsoft interacted with a water cooler … Continue reading →

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Episode 104 – CES, Sales, and Sentient

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The Michael’s kick off the new year with a review of CES 2015; not much gaming there, unless you consider all of Las Vegas. We then take an interesting site from our co-host Phaedra about improved gamification of sales contests…with world wide applicability! And finally we say a big thank you to our former co-host Sandy Kearney who has succumbed to day job overload – we miss you Sandy and wish you a great 2015! Show links: CES Detailed Blogs from Michael R. Day -1 Day 0 Day 1 – For Realz Day 2 – Few Exciting Items Day 3 … Continue reading →

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